OUT OF OFFICE July 13, 2010 DON’T MISS: HOFESH SHECHTER DANCE Hofesh Shechter made a huge splash in the UK with Uprising in 2007. Now he takes the first full length piece since Uprising, called Political Mother, on tour. The 10-dancer show brims with Shechter’s “emotional and gritty complexity, powerful percussive grooves and a raw and honest physicality” and is accompanied [...]
Inflation falls to 3.2pc July 13, 2010 THE consumer prices index (CPI) has fallen from 3.4 per cent to 3.2 per cent in June, official figures have shown. That is still well above the Bank of England’s inflation target of two per cent. Meanwhile the Retail Prices Index – which includes mortgage and council tax payments – came down from 5.1 per [...]
Barclays hires bankers for Asia business July 13, 2010 BARCLAYS has hired six senior bankers in Singapore for its wealth management business, including Soh Chye Guan from HSBC, as it seeks to tap into growing numbers of high net worth individuals in Southeast Asia. The move comes after the bank, which managed £151.2bn globally under its wealth management arm Barclays Wealth, poached three senior [...]
Burberry revenue up 24 per cent July 13, 2010 BURBERRY has beaten beat forecasts with a 24 per cent rise in first-quarter underlying revenue. The luxury retailer made £282m of revenue, excluding a restructuring at its Spanish arm, in the three months ended June, led by growth in Asia and the rest of Europe. Sales at the group’s retail outlets rose an underlying 16 [...]
Flybe and Air France agree tie-up July 13, 2010 Flybe and Air France have agreed a tie-up to give their passengers access to more routes. Flybe passengers wil have access to five additional routes between the UK and France as well as seven new domestic French routes and 11 international routes from the autumn. Meanwhile Air France will be able to use 45 new [...]
BP successfully fits new cap to stem oil leak July 13, 2010 BP has installed a new sealing cap on the leaking Gulf of Mexico oil well, the company has confirmed. The system is designed stop the leak and capture all the oil before it gushes into the ocean. However BP said “its efficiency and ability to contain the oil and gas cannot be assured”, because of [...]
REIGN IN SPAIN July 12, 2010 SPAIN enjoyed a heroes’ welcome yesterday as legions of ecstatic fans and the country’s top dignitaries alike clamoured to greet the returning world champions. Around a million supporters lined the streets of Madrid to cheer the team, who celebrated a maiden World Cup triumph with an open-top bus parade. King Juan Carlos and Prime Minister [...]
Strauss inspires series win July 12, 2010 ENGLAND captain Andrew Strauss toasted a timely riposte from his side after inspiring them to an emphatic 144-run triumph that clinched a 2-1 one-day series win over Bangladesh. Strauss led by example, bludgeoning a boundary-laden 154 and sharing a 250-run partnership with Jonathan Trott as the hosts racked up an imposing 347-7 at Edgbaston. Recalled [...]
Webb had ‘hard task’ admits chief Blatter July 12, 2010 FIFA president Sepp Blatter yesterday leapt to the defence of under-fire referee Howard Webb for his handling of Sunday’s ill-tempered World Cup final in Johannesburg. Englishman Webb brandished 14 yellow cards and one red to Holland’s John Heitinga in an incident-packed game, which saw Spain lift the trophy for the first time, courtesy of 1-0 [...]
BBC take ITV to the cleaners in World Cup final ratings war July 12, 2010 THE BBC proved the big winner in the ratings war with ITV for the World Cup final with almost five times as many people tuning in to their coverage. More than 21 million British viewers saw Spain lift the trophy for the first time in their history with a 1-0 extra-time win over Holland. The [...]
