UK suspends military cooperation with Russia after Putin signs Crimea treaty March 18, 2014 Foreign secretary William Hague has said Britain has suspended bilateral military cooperation with Russia, including arms exports, in a move responding to Russia’s annexing of Crimea. President Putin has formally signed a treaty to accept the “Republic of Crimea” into the Russian Federation, saying he does not plan to seize any other regions of Ukraine. He [...]
CNBC Comment: Why Kiev’s corruption problem matters March 17, 2014 WHAT have insider trading, price-fixing, front-running financial market players got to do with the Crimea crisis we are now confronting in Ukraine? On the surface, not a lot. But as I sit here at my vantage point overlooking the destruction and barricades in the centre of Kiev, I can’t help thinking that there is one [...]
Sport Comment: Not just good, but also good to watch March 9, 2014 IF FORTUNE favours the brave then it’s up to England to be bold in Rome next week. It is not beyond the realms of possibility for Stuart Lancaster’s team to rack up 50 points against an Italian side who will be hugely dispirited by the way they capitulated in the second half against Ireland on [...]
Wes Anderson’s Hotel is well worth a stay March 6, 2014 FILMTHE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTELCert 15 | By Steve DinneenFour Stars OF ALL the directors working in Hollywood today, Wes Anderson has the surest grip on his material. Every frame bears his unmistakeable indie stamp; he owns every costume, every carpet and cushion, every trundling tracking shot, every expression and intonation. His films feel like they’ve [...]
Ukraine’s next government has 2 big challenges to face February 24, 2014 With Ukrainian presidential elections scheduled for May, the next government will have to return stability to an area that's seen mass protests since last November. The current government is unlikely to last beyond those elections. Former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko has ruled herself out of the running for the current government, after being released from [...]
What the other papers say this morning – 10 February 2014 February 10, 2014 FINANCIAL TIMES Quantum nets Soros $5.5bn George Soros’s Quantum Endowment fund had its second-best year in dollar terms in 2013, adding $5.5bn to the billionaire’s fortune and putting the $28.6bn fund back at the top of the table for the most successful hedge funds of all time. The $5.5bn return was the best for Quantum [...]
Angry fans count cost of ticket resale platforms February 6, 2014 WOULD you spend £1,000 on 90 minutes of entertainment? That’s the figure Tottenham fans are charging each other for tickets to next month’s derby with Arsenal at White Hart Lane – and it’s all perfectly legal. With demand outstripping supply in Tottenham’s relatively small 36,000-capacity stadium, many are forced to look to the club’s official [...]
Bold Lancaster hands England debuts to Burrell and Nowell January 30, 2014 ENGLAND rugby coach Stuart Lancaster insists the door remains ajar for axed duo Chris Ashton and Ben Youngs despite showing his disregard for reputation by naming an experimental team for tomorrow’s Six Nations opener in France. Young Exeter wing Jack Nowell and Northampton centre Luther Burrell are set for debuts, Gloucester’s Jonny May is poised [...]
Restaurant review: Wright Brothers January 28, 2014 RESTAURANT 8-9 Lamb Street, Spitalfields, E1 6EA Tel: 0207 377 8706 FOOD Four Stars VALUE Three Stars ATMOSPHERE Four Stars Cost for two with nice wine: £180 A FEW years ago I came up with an idea for a new law: the meat licence. To get a meat licence – a legal document allowing you [...]
Hays bullish after increase in UK hires January 19, 2014 Alistair Cox sees plenty of growth to come for British jobs, but skills shortages are a worry AFTER a torrid few years for the jobs market, the boss of the country’s biggest white-collar recruiter is feeling optimistic enough about the growing signs of recovery that he’s even planning to add some staff to his own [...]