HOW TO DRESS SMARTLY FOR WARMER DAYS July 7, 2011 FOUNDERS OF ROUS ILAND MEMBERS’ BOUTIQUE, WWW.ROUSILAND.COM Q.Earlier this week it got too hot for wearing a suit. What alternatives to a suit and shirt do you recommend? A.FOR women, with a few key pieces, summer office dressing can be a breeze. Elegant separates are just as acceptable as a suit and are perfect for [...]
Life, the universe, everything July 7, 2011 Film THE TREE OF LIFE Cert: PG-13 A FILM whose purpose is a slow, dream-like pondering on the meaning of life, the universe and everything – from fiery planets and early amoebic life through to the disappointments and small dramas of our modern lives, and beyond into transcendental spirituality – is never going to be [...]
CULTURE FOR KIDS | WHAT TO DO THIS WEEKEND July 7, 2011 THE RAILWAY CHILDREN, WATERLOO STATION The acclaimed adaptation of E. Nesbitt’s classic children’s story has returned to the former Eurostar platforms and track at Waterloo Station for another deserved run. Set in the Yorkshire dales, the story of the three Waterbury children entranced by steam trains and helping to prove their wrongly-imprisoned father’s innocence, is [...]
ALSO OUT THIS WEEK | FILM, MUSIC, GAMES July 7, 2011 FILM TRUST David Schwimmer (yes, Ross himself) directs this nuanced look at a family crisis, with Clive Owen. SUPER Rainn Wilson, Ellen Page and Kevin Bacon star in yet another post-modern, post-Kick Ass superhero romp. LAST YEAR IN MARIENBAD Alain Resnai’s classic of French New Wave cinema from 1961, on re-release. DVD THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU [...]
Star Witness can finish with a bang July 7, 2011 NO Australian-trained horse has ever won tomorrow’s Group One Darley July Cup (3.35pm), but I expect that to change thanks to Aussie raider STAR WITNESS. Danny O’Brien’s four-year-old ran two absolute crackers at Royal Ascot and this will be his last ever race, as he is due to go back to stud in his homeland. [...]
England hope to swing in the rain July 7, 2011 Tomorrow – 10.45 am, Sky Sports THE reliability of rainfall and changeable weather during the English summer does have its plus points. Well, for the England cricket team it does at least. It helped them to a 10-wicket victory over Sri Lanka on Wednesday. The conditions at Trent Bridge enabled the Three Lions bowling department [...]
ECB raises interest rate July 7, 2011 The European Central Bank (ECB) has raised interest rates to 1.5 [er cent from 1.25 per cent in a bid to stifle inflation rises in the eurozone. The rise was widely expected after ECB president Jean-Claude Trichet indicated last month that such a move was likely. Despite debt problems facing some smaller eurozone nations, the [...]
UK interest rate held July 7, 2011 The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has kept UK interest rates on hold at a record low of 0.5 per cent. Economists had expected no move in rates as the latest data has shown the UK economic recovery remains weak. The committee’s decision comes despite the annual rate of inflation remaining at 4.5 [...]
Commuters hit by Tube chemical leak July 7, 2011 City Commuters faced long delays this morning after a suspected chemical leak at a tube station. Firefighters were called to Monument Underground Station 7.40am. The station was closed as the fire service made the scene safe. Station Manager, Daniel Alie, who was at the scene, said: “Firefighters carried out tests and found a small amount [...]
UK manufacturing bounces back July 7, 2011 Manufacturing output rose at its fastest pace in over a year in May as factories ramped up output after a Royal Wedding-related drop in April, official data showed. Industrial output, however, failed to fully recoup April’s losses and the figures are unlikely to alter expectations that the Bank of England will leave interest rates at [...]
