Market forces should be let loose on GM May 28, 2009 IT is a sign of our troubled and confused times that the US government will end up owning a majority stake in General Motors (GM), the ailing car giant that is heading into bankruptcy. It remains unclear what exactly will happen to Vauxhall, the UK division of Germany’s GM-owned Opel, but it seems likely it [...]
Catt: BaaBaas cameo is not my swansong May 28, 2009 VETERAN fly-half Mike Catt has dismissed suggestions that tomorrow’s run-out for the Barbarians is set to be his final hurrah in professional rugby. Catt was expected to call time on his glittering 17-year career when he turns out for the star-studded Baa Baas against his former England team-mates at Twickenham. But the 37-year-old insists he [...]
Three MPs out over expenses May 28, 2009 THREE more MPs said yesterday they would not stand at the next election after they became caught up in the expenses scandal. Conservative MP Julie Kirkbride and Margaret Moran, Labour MP for Luton South, both said they would quit politics after facing “enormous pressure” from “unbearably intense” media scrutiny. Tory MP Kirkbride faced a showdown [...]
Emerging Lions excite Geech May 28, 2009 BRITISH and Irish Lions head coach Ian McGeechan admits he cannot wait to see the class of 2009 in competitive action for the first time tomorrow. McGeechan has named nine Lions debutants, including 21-year-old Ireland centre Keith Earls and England flanker Joe Worsley, for the opening match of their tour of South Africa. And the [...]
BBC, Google plan global iPlayer site May 28, 2009 THE BBC is in talks with Google about launching an international version of its hugely popular iPlayer, City A.M. has learnt. Director General Mark Thomson is leading negotiations with Google boss Eric Schmidt, which could see a global version of the internet TV service hosted on Google’s YouTube. The two firms would then split advertising [...]
AILING GM SET FOR FINAL HUMILIATION May 28, 2009 GENERAL MOTORS (GM) is set to file for bankruptcy on Monday in a deal that will see Barack Obama’s US government own 72.5 per cent of the ailing car-maker. The way forward was cleared yesterday after dissident bondholders agreed to a deal that will give them 10 per cent of GM once it has emerged [...]
IN-RUNNING TRADING HINTS May 28, 2009 If you are planning to trade tomorrow’s game in-running on Betdaq, it may interest you to know that in the last 20 years, the side scoring first has gone on to win 14 of those 20 games within 90 minutes. In that period, only twice has the side falling behind first gone on to lift [...]
FA Cup final looks set to be low-scoring affair May 28, 2009 CHELSEA vs. EVERTON SATURDAY 3PM, ITV1 & SETANTA SPORTS 1 Goals have been in short supply in recent FA Cup finals and there is no reason to think that tomorrow’s clash between Chelsea and Everton will be any different. In fact, half of the last 14 finals have seen no more than one goal scored [...]
DOCKLANDS HIGHLIGHTS WHERE TO EAT OUT May 28, 2009 DOCKMASTER’S HOUSEBrand new Indian restaurant that combines a glossy contemporary style with a lovely Georgian house. It’s one of Canary Wharf’s new glamorous dining spots. Hertsmere Road, E14 8JJ, 020 7345 0345 WAPPING FOODPeople trek far for a meal in this extraordinarily renovated hydraulic power station. It’s chic, low-key and a serious treat for the [...]
Life is returning to the Docklands property market May 28, 2009 Nowhere gratifies the spirit of the property doom-mongerers like Docklands – loaded as it is with architectural emblems of the boom years; a development graveyard of flats left empty as banks fell and buyers took fright. In other words, a homebuyers’ nightmare. This, however, is proving an unfairly dim view to take. Charlie Fisher, sales [...]
