Tiernan-Locke probe strengthens Cookson testing stance September 29, 2013 WORLD cycling’s top official has reiterated calls for anti-doping to be implemented independently of governing body the UCI after English rider Jonathan Tiernan-Locke withdrew from racing to clear his name. Tiernan-Locke, who earned a prestigious move to Team Sky by winning the Tour of Britain last year, is preparing a response after being informed of [...]
Live with your head in the clouds September 26, 2013 Booming demand for residential property causes developers to reach for the sky LONDON has lifted its head firmly into the clouds in recent years as more gargantuan skyscrapers have sprouted up around the city. The Shard, the Heron Tower, the Walkie Talkie and their contemporaries have pierced the skyline and made a similar hole in [...]
35,000 customers switch banks in first week of new scheme September 26, 2013 According to reports, around 35,000 Britons have moved their current accounts during the first week of a new industry switching scheme aimed at promoting greater competition in the banking sector. Last week the Payments Council announced the launch of the Current Account Switching Service, which involves 33 banks and building societies, including Halifax, Barclays, Bank [...]
Fly away to the fantastical mountains of St Lucia September 26, 2013 There’s a lot of local charm beyond the idyllic beaches, azure waters and postcard sunsets, says Oliver Pickup WHAT connects Superman, Amy Winehouse, Oprah Winfrey, Blackbeard and Napoléon Bonaparte? No, it’s not my ultimate dinner party guest list – although that would be some karaoke line up. The link is that they have all been [...]
Inside Track: More than one elephant in the Royal Mail sorting room September 25, 2013 IT’S NOT hard to identify the biggest of the elephantine threats to Royal Mail’s imminent stock market listing, which heralds the most contentious privatisation since the 1980s. With unions poised to ballot members over the prospect of industrial action within weeks, the prospect of a multi-day walkout at the precise time that the company’s shares [...]
HBO swoops for Sky Living comedy series September 25, 2013 US NETWORK HBO yesterday snapped up the North American broadcast rights for a new Sky Living comedy series, written by and starring The Newsroom’s Emily Mortimer (right). Doll & Em, a six-part series produced by Mortimer and Alessandro Nivola’s King Bee Productions, will air on Sky this year.
Stay ‘Appy: five of the best iO7 apps September 25, 2013 Citymapper FREE Forget Googlemaps, Citymapper is the ultimate transport app for London. It’s easy to use, utterly comprehensive and a lifesaver when you’re out late and unsure of how to get home. Essential for Londoners. Runkeeper FREE Who needs a personal trainer when you’ve got a smartphone? Getting fit doesn’t seem so impossible when you [...]
Wiggins sanguine as road time trial gold eludes Sir Brad again September 25, 2013 BRITAIN’S Sir Bradley Wiggins refused to be downbeat yesterday after falling short in his bid to claim one of the few top cycling prizes to elude him. Wiggins finished second to Germany’s Tony Martin in the time trial at the Road World Championships in Florence, just as he did in 2011. It meant the 33-year-old [...]
Labour resorts to spin after its football defeat September 23, 2013 LABOUR’S shadow cabinet was yesterday at war – over a brutal football defeat to a group of journalists. The annual showdown between the Labour team and Fleet Street’s finest ended in a 4-0 win for the media. But some of the politicians – mainly consisting of a rapidly ageing group of Blair-era MPs – resorted to [...]
Before the open: Markets mixed following German elections and Bullard on taper September 23, 2013 Despite Angela Merkel's win in the German elections, European markets look set to open mixed this morning, following James Bullard's Friday comments on the Fed's decision not to taper. Share markets seen drifting, mainly lower, as #Merkel works to form new German government. Financial bookies: FTSE 100 -15, DAX +7, CAC40 -8 — Peter Hoskins [...]