Cipriani stands by as Lancaster’s options dwindle May 21, 2014 SIX years after winning his last England cap fly-half Danny Cipriani looks to be in the driving seat to start at No10 against New Zealand next month, after it emerged yesterday that George Ford is to undergo a shoulder operation. Head coach Stuart Lancaster had begun making plans for the first of three Tests against [...]
Cameron softens tone on Pfizer deal as boss flies in May 11, 2014 PRIME MINISTER David Cameron has signalled a softening of the government’s position over the Astrazeneca Pfizer takeover bid, warning against putting undue pressure on the deal. In an interview yesterday, Cameron said the government has made “very good progress” on guarantees that jobs would remain in the UK if the deal went ahead, adding that [...]
“I made it easy for myself to get in trouble” April 15, 2014 Reformed character Danny Care opens up to Josh Richards about his long wait to play a World Cup A TROUBLESOME three-month period is the snapshot of Danny Care’s career for which the England scrum-half is begrudgingly perhaps best known. Four arrests in a matter of weeks meant Care had to win back head coach Stuart [...]
Letters to the Editor – 07/04 – The establishment, Best of Twitter April 6, 2014 The establishment [Re: It’s not just Clegg who’s lost contact with reality – it’s the whole establishment, Friday] Great article. This is the reason why the other leaders don’t want Nigel Farage in a pre-general election TV debate. They would all lose. They are completely disconnected from the real world, and think they know better [...]
79pc rise in Russian gas price will push Ukraine to the edge, warns PM March 27, 2014 The price Ukraine pays for Russian gas will rise 79 per cent from 1 April to $480 (£290) per 1,000 cubic metres, according to Ukrainian prime minister Arseny Yatseniuk. In a speech to the country’s parliament, the premier said the upped price will push the country even closer towards economic tragedy: "Ukraine is on the [...]
London Report: Building boost helps FTSE snap its losing streak March 17, 2014 BRITAIN’S top share index snapped its longest losing streak in two and a half years yesterday as the building sector surged on a government plan to pump more cash into a scheme to boost construction. Persimmon was among top FTSE gainers, rising 3.7 per cent after chancellor George Osborne said on Sunday he would extend [...]
Rethinking the safe haven: What’s fuelling gold’s rise March 17, 2014 Simple assumptions about the yellow metal could result in traders getting burnt. Treasury yields could be a better metric for gauging where it may go next To many, gold’s sharp rise in recent months, widely attributed to increasing geopolitical tension in Ukraine and fears of a Chinese economic slowdown, has underscored its role as the [...]
Bitcoin investor eyes Albemarle & Bond buyout March 10, 2014 ONE OF the world’s biggest investors in cryptocurrency Bitcoin is eyeing a deal to take control of stricken UK pawnbroker Albemarle & Bond. Fortress Investment Group, a Wall Street fund manager founded by ex-BlackRock executives, is understood to have made a move to buy more than £50m of debt Albemarle & Bond owes to its [...]
Miseryville: Thames floods worsen February 10, 2014 Evacuations by the Thames as floods continue RESIDENTS in communities along the river Thames have pleaded with the government to send in the army as river levels continued to rise overnight with more rain forecast for the rest of this week. Thames Valley Police declared a major incident in east Berkshire, the Environment Agency warned [...]
Peugeot’s sporty coupé has punch January 20, 2014 The French carmaker has come up with the goods with this car that marries performance and style THERE are, no doubt, plenty of French products you’d be proud to call your own – a Christian Dior suit, maybe, or a bottle of Dom Pérignon. But when was a Peugeot last one of them? Probably the [...]