Code-switcher Sam Burgess will shun return to rugby league and continue union career, insists Bath coach Mike Ford October 29, 2015 BATH boss Mike Ford is convinced that Sam Burgess will shun any temptation to return to rugby league as speculation continues to rage over the code-switcher’s future. Burgess has two years remaining on his contract at Premiership side Bath but has been granted time off to consider his future after initially returning to training last [...]
Volkswagen’s share price rises as the company reports a net loss and admits earning targets for 2015 will be adjusted October 28, 2015 Volkswagen's share price rose three per cent in early trading as it reported a €1.67bn (£1.2bn) loss after tax for the third quarter. The loss was largely the result of the €6.7bn charge VW said it will take to cover the costs of the emissions crisis. Or, in its words, the "diesel issue". Last year VW reported a profit after tax [...]
Ford puts the brakes on Dow – New York Report October 27, 2015 Uncertainty over the US interest rate outlook and disappointing results from Ford and other companies yesterday weighed on Wall Street. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 41.62 points, or 0.24 per cent, to 17,581.43, the S&P 500 lost 5.29 points, or 0.26 per cent, to 2,065.89 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 4.56 points, or 0.09 per [...]
Justin Rose can turn this into a great year by winning the Race To Dubai October 26, 2015 It was a case of the cream rising to the top in Hong Kong on Sunday, where England’s Justin Rose claimed his first European Tour title of the year with a typically classy performance. In the end the pressure got to Lucas Bjerregard, and former US Open winner Rose demonstrated why he was the highest [...]
How to deal with irritations in the office and colleagues’ bad habits: Instead of criticising, think of a mutually beneficial solution October 20, 2015 Pungent food, loud music and talking on speakerphone – the bad habits of our colleagues can be distracting, increase friction within a team, and stifle productivity. On the tube, you can often just move down the carriage, but at work, getting away may be far harder, and open plan office spaces may expose us [...]
Rugby World Cup: Scotland launch robust appeal in aid of banned duo Ross Ford and Jonny Gray October 15, 2015 Scotland have promised a vigorous appeal against the suspensions handed out to forwards Ross Ford and Jonny Gray, which would rule them both out of the remainder of the World Cup. The duo were slapped with three-week bans for their illegal two-man tip-tackle on Samoa flanker Jack Lam, which precludes them from Sunday’s quarter-final clash [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015: Scotland fired up for quarter-final with Australia in tribute to banned duo October 15, 2015 Scotland forward Josh Strauss insists the suspension of team-mates Ross Ford and Jonny Gray has enraged the remainder of Vern Cotter’s squad ahead of their World Cup quarter final against Australia on Sunday. The Dark Blues duo were dealt the devastating blow on Tuesday evening that their tournament was over after being slapped with a three-week [...]
The war on the driver is a war on freedom – and autonomous cars are part of the problem October 14, 2015 Freedom-hating municipal politicians have it in for the motorist: London has its congestion charge, Dublin is closing off ever more of its urban core, and Paris is now experimenting with sporadically banning all private transport. Young people, faced with turbo-charged costs, onerous restrictions and absurd taxation – not to mention rising housing costs – [...]
Volkswagen scandal promts Axa IM and other European fund managers to demand car makers be more open about their environmental policies October 13, 2015 European funds managers, running more than £625bn in assets in total, have called for greater scrutiny of car manufacturers' lobbying activities in the wake of the Volkswagen emissions scandal. European investment managers including Axa Investment Managers, Menhaden Capital run by Zac Goldsmith's brother Ben, and the Environment Agency's pension fund have called on car giants to be [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015 fixtures: Double blow for Ireland while skipper Paul O’Connell remains major doubt October 12, 2015 Ireland have suffered a double blow ahead of Sunday’s World Cup quarter-final against Argentina after flanker Peter O’Mahony was ruled out of the tournament with injury and Sean O’Brien was cited for striking. Munster’s O’Mahony had to be withdrawn 14 minutes into the second half of Ireland 24-9 victory over France at the Millennium Stadium [...]