Lancaster: I’ll give Cipriani a fair chance August 5, 2015 ENGLAND head coach Stuart Lancaster insists fly-half Danny Cipriani has an equal chance of making his final Rugby World Cup squad despite the lingering threat of drink-driving charges. Cipriani has been re-bailed until November, it emerged this week, removing doubts over whether the Sale No10 would be free to play in the home tournament, which [...]
Heineken proves a good sport after profits beat expectations August 4, 2015 Dutch brewer Heineken is counting on its sponsorship of the Rugby World Cup to help boost sales in the second half after posting better-than-expected profits in the first six months of the year. Organic revenues rose two per cent to €10.9bn (£7.7bn) thanks to double-digit volume growth of higher-margin brands including Desperados and Sol Premium. [...]
When successful people do stupid things it’s not intentional – they’re just desperate for a stress release July 30, 2015 Why do successful people like Lord Sewel do things that are stupid, or even life destroying?You might have expected a person in such a position of power to realise snorting cocaine with prostitutes while wearing an orange bra was a risky thing to do, but the reality is that he's one of a litany of [...]
Nigel Rich to step down as Segro chairman July 28, 2015 Warehouse developer Segro announced yesterday that its chairman Nigel Rich will step down after a decade in the role. The FTSE 250 company, which owns or manages £6.4bn of assets across Europe covering 5.7m square metres, said Rich will retire at the annual general meeting next year. It has already kick-off the search for his [...]
Is Apple planning an iCar? Tim Cook hires Chrysler executive Doug Betts as it eyes Tesla, Google and Uber over electric cars July 21, 2015 Not content with taking over our ears (Apple Music) and wrists (Apple Watch) this year, Apple may now have its sights set on taking over our roads. Tim Cook has hired the an executive from Chrysler, fueling speculation that there may be an iCar coming down the road. Doug Betts, a former senior vice president [...]
The top 10 most popular cars in June July 6, 2015 The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) today announced record performance in car registrations in the UK. The figures showed that new car registrations grew by seven per cent in the first half of 2015, which is the highest six month total on record. Mike Hawes, chief executive of SMMT said: It is still [...]
HMRC looks to shut down thousands of businesses due to unpaid tax bills June 28, 2015 HMRC applied to shut down 3,000 businesses last year to meet unpaid tax bills, according to research released today by online finance market Funding Options. The tax authority was successful in gaining court orders to wind up 1,887 businesses over their tax debts, a four per cent rise from 2013’s 1,816. Once a business is [...]
Women build bridges across gender divide June 23, 2015 WOMEN make up only six per cent of UK engineers – but that hasn’t stopped these London engineers from joining a male-dominated workforce, building everything from the Shard to Crossrail. Yesterday marked the second-ever National Women in Engineering Day, to highlight the lack of female engineers. This is bad news for business, according to a [...]
National Women in Engineering Day: Stereotypes are creating a huge skills gap in the UK’s engineering sector June 23, 2015 National Women in Engineering Day isn’t just a celebration. It’s a landmark opportunity to draw attention to a critical economic factor that can no longer be ignored: women need to fill an ever-growing engineering skills gap. Quite simply, the UK economy will not do well without engineers. Without skilled workers it is hard for [...]
Film review: Melissa McCarthy is hampered by her co-stars in Spy June 5, 2015 Cert 15 | ★★☆☆☆ Bounteous as Melissa McCarthy’s comedic gifts no doubt are, do they justify a resuscitation of the spy-spoof genre? In a word: no. In Spy she plays a desk-bound CIA operative working in partnership with field agent Bradley Fine (Jude Law) with whom she is not-so-secretly in love. Despite finishing top [...]