Why the housing crisis is fast becoming a threat to London’s businesses September 25, 2014 LONDON is a magnet for talent – there is little doubting that. But it is also a city with an underlying weakness that should be recognised as a danger to the capital’s competitiveness. That Achilles’ heel is London’s chronic housing shortage, an issue that is all too rarely framed in terms of business and competitiveness. [...]
What is Formula E? Your guide to Leonardo DiCaprio and Richard Branson’s favourite new motorsport September 12, 2014 Racing goes on the grid for the first time this weekend, as the debut season of Formula E gets underway in Beijing this weekend. Formula E is the electricity powered alternative to the more gass-guzzling versions of motorsports, backed by the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and an array of famous faces including Leonardo DiCaprio and [...]
Oscar Pistorius awaits sentence after being found guilty of culpable homicide September 12, 2014 Oscar Pistorius has been found guilty of the culpable homicide of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. The verdict follows after the former Olympian and Paralympian was found not guilty murder and premeditated murder by a South African judge yesterday. Judge Thokozile Maispa said Pistorius had acted negligently on the night of the victim's death [...]
Pistorius to learn fate as murder charge quashed September 11, 2014 PARALYMPIC champion Oscar Pistorius will discover today whether he is guilty of manslaughter after Judge Thokozile Masipa yesterday cleared the South African of murder. Judge Masipa declared prosecutors had failed to prove that Pistorius had deliberately intended to kill his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day last year but concluded the 27-year-old had acted in [...]
Oscar dropped baton of truth, says prosecutor August 8, 2014 PARALYMPIC superstar Oscar Pistorius cannot escape a conviction for the premeditated murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, prosecutor Gerrie Nel told a South African court yesterday in his concluding remarks. Nel said Pistorius, the first double amputee to run at an Olympic Games, had presented two arguments on his defence that “can never be reconciled”. [...]
Verdict finally in sight after four months of Pistorius murder trial July 7, 2014 LAWYERS for Oscar Pistorius could close their case as soon as today, marking a significant step towards a verdict in the Paralympic star’s high-profile murder trial. South African Pistorius shot girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp dead on Valentine’s Day last year but says he did so only after mistaking her for an intruder. Defence lawyer Barry Roux [...]
Independence Day euphoria: Stocks nearly always jump before 4 July July 4, 2014 Yesterday saw tremendous performance by US stock markets as they closed early for the week, reflecting the national Independence Day holiday, which falls today. The Dow Jones Industrial Average moved above the 17,000 mark for the first time in its history, propelled by labour market data that crushed analyst expectations. Perhaps we shouldn't be surprised [...]
Thorntons share price rise tastes sweet as chocolatier says it will meet earning targets July 3, 2014 Thorntons said yesterday its commercial arm selling chocolates to supermarkets returned to “double-digit” growth in the fourth quarter, making it confident of meeting full-year profit targets. The London-listed chocolatier expects pre-tax profits to leap 51 per cent to £7.1m for the year to 28 June compared with £4.7m a year earlier. Shares rose 8.4 per [...]
Pistorius rated a suicide risk July 2, 2014 PARALYMPIC star Oscar Pistorius is at risk of suicide due to post-traumatic stress disorder brought on by killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp last year, a court heard yesterday. Defence lawyer Barry Roux quoted a mental health assessment of Pistorius, who denies murder. The South African says he shot model and law graduate Steenkamp on Valentine’s [...]
Pistorius of sound mind when he killed Reeva, experts find June 30, 2014 PARALYMPIC superstar Oscar Pistorius was not suffering from mental illness and was therefore criminally responsible when he shot girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, a court heard yesterday. Pistorius’s trial resumed yesterday in South Africa following a month-long assessment by doctors. That was prompted by the defence team’s claim that Pistorius had an anxiety disorder that may have [...]