Crack-smoking former mayor of Toronto Rob Ford is selling “memorabilia” on eBay February 26, 2015 The infamous former mayor of Toronto Rob Ford has put the tie he was wearing when he admitted to smoking crack cocaine up for sale on eBay. Ford, who is now a Toronto councillor, has put a number of items up for sale on the bidding site, including a personalised Saskatchewan Roughriders Jersey, which he [...]
Spain enjoys its bull run: Green shoots emerge after years of high unemployment and recession February 25, 2015 Lee Cumbes has been helping the Spanish government to sell its bonds since the depths of its recession three years ago. It has not always been an easy sell, but he is finally confident the Spanish economy is emerging from the doldrums as investors queue up to park their money in Spanish debt. In January [...]
Exeter’s Nowell set for England Six Nations start February 24, 2015 ENGLAND head coach Stuart Lancaster is set to thrust Jack Nowell into his side’s crunch Six Nations clash against Ireland on Sunday after retaining the Exeter wing in a 26-man training squad for the Dublin showdown. Gloucester’s Jonny May started England’s championship victories over Wales at the Millennium Stadium and Italy at Twickenham but was [...]
Smart materials: Why the future face of manufacturing matters to investors February 16, 2015 The traditional resources services sector had a challenging year in 2014. While growth rates have trended positively in most parts of the world, resources equities and commodity prices, including oil and gold, declined because of uncertainties and increased supply. Longer term, population growth and demographic shifts will alter consumption patterns and place additional strain on [...]
Wasps breeze past Harlequins to surge into league’s top four February 15, 2015 WASPS boosted their chances of making the play-offs by storming past Harlequins 37-6 at the Ricoh Arena yesterday to move fourth in the Premiership table. Departing wing Tom Varndell, centre Elliot Daly and two penalty try awards secured Wasps’ bonus-point victory as Andy Goode added 15 with the boot, while Nick Evans kicked two penalties [...]
Six Nations 2015: England do it again winning 47-17 against Italy February 14, 2015 England have done it again, clocking up two wins in two games in the Six Nations championship. England beat Italy 47-17 in its latest game at Twickenham, despite an early scare from the Italians as they took the initial lead within the opening minutes. Fullback Mike Brown was stretchered off just 12 minutes into the [...]
Friday the 13th is lucky for these commuters getting a rally car to and from work February 13, 2015 Friday the 13th may be considered the unluckiest day of the year by some, but weary commuters are in luck today. A fleet of rally cars are super-charging Friday’s commute around the capital by offering to ferry people to and from their destinations throughout the day – thanks to Betfair. No, it’s not the latest company [...]
BAFTAs 2015: Lancôme’s Elite make-up artist Laura Pye on the biggest event in the British film calendar February 10, 2015 WHAT WAS YOUR JOB ON THE DAY? Lancôme has been the official BAFTAs beauty partner for 15 years, so we’re responsible for making sure all the famous faces look amazing. Everything has to be perfect – there’s no second chance to fix any smudged lipstick in Photoshop: once they’re in front of the cameras, that’s [...]
Top Bafta moments February 10, 2015 We pick out the top moments from the weekend’s big event #1 The BAFTAs never disappoint when it comes to cringeworthy displays of loveydom, but Stephen Fry raised the bar this year when he descended from the stage he’s graced for (a few too many) years and kissed Edward Norton and Michael Keaton. #2 Surprisingly, [...]
Lancaster welcomes trio back as pacesetters build on Cardiff coup February 8, 2015 ENGLAND head coach Stuart Lancaster has been handed a selection headache ahead of his side’s bid to maintain their perfect start to the Six Nations against Italy at Twickenham on Saturday. Centres Brad Barritt and Kyle Eastmond as well as second row Geoff Parling have recovered from injury and were included in England’s 32-man squad [...]