The EU is dead: The Grexit crisis has laid bare Europe’s inability to rescue itself June 21, 2015 Jumping the shark” is one of my favourite American idioms. It was first used in the context of a particularly notorious episode of the 1970s classic US television show Happy Days, which centred on the unlikely but enduring friendship between a young, square, 1950s good guy, Richie Cunningham, and his cool, but from-the-wrong-side-of-the-tracks ally Fonzie. [...]
Britain’s world-leading financial services industry is more than just the City June 21, 2015 Financial services” does not equal “London”. This is my message overseas – but it is equally important to say it on these shores as well. Like all lord mayors, I speak to and for the whole of the UK’s financial and professional services community – of which London is only a part. Our work is [...]
Savour 2015: The foodie revolution arrives in the Maldives at Coco Bodu Hithi June 21, 2015 The Coco Residences set out in a circle formation at Coco Bodu Hithi A friend once told me, in total bafflement, about a couple who left their honeymoon in The Maldives early. They were bored, she said, in the midst of the Indian Ocean, so changed their plans and spent the rest of their [...]
Clarke dismisses Gillespie’s pre-Ashes Dad’s Army jibe June 21, 2015 AUSTRALIA Test captain Michael Clarke has shrugged off the accusation from former fast bowler Jason Gillespie that his side are too old to beat England and retain the Ashes this summer. Gillespie, who was in contention to replace the sacked Peter Moores as England head coach before fellow countryman Trevor Bayliss was appointed, last week [...]
U21 European Championship: Southgate: Win has proven our doubters wrong June 21, 2015 SWEDEN 0 ENGLAND 1 RELIEVED England boss Gareth Southgate revelled in his side silencing their doubters after the young lions revived their chances of qualifying for the knockout stages with victory over Sweden yesterday. While a draw would not have been mathematically terminal, England were flirting with elimination before substitute Jesse Lingard volleyed home with [...]
Heinz gets saucy as ketchup QR code links to German porn site June 19, 2015 Techies at Heinz were left red-faced a German customer complained that a QR code printed on one of its ketchup bottles had taken him to a porn site. "Your ketchup is not for young people," said Daniel Korell on Heinz' Facebook page, alongside a picture of a ketchup bottle next to a phone displaying a [...]
It turns out getting into a pickle is actually good for you June 19, 2015 Those of you who carefully pick the gherkins out of your burgers, beware: it turns out eating pickles can actually make you less anxious. According to a study to be published in the journal Psychiatry Research, young adults who ate more fermented foods – including gherkins, sauerkraut and pickled onions – had "reduced social anxiety". The effect [...]
It turns out getting into a pickle is actually good for you June 19, 2015 Those of you who carefully pick the gherkins out of your burgers, beware: it turns out eating pickles can actually make you less anxious. Read more: Why anxiety could stop you getting the job you want According to a study to be published in the journal Psychiatry Research, young adults who ate more fermented foods had "reduced [...]
London mayor race: Tessa Jowell says age is her advantage June 19, 2015 Dame Tessa Jowell believes age is her advantage in the race to become London mayor, saying she could not have done the job "with confidence" earlier in her life. Read more: Who has declared in the race to succeed Boris Johnson? Jowell drew parallels between herself and Hillary Clinton's bid for the White House in America, saying: [...]
MUFG straight in at the charity football championships June 18, 2015 IT WAS all to play for yesterday at recruitment consultants Kennedy Pearce’s annual charity football competition, where over 25 FTSE 100 companies, including Sony Entertainment and Virgin Active, went head-to-head to raise £1,000 for the charity of their choice. Investment bank MUFG Securities wiped the floor with the independent merchant banking group Close Brothers in [...]