I’m battling the summer fatso blues August 10, 2011 SOLVING YOUR WORK-LIFE PROBLEMS I’m about to go on holiday with my girlfriend to Ibiza but I’m feeling really rubbish about my body. This summer has been massive on nights out and picnics and I’ve gained half a stone. I’m going to look awful next to all those six-packed hunks and I’m worried my girlfriend will go [...]
OUT OF OFFICE August 10, 2011 AN EVENING WITH SOUTH PACIFIC The City gets a spot of good old fashioned American amusement as a New York Lincoln Center production of South Pacific lands at the Barbican. Set during World War II, South Pacific is the sweeping romantic story of two couples, threatened by the realities of war. The score includes Some [...]
Smartphones for making a big statement August 10, 2011 SOME walks of life call for subtlety, restraint, understatement. Some, however, call for brash, brazen, over-the-top statement-making. People for whom bling is still in and status symbols a requirement of doing business, have a bit of a problem when it comes to phones. It’s difficult to separate yourself from the crowd when the crowd – [...]
Watches for the discerning gadget geek August 10, 2011 ROMAIN Jerome and Christophe Claret are both watch-making names associated with boundary-breaking. Claret is famous for creating incredibly complex mechanisms; Romain Jerome has made watches incorporating moon dust, bits of the Titanic and volcano ash. This year both have made waves with new creations that have fun with geeky male obsessions. Romain Jerome’s Space Invaders [...]
Apps that help you get money back on delays August 10, 2011 HERE’S a useful app for anyone who feels that they don’t necessarily get value for money from their Underground travel – which, let’s face it, is pretty much everyone. TubeTap is an ingenious creation that helps commuters win refunds from London Underground when the service takes too long to get there. As it happens, you [...]
SABMiller prepares new assault on Foster’s August 10, 2011 Global brewer SABMiller is set to renew its assault on Australian bid target Foster’s later this month with a slightly higher offer likely to succeed after rival bidders fail to appear, bankers and investors told Reuters. The London-based brewer will wait for Foster’s full-year results on 23 August, which will make dismal reading with beer [...]
Bank cuts growth outlook August 10, 2011 Britain’s economy will grow more slowly this year and next than expected three months ago due to a weaker global economy, meaning inflation is likely to fall rapidly next year, central bank forecasts showed, In its quarterly Inflation Report, the Bank of England gave no indication that there was any urgency to raise interest rates [...]
Mortgage lending rises in June August 10, 2011 Mortgage lending jumped in June according to figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). The total number of new home loans to house buyers jumped by 22 per cent from May, to 46,700. Loans to first-time buyers reached a 10-month high, up 24 per cent from May to 18,100. Although the level of lending [...]
FTSE recovery gains traction after Fed boost August 10, 2011 The FTSE continued its rally in early trading today after an unprecedented pledge by the Fed to keep interest rates low to stimulate economic growth encouraged investors. Wall Street rebounded yesterday setting the tone for markets across the globe. In tandem with positive export data from China showing a lift in July the move by [...]
Standard Life profits boosted by cost cuts August 10, 2011 British insurer Standard Life reported a bigger-than-expected 44 per cent jump in its half-year profit, with cost cuts and stronger sales outweighing a big increase in investment in new products and technology. Edinburgh-based Standard Life, Britain’s fifth-biggest insurer, had a pretax operating profit of £262m, up from £182m a year earlier, the company said. Analysts [...]
