Lancaster backs Easter’s Test revival January 21, 2015 ENGLAND head coach Stuart Lancaster insists he never closed the door on veteran Harlequins No8 Nick Easter after ending his international exile yesterday by selecting him in the training squad for the opening Six Nations clash with Wales. Lancaster has named a 34-man party ahead of the Millennium Stadium curtain-raiser on 6 February which also [...]
Lancaster set to hand Easter and Cipriani recalls January 20, 2015 ENGLAND head coach Stuart Lancaster is set to hand veteran Harlequins No8 Nick Easter an international recall when he announces his squad for the opening clash of the Six Nations against Wales today. Lancaster will name a 34-strong party ahead of next week’s training camp for the Millennium Stadium showdown on 6 February and is expected to [...]
England blow as Lawes out of two Six Nations dates January 18, 2015 ENGLAND head coach Stuart Lancaster has been dealt a Six Nations headache after Northampton Saints boss Jim Mallinder revealed second-row Courtney Lawes will today undergo surgery to cure an ankle injury. Lawes is set to miss the opening clash against Wales on 6 February and the match with Italy a week later, while Lancaster’s back-row [...]
Halfords share price plunges as chief executive Matt Davies poached by Tesco January 8, 2015 Shares in bikes-to-car parts retailer Halfords plunged 8.5 per cent yesterday after Tesco announced it had poached chief executive Matt Davies to head up its UK and Ireland business. The former Pets at Home boss was hired in 2012 to lead a turnaround of the tired chain, which had issued nine profit warnings in the [...]
UK car sales hit 10-year high in 2014: High consumer confidence and boost to industry January 7, 2015 The number of new cars sold in the UK reached a 10-year high in 2014, new figures show. Over the whole of last year 2,476,435 new cars were registered, according to figures released yesterday by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). It was the fourth-best year of all time regarding the [...]
City Moves for 06 January 2015 | Who’s switching jobs January 5, 2015 Stanhope Capital The investment office has announced the appointment of Charles Mesquita as a senior director in its charity team. He has over 25 years’ investment experience, and has previously held positions at Newton Investment Management and Rensburg Sheppards (now Investec). Simmons & Simmons Matthew Pitman has been promoted to partner at the law firm. Based [...]
Burgess admits tackling rugby union is tougher than expected January 5, 2015 CODE-SWITCHER Sam Burgess has revealed the conversion to rugby union from league is proving a harder task to master than he initially envisaged. Surgery to fix a broken cheekbone delayed his union debut until November but after a smattering of cameos the 26-year-old made his first start for Bath in their 17-8 Premiership defeat to [...]
US jobs data gives snapshot of economy – The week ahead on Wall St January 4, 2015 INVESTORS will get a fresh snapshot of the state of the US economy at the start of 2015 on Friday, when figures for nonfarm payrolls, the unemployment rate and wholesale inventories are announced. The unemployment rate for December is likely to remain at 5.8 per cent, according to analysts, while weekly jobless claims for January, [...]
CES 2015 preview: 3 things to expect at the biggest technology show of the year January 4, 2015 It's not even a week since the wrapping was ripped off the latest tech gadget gifts given over Christmas, but a wave of new devices, inventions and trends are already set to sweep the market. The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES), brings together the biggest electronics brands, and many upstarts looking to disrupt their business, [...]
Henry IV Parts 1 and 2: An RSC hit at the Barbican December 18, 2014 Barbican | ★★★★☆ The Henry IV plays occupy an odd place in Shakespeare’s canon. They have the dimensions of a soap opera, spanning the breadth of society for the entire duration of a reign. They’re tonally inconsistent, flashing from palace to pub, and sparse of incident. Tense battles conclude with the blackest of comedy, [...]