If you’ve a grip on the Calais migrant crisis Mr Hammond, why don’t you come take a look? August 4, 2015 We British know how to queue, that is without a doubt. But last Wednesday I was sitting in a cab in Calais next to a lorry driver from Yorkshire in one of the most unpleasant queues of my life, while gangs of young men wandered past us eyeing up which UK bound lorry they thought [...]
Men who become dads later in life are less likely to die in middle age August 4, 2015 Becoming a father after 30 is linked to a lower chance of dying in middle age, according to a new study published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. Read more: It's in the genes – you're more like your father than your mother By analysing data relating to 30,500 men in the [...]
UK migration crisis: How much would it cost the UK to let in all the asylum seekers? August 4, 2015 Nightmarish scenes around the fence bordering the Calais end of the Channel Tunnel in recent days have epitomised what Theresa May has labelled a global migration "crisis". But is it a crisis? What if the UK just gave up and let everyone in? We ran the numbers, and it would cost the UK taxpayer about [...]
Most British people want to protect the green belt from new housing developments August 3, 2015 Two-thirds of British people want the green belt area surrounding London to remain protected from new housing developments, according to a survey by Ipsos Mori. Read more: London will only solve its housing crisis if we face up to Green Belt myths By asking 845 people whether they thought the protected countryside should be [...]
Canon targets decent exposure from Rugby World Cup project: How camera giant plans to capitalise on this year’s major sporting event August 2, 2015 It is one of the most infamous moments in British sport. It is 1982, it is Twickenham, and England are playing Australia at rugby. The players, however, are mere bystanders. Erika Roe had bunked off work that day, but as she later explained, she was “a little bored” by the spectacle in front of her. [...]
The space age: Condeco’s Paul Statham talks trickle-down economics, expansion plans and why being a business leader feels so good August 2, 2015 Back in the early 1980s, the Statham family started an electronic security business in their garage. “We grew it into a fairly formidable company; we had 200 people working for us,” says Paul Statham, son, and now founder and chief executive of Condeco Software. The family sold Masco Security in 1999, in a multi-million pound [...]
Why I left the City to found a business – Investec Comment August 2, 2015 What makes a barrister, with a comfortable salary and a promising career, leave her job and risk everything by starting her own company? It’s a question – or a version of it – that many in the City with an entrepreneurial spirit will have asked themselves. I won’t pretend that it wasn’t a big decision [...]
Inbee edges closer to Sorenstam tally with British Open triumph August 2, 2015 SOUTH Korea’s Inbee Park hailed a new career peak after claiming her seventh Major at the Women’s British Open yesterday. Park, 27, pipped compatriot Jin-Young Ko by three shots with a final score of 12 under par following a course record-equalling final round of 65 that featured seven birdies and an eagle. It was the [...]
Cech lauded as Wenger admits clearing hurdle August 2, 2015 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger insisted that goalkeeper Petr Cech presented Chelsea’s players with a psychological dilemma and admitted that FA Community Shield victory over the Blues meant his side had overcome a mental barrier of their own. Former Chelsea stopper Cech, 33, joined FA Cup winners Arsenal in the summer for £10m after a highly [...]
Film review: Beyond the Reach July 31, 2015 Cert 12a | ★★☆☆☆ Michael Douglas’ career renaissance continues, this time as an ill-intentioned businessman on a hunting trip in the Mojave desert. When the accidental killing of an old man puts his career in jeopardy, he sets sights on his young tracker (Jeremy Irvine). The tension steadily builds during the first 30 minutes. Once [...]