Theatre review: The Broken Heart ensnares gut and mind March 20, 2015 Sam Wanamaker Playhouse | ★★★☆☆ What a piece of work the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse is. In little over a year, it has become a priceless gem in London’s theatre crown. While the Globe deftly cycles through crowd-pleasing Shakespeare, the Playhouse breathes life into his relatively neglected contemporaries and successors, writers who often vocalise present day concerns [...]
Lancaster desperate to confirm England Six Nations coronation March 19, 2015 ENGLAND head coach Stuart Lancaster insists it is time to wrestle the demons of previous Six Nations disappointment and claim the first major trophy of his tenure in tomorrow’s championship decider against France at Twickenham. Despite being widely credited with stabilising the England ship since his appointment in 2012, a catalogue of Six Nations near [...]
Budget 2015: Boozers set for a boost with cuts to beer, cider and Scotch duties March 18, 2015 Britain’s publicans raised a toast after further cuts to alcohol duties were announced in the 2015 Budget. With 1p off a pint and two per cent off cider duty, it marks the third year in a row duties have been cut. However, Britain’s budding wine growers will be disappointed as their duty was frozen. Ernst [...]
Lancaster: England can not take France lightly March 16, 2015 ENGLAND head coach Stuart Lancaster has vowed not to underestimate rivals France ahead of their crunch Six Nations title decider at Twickenham on Saturday. The championship could well be determined on points difference for the second successive year, with England currently holding a slender advantage over reigning champions Ireland, who conclude their programme against Scotland. [...]
Adopt tunnel vision, Youngs tells England March 15, 2015 ENGLAND must ignore their Six Nations title rivals’ scores and focus solely on achieving a pivotal victory over France when the championship reaches its climax this week, according to scrum-half Ben Youngs. Saturday’s nervy 25-13 defeat of Scotland at Twickenham has left England locked in a three-way fight for the crown, with them, Ireland and [...]
Lancaster recalls Lawes and Brown for Calcutta Cup bash March 11, 2015 ENGLAND head coach Stuart Lancaster believes his side will benefit from an injection of know-how when they bid to resurrect their Six Nations title hopes against Scotland at Twickenham on Saturday. Second row Courtney Lawes has been recalled to the starting XV in place of George Kruis after recovering from an ankle problem and is [...]
Ailing Australian car makers see a subsidy U-turn March 10, 2015 AUSTRALIA’s government yesterday performed an abrupt U-turn after announcing it would no longer cut AU$500m (£254m) in subsidies for its automotive sector. A commitment to axe the fund had been made in Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s budget last year, but the cut led to fears the manufacturers would bring forward their plans for factory closures. [...]
Golf Comment: Johnson ready to be contender at the Masters March 9, 2015 DUSTIN Johnson played magnificently on Sunday to win the WGC-Cadillac Championship in Miami by a single stroke and it continues an impressive comeback following his sixmonth leave of absence. When players return from long layoffs you just don’t know whether that time away from the game will take its toll in some capacity but that [...]
Mobile World Congress 2015: The eight best gadgets you need to know March 5, 2015 This week a record-breaking 92,000 people congregated in Barcelona for Mobile World Congress, where the likes of Samsung and LG announced an eclectic mix of smartphones, smartwatches and even smart sofas. Here are some of the best – and weirdest – gadgets we’ve seen. 1. SAMSUNG GALAXY S6 EDGE Since the S3, Samsung’s annual [...]
Upwardly mobile March 4, 2015 This week a record-breaking 92,000 people congregated in Barcelona for Mobile World Congress, where the likes of Samsung and LG announced an eclectic mix of smartphones, smartwatches and even smart sofas. Here are some of the best – and weirdest – gadgets we’ve seen. KODAK IM5 Rumours of the once-giant US camera maker’s demise remain [...]