Title in sight after Froome blitzes rivals July 14, 2015 BRITAIN’S Chris Froome hailed “a dream day” on the Tour de France after an emphatic stage 10 victory blew away his main rivals and tightened his grip on the yellow jersey. Froome crossed the finish line 59 seconds before any other rider, extending his lead in the general classification from an overnight margin of 12 [...]
Pluto flyby pictures: Nasa’s New Horizons probe sends back “best image of Pluto yet” as it whizzes past dwarf planet July 14, 2015 A multi-billion-kilometre flight, taking nine years to complete, has culminated in a major win for space science: the Pluto flyby. The US probe shot past Pluto at 12.49pm UK time on a trajectory that brought the spacecraft within 12,500km of the body’s surface. The probe was travelling at 45,000 km/h (28,000 mph). Nasa [...]
BC set to dig in to cote brasserie chain July 13, 2015 PRIVATE equity group BC is in talks to buy restaurant chain Cote Brasserie. The bid, first reported by Sky News, comes less than two years after private equity group, CBPE Capital, took a majority stake in the chain. It has 65 bistros around the UK which have benfited from consumer spending on eating out rise by [...]
Fever-tree takes off with British Airways July 13, 2015 DRINKS company Fever-Tree is taking to the skies after striking a deal with British Airways to supply the airline with its new can range. Its Indian and Naturally Light Tonic will be available in British Airways First and Club World cabins on long haul flights as well as certain UK lounges.
Greek startups step up to the plate – CNBC Comment July 13, 2015 IT IS often said that the best business ideas emerge during times of financial stress. When an economy is struggling and its people are cash-strapped, we’re pushed to think outside the box. A prime example is what happened in the US during the financial crisis. A 2013 study in the Journal of Economics and Management [...]
Car review: The Range Rover returns bigger and better with the Autobiography LWB July 13, 2015 Land Rover built just one model prior to its ubiquitous Range Rover – the Defender. Tough as old boots and about as comfortable as a park bench, it had such impressive go-anywhere traits that, even today, you can still buy that same vehicle. Though not for much longer. The brilliance of the 70s Range [...]
Unilever starts search for a new chairman to succeed Treschow July 12, 2015 UNILEVER has begun a search for a new chairman as Swedish veteran Michael Treschow prepares to hand over the reins after almost 10 years in the role. The company behind Dove soap and Magnum ice-creams is understood to have hired headhunters at Russell Reynolds Associates to search for his successor, Sky News first reported. An [...]
Rein me in if you can, rivals told by Briton July 12, 2015 BULLISH Chris Froome has challenged his Tour de France rivals to step up after the British rider finished the first week in a commanding position. Froome retained the yellow jersey and increased his lead over key rivals Alberto Contador, Nairo Quintana and Vincenzo Nibali after Team Sky finished a close second in yesterday’s time trial [...]
BBC charter review panel: Meet the eight people deciding the broadcaster’s future July 12, 2015 The government has selected a panel of independent advisors to lead a review of the BBC's royal charter, which will shape the future of the public broadcaster. An eight-person team of media professionals and experts, with backgrounds in broadcasting, production, technology and media regulation, have been chosen by the culture secretary John Whittingdale to conduct [...]
Tour de France 2015: Tony Martin broken collarbone puts Chris Froome in lead July 9, 2015 Britain's Chris Froome was catapulted back into the Tour de France lead last night after yellow jersey-holder Tony Martin was forced to quit the race with a broken collarbone. Read more: Froome glad to see Martin take yellow jersey Etixx-QuickStep’s Martin sparked a chaotic finish to the sixth stage in Le Havre when he [...]