I recreated all my favourite TV tropes, from crawling through pipes to being two kids in a trenchcoat
Wall Street tumbles on banking reform despair May 20, 2010 US stocks sank nearly four per cent yesterday on growing fears the Eurozone’s efforts to tackle its sovereign debt crisis will fall short, jeopardizing the global economic recovery. Selling picked up speed late in the day and indexes closed around their session lows after the US Senate voted to end debate on the sweeping overhaul [...]
Make sure you use all of your options when it comes to pensions May 20, 2010 THE long-standing debate over whether those planning for retirement should pay as much as they can into their pension or make the most of their Isa allowance has taken on more significance of late due to changes that will affect both of the savings vehicles. Pensions are changing and higher earners will probably no longer [...]
A champion of British grub May 20, 2010 FOUNDING a restaurant would test the nerves of even the most hardened entrepreneur. Ensuring the food and décor are both delicious and attractive is one thing, but in London a new restaurant can sink or swim based on a review. Iqbal Wahhab, founder of Borough Market’s Roast, which opened in October 2005, swam, but not [...]
When you just can’t let go of your business May 20, 2010 ALL is not well at low cost airline easyJet. Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, its flamboyant founder, dramatically resigned from the board last Friday after clashing with the management team over its expansion plans. In the latest instalment of the saga, Haji-Ioannou, who floated the company in 2000 and now owns 38 per cent, has issued the [...]
Q&A: PAYE May 20, 2010 Q. I have recently started my business and I am in the process of hiring staff, what should I know about PAYE? A. Pay As You Earn (PAYE) is the way that HMRC collects income tax and national insurance. As an employer once you start hiring people you have a legal obligation to collect PAYE [...]
Stylish, affordable new homes for a brave green world May 20, 2010 THE UK is committed to ensuring that all new homes meet an ambitious zero-carbon standard by 2016. And with only a smattering of them in the country to date, there’s a long way to go. Indeed, Barry Morgan, of Morgan Restoration, an ardent eco-developer who has just installed solar panels on The Boatyard development overlooking [...]
Q&A: LETTING May 20, 2010 CEO OF ONLINE LETTINGS AGENT WWW.UPAD.CO.UK Q. I’ve heard I need planning permission to let a house to three people sharing. Can this really be true? A. As of 6 April, if property previously occupied by one household (family) is let to three or more unrelated sharers, forming two or more households, this will need [...]
FOCUS ON: WILLESDEN May 20, 2010 MANOR HOUSE DRIVE, NW6 Price: £2.8m You get peace, charm and space in this five bedroom family house on Manor House Drive in Brondesbury, not far from Queen’s Park. The best feature is the double reception room that has a large family dining area besides the separate dining room. Two of the bedrooms have en [...]
Modern living in reborn Wembley May 20, 2010 WITH three weeks to go until the World Cup, the red and white flags and bunting have started appearing in the shops this week, which must mean it’s okay now to be getting excited. Notwithstanding the unfortunate comments of Lord Triesman last weekend, there’s still the hope that in eight years time we’ll have the [...]
Efficient tale of swords and magic May 20, 2010 Film PRINCE OF PERSIA: SANDS OF TIME Cert: 12A *** BASED on a computer game, Prince of Persia: Sands of Time sees doe-eyed actor Jake Gyllenhaal switch to swashbuckling action star, not entirely successfully. He’s got the beefy physique, and thanks to CGI there’s no end to the acrobatic leaps and somersaults he can perform [...]
