Delpy film is a slog of a family saga in NYC May 17, 2012 FILM TWO DAYS IN NEW YORK Cert: 15 | Zoe Strimpel ** Two Days In New York is probably the least catchy title of all time. Marginally less catchy, even, then Two Days in Paris, the popular film of which this is the sequel. Indeed, this is as much of a depressing slog to watch [...]
Even the Rain is blunt but it’s no washout May 17, 2012 FILM EVEN THE RAIN Cert 15 (English subs) | Steve Dinneen **** Even the Rain is a wildly ambitious film that interweaves the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the New World with the modern-day exploitation of the indigenous South Americans. Gael García Bernal plays earnest young filmmaker Sebastián, who is on location shooting a movie [...]
Diamond Jubilee events May 17, 2012 Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant 2pm, Sunday 3 June, Battersea Bridge One of the highlights of the Jubilee weekend will be the Thames Pageant, where up to a thousand boats will gather on the river, from the smallest rowing boat to giant military vessels. The flotilla will make its way down the Thames, starting at Battersea [...]
Where to eat like a queen May 17, 2012 Free dinners for Diamond Wedding couples at Clos Maggiore 3 King Street, Covent Garden, WC2E 8JD, tel: 020 7379 9696 One of London’s most romantic restaurants, Clos Maggiore, is paying homage to the Queeen’s Jubilee by offering a delicious four-course dinner on the house to couples who can prove they were married in 1952. The [...]
Robben can come back to haunt his former club May 17, 2012 BAYERN MUNICH vs CHELSEA Tomorrow 7.45pm – ITV1 ALTHOUGH Bayern Munich and Chelsea are giants of European football, the contestants of this year’s Champions League final finished just second and sixth in their respective leagues. Roberto di Matteo has made a strong impression since taking the reins at Stamford Bridge. The FA Cup is already [...]
Excelebration may well ruffle Frankel’s feathers May 17, 2012 THE freak that is Frankel returns at Newbury tomorrow where he bids to defend his unbeaten record and make it a perfect 10 in the JLT Lockinge Stakes at 3.40pm. However, it hasn’t all been plain sailing in the run-up to this race as Sir Henry Cecil’s superstar suffered an injury on the gallops last [...]
Spain lurches into recession as borrowings costs rise May 17, 2012 Spain officially slipped in to recession in the first quarter, final figures confirmed, leaving the country threatened with a prolonged slump as the turmoil-wracked. In the first quarter, the economy shrank 0.3 per cent in the compared with the last quarter of 2011, and was down 0.4 per cent year on year, the National Statistics [...]
Aviva sales fall May 17, 2012 Insurer Aviva said the search for a new chief executive would take the rest of the year as it reported a 5 percent drop in life insurance sales, reflecting tough conditions in its key European markets. The insurer, whose CEO Andrew Moss quit last week amid investor discontent over its underperforming shares, had long term [...]
HSBC cuts hit $2bn May 17, 2012 HSBC said it cut costs by $2bn after one year of a three-year turnaround plan, and is on target to meet its return on equity and other financial targets. The bank is close to already achieving the bottom end of a $2.5-$3.5bn range of annualised savings by next year, as set out by chief executive [...]
Eurozone break-up will be traumatic but is now inevitable May 17, 2012 IT is good to see Sir Mervyn King and David Cameron both being a little more open about the possibility of a Greek default. We need realism, not delusion, from our central bankers and politicians; and it is looking more likely by the day that Greece will elect a rabidly anti-austerity government next month, default [...]
