Is this the end of Test star Fred? August 6, 2009 WITH Andrew Flintoff out of today’s fourth Ashes Test at Headingley, the question has to be asked: Is this the last we’ve seen of the big man in the Test arena? Sadly, Freddie showed during the last two days at Edgbaston that he is clearly not fit enough to withstand the rigours of five more [...]
England blow as Flintoff is ruled out of Ashes clash August 6, 2009 ANDREW FLINTOFF is definitely out of the fourth Ashes Test at Headingley, starting this morning. The Lancashire all-rounder yesterday failed a fitness test on his injured right knee, leaving England with no option but to plan for the next assault on Australia without their star performer. The Leeds clash was due to be Flintoff’s penultimate [...]
BRUNSWICK CAUSES A STIR WITH PUBLIC AFFAIRS ROLE IN BRUSSELS August 6, 2009 A COUP for City PR outfit Brunswick, which is on the cusp of a lucrative new contract to advise HSBC on its public policy over in Brussels. Brunswick boss Alan Parker has long been chummy with HSBC chairman Stephen Green, so the tie-up shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise. But though some in [...]
FOCUS ON: PURLEY, SURREY August 6, 2009 AMBERHURST, 12 SILVER LANE, CR8 3HGPrice: £2.85mSet among park-like grounds on the Webb Estate conservation area, this imposing seven-bedroom house also comes with an annexe. The main bedroom has a dressing room, en suite and leads out onto a balcony. There are also seven reception rooms all of which have superb views and large windows. [...]
Redevelopment makes Croydon a property hotspot August 6, 2009 WITH most parts of the country in the property doldrums at the moment, there are not too many places that look like clever investments. One that is bucking the trend is Croydon, which will be the next UK city to undergo a serious regeneration. There are plans to inject £3.5bn into the city over the [...]
How to create a stylish home study August 6, 2009 YOU know that extra room in your flat that’s too small to be a bedroom but too big to waste on storage alone? That’s the room you should really get round to turning into an office. And, with the rise of technology that enables you to work from home more easily, this is the time [...]
Pumping it up for the summer August 6, 2009 THE tricky question of what footwear a chap should sport with his shorts raises its head every summer, and never gets properly resolved (though there’s one iron rule – leave those socks in the drawer, daddio). This year it’s all about the new breed of plimsolls, the sports shoe that’s been brought back from the [...]
OUT THIS WEEKEND PREVIEWS August 6, 2009 FILM MESRINE: KILLER INSTINCT Vincent Cassell stars in part one of this French gangster biopic. ADAM Hugh Dancy and Rose Byrne star in a film about a relationship between two outsiders. MEGA SHARK VS GIANT OCTOPUS The race for next year’s Oscars starts here. DVD17 AGAIN Zac Efron stars as a man who finds himself [...]
The chick flick that’s an insult to womankind August 6, 2009 FilmTHE UGLY TRUTHCert: 15 SHE did it in Knocked Up and in 27 Dresses. Once again, Katherine Heigl steps into the role of a woman starved of love for being too uptight, too successful and too much of a control freak. And, of course, for not being a sexy enough dresser. Her plight was portrayed [...]
the INSIDER August 6, 2009 £100 FREE BETS!* Use code cityam *New customers only. See www.williamhill.com/promo for full details THE TOTEPOOL ROSE of Lancaster Stakes at Haydock (2.40pm) looks like quick compensation for ALLIED POWERS, the York Stakes runner-up. He will love the going as long as it is truly Good to Soft, so make sure you watch the first and [...]
