Harry Cory Wright: Anglia – art review May 8, 2015 Eleven Gallery | ★★★★☆ East Anglia isn’t known for its magisterial landscape – endless flat, wild land is hardly the stuff of picture post-cards. What it does have is space: space for light to meld and dance. Space to explore. And as the work of Harry Cory Wright shows, there are rich pickings for [...]
General Election 2015 results: David Cameron on his way back to Downing St May 7, 2015 Prime Minister David Cameron was on track to keep the keys to Downing Street according to an exit poll that sent shockwaves through the country late last night. The poll conducted by NOP/MORI for the major broadcasters (BBC, ITV and Sky) put Cameron’s Conservative party just shy of a majority on 316 seats, with the Labour [...]
Fantasy football: Can BT’s dreams of boosting growth come true? May 7, 2015 The telecom’s move into TV sports gained credibility from its £900m deal to broadcast the Champions League, but it is not without problems BT BOSS Gavin Patterson didn’t waste any time in making his presence felt at the top of the FTSE 100 company when he was appointed chief executive in 2013. Just two months [...]
What time do the polls close, when do constituencies declare their results and how many seats does a party need to win a majority? All your General Election 2015 questions answered May 7, 2015 Planning on pulling an all-nighter? Here's every question you'll have during coverage, answered. What time do the polls close? Polls close at 10pm, very shortly after which the first exit poll, conducted by the BBC, will come out. In the past, they've been pretty accurate – predicted the outcomes of the 2005 and 2010 General [...]
Ex-Arsenal captain Tony Adams “eyeing up” Aston Villa takeover bid May 7, 2015 Ex-Arsenal captain Tony Adams is said to eyeing up a £150m takeover bid for Premier League club Aston Villa, it has been reported. Adams has apparently joined forces with former Chelsea executive Paul Smith and they have approached City investors over backing a potential bid according to Sky News. The pair are said to have approached private [...]
EasyJet suffers a hangover from French strikes as Ryanair surges ahead May 7, 2015 EasyJet managed to shake off the effects of French transport strikes to post a 3.8 per cent increase in passengers. The figures EasyJet said that, compared to April 2014, it had had 12 times (602) the number of flights cancelled, mostly due to air traffic control strikes in France. Nevertheless, the number of passengers flying [...]
The A-Z of the 2015 General Election night: What time do polling stations open, how to find your nearest one, and when results come out May 7, 2015 If you're wondering what time the polling stations open, to how you can you find out which one they need to go to, to how long you'll have to stay up if you want to watch the results as they come out. From absentee ballots to voters who choose "zero", here's our quick A-Z guide of [...]
21st Century Fox earnings down despite box office film successes May 6, 2015 Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox yesterday reported a hit to its earnings for the third quarter, after asset sales and the fact it did not show the Super Bowl. Net income fell seven per cent to $975m (£640m), from $1.06bn a year earlier. The media giant posted quarterly revenues of $US6.8bn, which were down from [...]
21st Century Fox revenue falls as Rupert Murdoch deals with falling TV viewership May 6, 2015 The figures 21st Century Fox's share price jumped in after-hours trading after the media conglomerate reported third-quarter earnings that beat analysts' expectations – although revenues missed targets. Revenues fell from $8.2bn to $6.84bn (£4.49bn). However, excluding turnover from the Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia businesses which have since been sold to Sky, revenues actually increased one [...]
This graphene and spider silk mixture is so strong it could be used to catch falling planes May 6, 2015 What happens if you spray unsuspecting spiders with graphene, the world's strongest artificial material? They spin ultra-strong silk webs, an Italian scientist has discovered. Nicola Pugno from the University of Trento wanted to combine natural and man-made strength to create a material with record-breaking properties, and his wish was granted. He applied “aqueous dispersions” [...]