The fur flies on Downing Street as two of politics’ top cats get their claws out August 1, 2016 Two of UK politics' most senior moggies had to be forcibly separated this morning after reportedly engaging in a brutal fight in Downing Street. A Downing Street photographer captured 10 Downing Street's Larry fighting with the Foreign Office's "chief mouser" Palmerston earlier today. Massive fight in Downing St was horrible to watch which I tried to [...]
In numbers: Remain campaigners and Downing St aides to get gongs – but how does Cameron’s honours list compare to previous PMs? August 1, 2016 Former Prime Minister David Cameron is facing fury over this morning over honours expected to be delivered to former members of staff and EU referendum campaigners. The Sunday Times reported that Cameron will hand out 48 gongs in his resignation honours, with exactly half predicted for former Downing Street staff. The nominations have led to the [...]
Sigh. Yes, the Treasury has a cat too July 29, 2016 City A.M. prides itself on reporting the most important financial news as soon as it happens. No matter how small the story, we make sure you are up to date with everything going on in the financial sector. And so, it is with a deep and shuddering sigh we bring you the news that, like 10 [...]
Managerial CV proves my suitability for England job and I’m tough enough for the challenge, says newly-unveiled Three Lions boss Sam Allardyce July 25, 2016 New England manager Sam Allardyce offered a robust defence of his suitability for the role and declared himself tough enough to overcome the demands of the job during his official unveiling. Allardyce is the man chosen to guide England from the ashes of a humiliating Euro 2016 exit at the hands of minnows Iceland in [...]
Ming of Harlem film review: an art house movie about a man who kept a tiger in his New York apartment July 21, 2016 For several years Antoine Yates kept a Bengal tiger in his fifth floor New York apartment, until the day the cat sank its carving knife sized fangs into the man’s leg. Unsurprisingly, doctors weren’t convinced by Yates’s claim that he’d been bitten by his pet dog, and so the authorities were alerted. Back at his [...]
Sam Allardyce set to be appointed England manager after winning race to succeed Roy Hodgson July 20, 2016 Frontrunner Sam Allardyce is set to be confirmed as the new England manager on Thursday after the soon-to-be ex-Sunderland boss won the battle to succeed Roy Hodgson. The appointment of Allardyce, who took charge of the Black Cats’ friendly clash with League Two side Hartlepool United last night, is expected to be ratified at tomorrow’s Football [...]
Keanu film review: a clever pastiche of action films and urban culture starring TV duo Key and Peele July 14, 2016 How far would you go to save a cat? That's the question asked by this new action-comedy from TV duo Key and Peele, the cousins forced to become gangsters by a nefarious drug dealer (Method Man) in order to get their beloved kitten Keanu back. The stars have a terrific natural rapport, morphing seamlessly from [...]
Sunderland demand FA speed up decision on whether to hire Sam Allardyce as England boss July 13, 2016 Sunderland chiefs have called on the Football Association to move quickly and appoint a new England manager after Black Cats boss Sam Allardyce was interviewed for the vacancy on Tuesday. The club confirmed that Allardyce had left a pre-season training camp in Austria to hold talks with the FA over succeeding Roy Hodgson, who quit [...]
Our prayers have been answered: There is now a “micro winery” that continuously produces wine July 12, 2016 It's the invention many of us have been waiting for. An American professor has teamed up with a university in Switzerland to develop a miniature device that will continuously produce wine – albeit at a rate of one millilitre per hour. Although many would probably want to own a device for recreational use, it has [...]
Brexit is a chance to be even bolder on corporation tax cuts and infrastructure to unleash Britain’s competitive dynamo July 6, 2016 US foreign policy was said to have undergone a pivot towards Asia and a reset towards Russia during the first Obama administration. Those two words, pivot and reset, could now be applied to UK economic policy in the wake of Brexit. The pivot is a new potential focus on reducing the tax burden to boost [...]