Riders angry at Armstrong, says Wiggins October 24, 2012 TOUR de France champion Bradley Wiggins has joined fellow British cycling star Mark Cavendish in venting his frustration at the damage done to the sport by fallen great Lance Armstrong. Wiggins said he and his contemporaries shouldered an extra burden now that Armstrong has been stripped of his seven Tour titles and banned for life [...]
Reina still out for Liverpool October 24, 2012 ■ FOOTBALL: Liverpool are tonight without goalkeeper Pepe Reina for their Europa League fixture at home to Anzhi Makhachkala and could also be out of Sunday’s Merseyside derby against Everton. Brad Jones is again likely to deputise for him.
Price wants stricter drug tests October 24, 2012 ■ BOXING: David Price, the British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion, has called for stricter drug testing after revealing he has yet to be randomly tested as a professional. He said: [Larry Olubamiwo] was taking every drug under the sun and that could have ended disastrously.”
Azarenka defeats Kerber October 24, 2012 ■ TENNIS: Victoria Azarenka last night beat Angelique Kerber 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 at the WTA Championships in Turkey.
Behind bars October 24, 2012 PROSECUTORS yesterday claimed two high-profile scalps in their crackdown on financial services crime, as two former bankers were sent to jail and issued with substantial fines. Rajat Gupta, the former Goldman Sachs director and ex- McKinsey boss whose fall from grace has captivated Wall Street, was sentenced to two years in prison and a $5m [...]
Cameron hints at end to recession October 24, 2012 DAVID Cameron yesterday told the House of Commons that more “good news” is on the way, leading to speculation that today’s third-quarter growth figures will show Britain has exited recession. During a row with Labour leader Ed Miliband at Prime Minister’s Questions, Cameron boasted of recent falls in unemployment and inflation before declaring “the good [...]
Coalition must not become complacent on economic growth October 24, 2012 UNLIKE some commentators, I don’t think David Cameron did anything especially wrong yesterday. He hinted at Prime Minister’s Question Time that the economy was improving; he didn’t leak the GDP figures. The statistics will be published this morning; so there is little point speculating about them. But it is worth noting that when the Prime [...]
Tougher income checks if you want a mortgage October 24, 2012 INTEREST ONLY mortgages will not be banned under new proposals published by the regulator today, but banks will have to be more careful to ensure borrowers can pay back the loans. The richest borrowers will not need to go through extensive affordability checks under the new mortgage market review (MMR), while small changes to contracts [...]
What the other papers say this morning October 24, 2012 FINANCIAL TIMES Walker plans Barclays clear-out Sir David Walker is planning a clean sweep of Barclays’ board after he formally becomes chairman of the scandal-tainted bank next week and will also oversee the replacement of some executive positions. The City grandee has been sounding out top figures over their suitability to join the bank in [...]
The new loan rules October 24, 2012 ■ All borrowers will have to satisfy lenders they can afford the mortgage and provide evidence of their income ■ High loan-to-value mortgages will still be allowed as long as the borrower shows they have a credible repayment strategy ■ The same tests will apply to interest-only mortgages – a lighter regulation than the complete [...]
