London faces second day of strike misery February 5, 2014 A SECOND day of strike action on the Tube is set to bring further travel woe to commuters today, as part of a union dispute with Transport for London that business groups have slammed. Around a third of all Tube services ran yesterday, with eight of the 11 lines operating for most of the day. [...]
Against the Grain: Myths and reality of Valentine’s Day: It’s more than just a marketing ploy February 4, 2014 VALENTINE’S Day is almost upon us. Many readers may recall a time when its main purpose was for love-struck teenagers to communicate, anonymously or otherwise, with the objects of their desire. Now it is big business. It is hardly possible to enter a pub or restaurant without being exhorted to publicly display fidelity and love [...]
Getting to the heart of online dating February 2, 2014 Annabel Palmer talks matchmaking with Lovestruck founders Brett Harding and Laurence Holloway ONLINE dating has come a long way since kiss.com and match.com – widely believed to be the first major dating websites – were registered in 1994 and 1995 respectively. Today, it is one of the most popular ways to meet a new partner, [...]
Somersby to provide emotional success for Knight and Channon January 16, 2014 TERRY Biddlecombe, the three-time champion jockey, will be laid to rest today and there won’t be a dry eye in the house at Ascot tomorrow if SOMERSBY, formerly trained by his wife Henrietta Knight, gives him the perfect send off in the Sodexo Clarence House Chase (3.35pm). Biddlecombe and Knight hit the headlines when Best [...]
Frankel dynasty begins as first foal born January 15, 2014 HE may be only days old, but he is already among the most valuable specimens in the horse racing world with an estimated value of around £6m. The first foal sired by Frankel, considered the greatest of all time, was born at the weekend to Chrysanthemum, herself the offspring of champion sire Danehill Dancer, it [...]
What the other papers say this morning – 15 January 2014 January 14, 2014 FINANCIAL TIMES Cameron shelves migration report David Cameron shelved a government report on EU migration, after Theresa May, home secretary, failed to provide evidence to support her case for imposing tighter curbs on immigrants. May, whose department was responsible for drafting the report, said last month there was “abuse of free movement” and that some [...]
Champions League: Tired Chelsea sleepwalk way into knockout stage November 26, 2013 FC BASEL 1 vs CHELSEA 0 CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho shouldered the blame for his team’s laboured performance at St Jakob-Park last night, but the other result in Group E ensured they limped through to the last 16 of the Champions League. The Blues made a single change to the starting line-up from the team [...]
Pistorius substance was herbal aid for muscles and sex stamina February 27, 2013 THE MYSTERY substance found at the home of Paralympic star and murder suspect Oscar Pistorius that sparked accusations of doping was a herbal muscle recovery aid, his representatives said yesterday. The substance was named as Testis Compositum, which is also marketed as a “testosterone booster” and a treatment for “symptoms associated with male sexual weakness”, [...]
Police hit back over Pistorius cop chaos February 22, 2013 CRISIS-HIT South African police chiefs insist the case against Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius has not been weakened despite the lead detective being thrown off after it emerged he himself faces seven charges of attempted murder. On another day of extraordinary twists in the bail hearing of Pistorius, who denies deliberately killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, National [...]
Screams amid firing at Blade Runner home, court hears February 21, 2013 MURDER suspect Paralympic superstar Oscar Pistorius could find out today whether he is to be granted bail or faces months in jail awaiting trial for the alleged killing of his model girlfriend. A South African court heard yesterday how witnesses reported female screaming amid the gunshots around the time of Reeva Steenkamp’s death, in the [...]