FIT IN THE CITY November 21, 2011 FITNESS & DIET EXPERT If you’re looking to rock your Christmas tux, or slide into your salopettes without a hint of Stella belly, you’ll need to work. Here’s how: Opt for high-energy workouts. In a study at Duke University in the US, 30 minutes of vigorous aerobic exercise (the type where you’re sweaty and out [...]
BOOST FOR MORTGAGES November 21, 2011 THE GOVERNMENT will today launch a scheme to encourage first-time buyers to take out 95 per cent mortgages even as new figures show the largest monthly drop in house prices since before the financial crisis. Prime Minister David Cameron and his deputy Nick Clegg will today unveil a plan to “help people get on the [...]
Creating an Opportunity to transform lives in Africa November 20, 2011 TODAY City A.M. is launching its first Christmas appeal. As a newspaper that has become a standard bearer for private enterprise and individual responsibility, I’m delighted that we have formed a partnership with Opportunity International, a brilliant charity that helps poor entrepreneurs worldwide build independent and prosperous lives for themselves by lending them money to [...]
Back our appeal – and make a real difference November 20, 2011 CARLOS Moreno’s life changed forever when he received a loan from Opportunity International. In less than two years, the hard-up Colombian entrepreneur had turned his small spice making business into an 11-man operation growing, drying, packaging and selling more than 50 different teas and spices. That was in 1971 and Carlos was Opportunity’s first-ever customer. [...]
ANDREW MITCHELL M.P. November 20, 2011 “THE only way we are going to beat poverty in the long run is through trade and business, which is why we will match public donations to this appeal pound for pound. We want to help people help themselves out of poverty, and the coalition government is determined to back innovative charities like Opportunity International. [...]
PLACE YOUR BIDS IN OUR ONLINE AUCTION November 20, 2011 CITY A.M. is kicking off its first Christmas appeal by hosting an auction online that is offering a selection of exclusive and unmissable gifts to the highest bidders. Among the unique experiences we have brought together are a spectacular evening at sophisticated eatery Boisdale in Canary Wharf, complete with whiskies, wines, and food by Michelin-trained [...]
EX-BP CHIEF ENERGISES WELL-OILED GALA NIGHT November 20, 2011 THE OIL Council’s gala dinner was a slick affair, with commodities executives summoning the energy to fly in from the world’s exploration powerhouses: Houston, South Africa, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait and, last but not least, Aberdeen. The 650 oilmen were among the first to take advantage of the Tower of London’s semi-permanent marquee, erected over the [...]
BILL OF THE WEEK November 20, 2011 THE CUBAN missile crisis was nothing compared to the fuss that ensued when the new furniture for Gaucho Broadgate was detained as a “suspect package” by HM Customs & Excise. No matter that the dubious shipment was from Italy and not Havana, as first suspected, Gaucho will be without designer décor for its new cigar [...]
High street is hit by plunge in customers November 20, 2011 THE UK’s high streets have suffered the sharpest drop in footfall since last December’s freezing weather, new research reveals, painting a gloomy retail picture ahead of the crucial Christmas trading period. Footfall in stores and shopping centres across the country fell by 2.3 per cent between August and October compared with the same period last [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING November 17, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES AUCTION OF ICELAND FOODS BESET BY DELAYS The auction of Iceland Foods, the frozen food retailer, is facing unexpected delays, with second-round bids now not expected to be lodged until the new year. Work on second-round bids for Iceland Foods – put on the block in May by its majority Icelandic owners with [...]