Title would cap Robshaw year, says Healey May 24, 2012 HARLEQUINS captain Chris Robshaw will crown the most remarkable individual season ever if he leads the south Londoners to their first Premiership title tomorrow at Twickenham, says former England star Austin Healey. In a whirlwind few months Robshaw has been plucked from the international wilderness to become the central figure in Stuart Lancaster’s new-look England [...]
A Mexican adventure in high style May 13, 2012 The last time I came to central America was 15 years ago on my gap year. Bed for the night tended to be a hammock, or mosquito-infested beach shack if we were pushing the boat out. Clothes were stuffed in a backpack, made heavier by my inspired first day purchase of a 5kg granite pestle [...]
Coach Lancaster faces inevitable difficult spell, admits Andrew May 10, 2012 RUGBY Football Union chief Rob Andrew is predicting some “difficult moments” over the coming months for England manager Stuart Lancaster, but has vowed the organisation will not lose faith with the inexperienced coach. Andrew spoke to City A.M. after Lancaster named his 42-man squad for next month’s tour to South Africa, his first since being [...]
ADVISERS ROTHSCHILD May 3, 2012 JENNIFER YU HEAD OF GREATER CHINA BRIGHT Foods was advised by Rothschild and Linklaters’ teams in Britain and China. Rothschild’s team here was made up of Akeel Sachak, global head of consumer, Robert Plowman, Jessica Gretton and Abhishek Wahi. In China the deal was led by Jennifer Yu, Rothschild’s head of Greater China, and Ting-Jie [...]
GM raises US sales outlook May 1, 2012 GENERAL Motors reported a smaller-than-expected decline in US new vehicle sales in April and raised its outlook for the year. The US carmaker said its sales fell eight per cent last month while Ford posted a five per cent fall. GM warned that the next few months could be choppy, but projected that US auto [...]
Ford faces first strike action in over 30 years in pensions fight April 25, 2012 WORKERS at Ford’s UK sites are being balloted for strike action over a pensions dispute, the Unite union said yesterday. If the 2,500 staff vote for a strike, it will be the first industrial action to hit Ford since the 1970s. Workers will vote at Ford’s UK headquarters and at several factories including Dagenham, where [...]
Ford to invest $760m in China plant April 19, 2012 Ford is investing $760m to build a new plant in eastern China as part of its effort to catch up with U.S. rival General Motors Co in the world’s largest auto market. Ford said the new plant in Hangzhou in Zhejiang province will initially boost the US automaker’s annual capacity in China by 250,000 vehicles [...]
Car sales slump in Europe but Britain enjoys a revival in March April 17, 2012 EUROPEAN car sales fell for a sixth straight month in March, industry data showed yesterday, as the deepening slump in France and Italy outweighed a fragile recovery in Germany and Britain. Registrations dropped 6.6 per cent to 1.5m cars across the EU plus Switzerland, Norway and Iceland – their lowest March level since 1998, the [...]
Take pride and GROOM April 10, 2012 Shiseido Men Deep Cleansing Scrub, £21.50, houseoffraser.co.uk Made with cleansing granules, this scrub is meant to perk up your skin and helps prevent ingrown hairs. Good for all skin types, Shiseido is a formidable brand, and if you’re going to have one thing: have this. Tom Ford for Men, £45, houseoffraser.co.uk The king of perfect [...]
Twitter cosies up to car companies April 4, 2012 Twitter, looking for better proximity to car companies with hefty ad budgets, said yesterday it will open an office in Detroit. The San Francisco social media firm has located an office in the Motor City following a notable financial recovery by General Motors, Ford Motors and Chrysler after years of painful restructuring and depressed auto [...]