General Election 2015: Labour border clash over cuts in manifesto April 13, 2015 The Labour party sought to defend its economic credibility yesterday, even as polling showed them facing a wipeout in their Scottish heartland in the face of anti-cuts campaigning. A poll conducted by TNS showed the majority of Scots backing the Scottish National Party (SNP). Support for Nicola Sturgeon’s party has doubled over the last [...]
Game of Thrones torrent leak won’t stop HBO profiting off fantasy phenomenon April 13, 2015 The majority of "Game of Thrones" fans in the UK are gearing up for the return of their favourite fantasy programme to TV screens tonight, but thousands will have already seen the first episodes of the series’ fifth season following a massive leak. The first four episodes have been illegally downloaded well over a million [...]
BAML takes aim at glass ceilings April 12, 2015 BANK of America Merrill Lynch is co-hosting a women’s career speed networking event with the Education and Employers Taskforce charity at the Tate Modern next week, for girls interested in a fledgling career in the arts. There is perhaps no better a place than the 35 metre high Turbine Hall to inspire a sky’s the [...]
Wiggo denied farewell glory April 12, 2015 BRITISH cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins missed out on a glorious farewell from Team Sky as he finished 18th in the Paris-Roubaix one-day Classic yesterday. German rider John Degenkolb won in a sprint finish after four-time Olympic champion Wiggins, who had made becoming the first British winner of this event his chief remaining road-racing aim, saw [...]
Richie Benaud’s iconic commentary captured in six videos April 10, 2015 Iconic cricket commentator and former Australia captain Richie Benaud has died aged 84, triggering an outpouring of tributes and reminiscences from cricket fans around the world. After a successful career on the field, in which he captained Australia in 28 tests and became the first cricketer to achieve a test match double of 2000 runs [...]
Chinese and US tie together for circus bid April 9, 2015 Cirque du Soleil, the iconic live entertainment firm, could be bought by US buyout giant TPG, now that Chinese conglomerate Fosun International is joining its bid, according to SkyNews. CVC Capital Partners and Providence Equity Partners have rival bids for the firm.
Rothschild hired to advise on financing Heathrow or Gatwick airport runway expansion April 9, 2015 Investment bankers at Rothschild are working for the Department for Transport, it emerged yesterday, as officials want to work out how the Heathrow or Gatwick runway expansion could be financed. Sir Howard Davies is leading a commission looking at the different proposals to increase capacity at the airports, which each come with varying price tags. [...]
Forget Shoreditch: How to turn an industrial relic into a home in shabby chic Archway April 9, 2015 As residential values in London have sky-rocketed, more disused commercial buildings are being converted into homes. A few years ago, it would have been unheard of for apartments to be more profitable than office space but there are a few boroughs in London where this is increasingly true. And there are no spaces more suited [...]
Sport Comment: Future looks uncertain in Wild West of football agents April 9, 2015 IT WAS an astonishing Easter weekend of football, full of action and mouth-watering goals of the highest class. But after being persuaded by someone other than Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers to spill his guts to the BBC, young forward Raheem Sterling was not one of those heroes. I am sure he will reflect on that [...]
Moody’s warns Brexit is a bigger threat to UK credit rating than 2015 General Election April 8, 2015 The prospect of Britain leaving the European Union could cause more damage to the country’s credit rating than uncertainty over the outcome of May’s General Election, Moody’s warned yesterday. The ratings agency said a potential period of uncertainty if neither the Conservatives nor Labour wins an overall majority on 7 May was unlikely to affect [...]