NOW YOU HAVE THE CAMERA May 23, 2012 Vanguard Pro Kit | £300 | amazon.co.uk This tripod and case is a great way of taking your pictures to the next level. The tripod has vibration and shock control and can pack up to 10 kilos. The bag also comes with plenty of space for all your gear. Joby Gorillapod | £25 | amazon.co.uk [...]
How to blaze into summer in style May 23, 2012 Women Sandro Vicky woven twill blazer, £280, netaporter.com Bring a burst of summer colour to the office with this breathable, smart but sassy blazer from Sandro. Works well open or closed. Reiss Maddison one-button blazer in pale mint, £195, reissonline.com Just the sight of this blazer is enough to cool you down. A slim lapel, [...]
While the candidates play at Prince Charming their ugly sisters fling mud May 23, 2012 IN A Magnificent Catastrophe, Edward J. Larson documents America’s first truly competitive presidential election campaign, a most brutal affair in 1800 between President John Adams and Vice President Thomas Jefferson. It had it all, the vicious anonymous attacks, accusations of unpatriotic behaviour, and smears about religious faith. How things have changed. Two years ago, the [...]
BAE seals £1.6bn Saudi jet contract May 23, 2012 BAE Systems has signed a £1.6bn deal to supply Saudi Arabia with Hawk jets to train pilots to fly the Eurofighter Typhoon which it has already ordered from UK company. The deal provides some welcome relief for the British defence giant, which is battling against shrinking European and American defence budgets and fierce competition. The [...]
Nationwide takes £103m loans mis-selling hit May 23, 2012 Nationwide has set aside £103m to compensate victims of loan insurance mis-selling after claims quadrupled in the second half of its fiscal year. Britain’s second-biggest savings provider blamed aggressive claims management companies (CMCs) for pushing complaints which often turned out to be false and Chief Executive Graham Beale called on UK lawmakers to take a [...]
CBI factory orders balance hits six-month low May 23, 2012 Factory orders deteriorated more than expected this month, as exports fell, the CBI’s monthly industrial trends survey showed. The Confederation of British Industry survey’s total order book balance fell to -17 this month from -8 in April, below expectations for a reading of -10, and its lowest reading since December. The export order book balance [...]
Ocado sales growth accelerates May 23, 2012 Online British supermarket Ocado posted an acceleration in sales growth in its second quarter, raising hopes it has got to grips with bottlenecks at its distribution centre that led to a string of profit downgrades last year. Shares in Ocado, whose range includes products supplied by upmarket grocer Waitrose jumped 6.8 per cent on Wednesday [...]
FTSE down amid Eurozone gloom May 23, 2012 Miners led the FTSE down in early trading as a two-session rally hit the buffers. Fears that Eurozone leaders have lost control of the bloc’s fast unravelling finances sapped investor confidence. A summit in Brussels today will thrash out possible ways to tackle the latest phase of the crisis including France’s idea for the issuing [...]
Retail sales slide May 23, 2012 Retail sales fell at their fastest monthly pace in more than two years in April, after a record drop in fuel sales and a weather-related drop in clothing sales, official data showed. The weak start into the second quarter highlights the ongoing weakness of the economy and may raise speculation about another cash boost from [...]
PTT trumps Shell’s bid for Cove May 23, 2012 Thailand’s PTT Exploration and Production has trumped Royal Dutch Shell’s bid for Mozambique-focused explorer Cove Energy by offering £1.22bn ($1.9bn). The move shows the growing international interest in East African gas finds. Cove management said just hours ahead of a deadline for investors to accept Shell’s bid, it now backed PTT’s 240 pence per share [...]
