It might be prime time to refinance October 14, 2012 HISTORICALLY low interest rates and government schemes mean that it may make sense, for some borrowers at least, to remortgage their homes. But data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders serves as a stark reminder as to how tight conditions still are. In 2011, £46.6bn worth of remortgages were taken out by borrowers in 375,000 [...]
Resounding hit for London’s biggest art fair October 14, 2012 The biggest London Frieze Art Fair ever was in full swing this weekend, with 175 galleries packed into Regent’s Park and a separate Frieze Masters event featuring 96 galleries showcasing works from across the last 4,000 years. Organisers say they wanted to bridge the gap between contemporary collectors and those interested in older works, with [...]
Blocky, crazy and rather excellent October 14, 2012 SHRIEKING and shouting and lots of people under two foot running amok is not your typical hotel reception experience. But then neither is a giant smoke-puffing dragon, pits of Lego that you can swim in (if you so desire) and giant square-headed characters rolling around the premises. The Legoland Hotel, which opened slap bang in [...]
Lech has all the goodness of the Alps without the crowds October 14, 2012 LECH is what Aspen wants to be when it grows up,” is how I’ve heard Austria’s Alpine region described. Now, I’m no skier (hate the cold and don’t have great balance) but this statement alone made me want to visit Lech. So, full of Olympic fatigue and eager for a change of scenery, I headed [...]
Olympic chief: London could host Games in next 20 years October 14, 2012 LONDON could host the Olympic Games again within the next 20 years, the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said yesterday. The capital won widespread praise for its staging of the sporting extravaganza earlier this year, with many observers calling it the best Games of all time. London has already hosted the modern summer [...]
Harrison conned us and himself all along, and now it’s over October 14, 2012 SO farewell then Audley Harrison. That glorious golden moment on the final day of the Sydney Olympics not so much a fading dream as a figment of our imagination. His first round humiliation against David Price on Saturday night was the final chapter in a riches to rags story that has left most of us [...]
Botica’s boot mitigates Evans injury blow October 14, 2012 HARLEQUINS boss Conor O’Shea is calling for calm after fly-half Nick Evans limped off during Harlequins opening Heineken Cup win over Biarritz, adamant the fly-half will not be sidelined for too long. The 32-year-old was taken off after just 17 minutes of the European clash at the Stoop on Saturday, which Quins went on to [...]
Hamilton admits championship chase is over as Vettel goes top after Korean win October 14, 2012 BRITAIN’S Lewis Hamilton threw in the towel after yesterday’s Korean Grand Prix, as the result left Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso in a two-horse race for the Formula One drivers’ championship. Red Bull’s Vettel took the chequered flag in one hour, 36 minutes and 28 seconds, ahead of team-mate Mark Webber and with Alonso completing [...]
Fury focused on Klitschkos, not on Price October 14, 2012 FIGHT promoter Mick Hennessy has revealed that a domestic match up between Tyson Fury and David Price is not a priority because he believes Fury to be close to a world title shot at one of the Klitschko brothers. Though conceding that there remains a chance that a fight between the two could happen next [...]
Armstrong’s lawyer says he could use a lie detector to clear name over doping charges October 14, 2012 FORMER champion cyclist Lance Armstrong could be prepared to take a lie detector test in a bid to refute doping charges, his lawyer claimed yesterday. Armstrong was accused of being a “serial cheat” by a damning report released by the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) last week. But his lawyer, Tim Herman, said that he was [...]
