You don’t have to sacrifice style when going small August 20, 2009 ACCORDING to research published last week by Cabe – the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment, if you please – almost half the people who live in new-build housing in and around London say reckon they don’t have enough space in their homes. The fact is, London life can all too often feel like [...]
FOCUS ON: CRAWLEY, WEST SUSSEX August 20, 2009 BADGERS BANK, OLD BRIGHTON ROAD NORTH, PEASE POTTAGE, RH11 9AJPrice: £1.15mThis modern five-bedroom property is located in a quiet cul-de-sac in a village just outside Crawley, which is just under an hour from London by train. There is a large master bedroom suite which includes a dressing area and a bathroom with a jacuzzi bath. [...]
Gender controversy teen claims world 800m gold August 19, 2009 SOUTH AFRICAN teenager Caster Semenya put the controversy surrounding her true gender to one side and stormed to World Championship gold in the 800m last night. Britain’s Jenny Meadows finished brilliantly to take bronze, but all eyes were on Semenya, who has been asked by world chiefs to take a test to prove she is [...]
Defoe treble keeps up flying start and sends Spurs to top August 19, 2009 HULL (1) vs TOTTENHAM (5) ENGLAND hero Jermain Defoe scored the first Premier League hat-trick of the season as Tottenham ensured there was no repeat of last season’s horror start. Spurs bagged just two points from their first eight games of last season, but have enjoyed a storming start to this campaign by following up [...]
Blake stuns United as Burnley end 33-year wait August 19, 2009 BURNLEY (1) vs MANCHESTER UTD (0) MANCHESTER UNITED boss Sir Alex Ferguson was aghast after Burnley stunned the champions and recorded their first top-flight win for 33 years. Veteran Robbie Blake volleyed the decisive goal but the Premier League newcomers were equally indebted to goalkeeper Brian Jensen for saving Michael Carrick’s penalty. “We’re disappointed,” said [...]
Flintoff fit to play his part in England’s perfect storm August 19, 2009 FIT-AGAIN Andrew Flintoff will return to the England side for today’s deciding Ashes Test, and captain Andrew Strauss is backing the iconic all-rounder to inspire them to a famous victory and reclaim the urn. Flintoff, who was forced to sit out the fourth Test drubbing at Headingley, has convinced medics his chronic knee injury will [...]
SPORT IN BRIEF August 19, 2009 Murray progresses in CincinnatiTENNIS: Britain’s Andy Murray began his defence of the Cincinnati Masters with a 7-6 (7-3), 6-2 win over Nicolas Almagro. New world No2 Murray was made to work in the first set but thereafter soon wrapped up victory to book a third-round clash with Radek Stepanek. McFadden gives Pompey bluesFOOTBALL: Birmingham striker [...]
Hero’s return just not enough August 19, 2009 WOULDN’T it be fantastic if Andrew Flintoff, in his last ever Test, summoned a match-winning performance and reclaimed the Ashes for England? It’s the stuff dreams are made of. Freddie would bow out in the best possible manner; one of the heroes of the 2005 series inspiring another triumph on home soil. The problem is, [...]
Potters get a smashing as Reds hit back August 19, 2009 LIVERPOOL (4) vs STOKE (0) LIVERPOOL took full advantage of Manchester United’s shock defeat at Burnley by crushing Stoke to catch up with their Premier League title rivals.The Reds suffered an early blow on Saturday when they lost their opening fixture at Tottenham, but they proved a point last night with a goal avalanche at [...]
Germany may sweeten Opel bid August 19, 2009 Germany could provide ¤4.5bn euros (£3.9bn) in state aid for carmaker Opel if General Motors chooses Canada’s Magna, Berlin’s favoured suitor, as the buyer, a minister said. The last-ditch offer would see the federal government and German states with Opel plants split the initial aid bill without waiting for other European countries that have GM [...]