Health-conscious millennials go bananas for fruit and herbal infusion teas September 6, 2016 Health-conscious millennials have been behind a boom in demand for fruit and herbal infusion teas sales this year at one of the world's fastest-growing premium tea brands. Young tea drinkers have pushed sales of non-traditional fruit and herbal brews up 43 per cent at Southampton-based Ahmad Tea in the last eight months alone. The bestselling blends have [...]
Horse racing betting tips: Secret looks a Pearl of a bet at Doncaster September 6, 2016 Doncaster's four-day Ladbrokes St Leger Festival kicks off on Wednesday with the hugely popular Leger Legends race (3.35pm) taking centre stage. It’s not really a betting event for me, but plenty of punters piled into AP McCoy’s mount Gannicus 12 months ago, who came home in front at just 7/2. Joseph O’Brien and Richard Hughes [...]
Don’t fall for the illusion of a good first impression September 6, 2016 "If you want us to invest, don’t upset the receptionist”. Passion Capital founder Eileen Burbidge sets great store by how those seeking investment from her treat the most junior of her employees. Walt Bettinger, chief executive of Charles Schwab, reportedly takes this even further. He invites prospective hires to breakfast, tips the waiter to provoke them [...]
These are the university towns where house price growth could pay for tuition fees September 6, 2016 What with top-up fees and inflation, going to university has become considerably more expensive in the past few years – but what if you could kill two birds with one stone, and pay off your university fees with your accommodation? New research by HouseSimple.com has found the universities where house price growth in the local area [...]
The Department for Education is facing questions over the merits of a drive to establish apprenticeship standards September 6, 2016 The government is facing doubts over its plans for apprenticeships, after the National Audit Office (NAO) raised questions on how the economy will gain from boosted numbers. In a report issued today, the NAO said the Department for Education has yet to reveal how it expects increased numbers of apprenticeships to boost productivity, or how [...]
England head coach Trevor Bayliss hints that Alex Hales could be set for Test chop September 5, 2016 England head coach Trevor Bayliss has hinted that Nottinghamshire batsman Alex Hales could be axed from the Test side as the search for skipper Alastair Cook’s long-term opening partner looks set to continue. Hales smashed a record-breaking one-day knock of 171 against Pakistan at Trent Bridge last week but failed to fire during the Test [...]
Stuart Lancaster is a sponge of a rugby man and will thrive in new Leinster role, says former England centre Will Greenwood September 5, 2016 Former England centre Will Greenwood has backed Stuart Lancaster to prove a huge success in his new role after being appointed as a senior coach at Pro12 side Leinster for the remainder of the season. Lancaster left his role as England head coach in November 2015 after a dismal World Cup campaign which saw the [...]
The Juno probe has begun its scientific orbit around Jupiter: We speak to the man who helped build it about the challenges of reaching the red giant September 5, 2016 As the Juno space probe approached Jupiter, the massive gravitational pull of our solar system’s largest planet accelerated the craft to a speed of 265,000km/h. That made it the fastest man-made object in history. At its top speed, Juno could travel from Brighton to Aberdeen in under ten seconds. Juno gathered speed by slingshotting around the [...]
The City must build on its relationship with China to remain the world’s financial centre September 5, 2016 Each week seems to bring another vision of how our post-Brexit relationship with Europe might look. Is the EEA an option? What has to be done in order to secure access to the Single Market? As lord mayor of London, it is my responsibility to work with the government and other key institutions to ensure [...]
The chancellor’s fiscal reset is a golden opportunity to slash living costs through tax cuts and planning reform September 5, 2016 Philip Hammond recently said that he may use the Autumn Statement to “reset” fiscal policy. That is a welcome sentiment because it suggests the chancellor sees before him a golden opportunity to transform the tax system. With Parliament returning, we are likely to see the government start to formulate and publicise more detailed economic policy [...]