The artful dodger: Prolific forger Mark Landis gave all his counterfeit paintings away for free July 2, 2015 Mark Landis was 30-years-old and living alone in San Francisco when, on a whim, he decided to become a museum benefactor. “I had been seeing things on TV about wealthy philanthropists giving pictures away to museums in memory of people. I wanted to show my mother that I was doing well, I wanted to show [...]
Brighthouse getting its house in order July 1, 2015 Rent-to-buy boss tells Kasmira Jefford why it has a valid place on the high street THE OWNERS of Brighthouse couldn’t have picked a better name to sum up the UK’s biggest rent-to-own retail chain. Its bold red and yellow fascia above window displays that promise “low weekly payments” and “no deposit” unashamedly seek to grab [...]
Sepp Blatter hints he could stay on as Fifa president June 26, 2015 Fifa president Sepp Blatter has channeled the spirit of a post-election Nigel Farage by hinting he is not yet ready to stand down as Fifa president. Read more: Swiss authorities ready to quiz Sepp Blatter over Fifa World Cup bids The 79-year-old was expected to call time on his 17-year reign at the head of football's [...]
Tesco’s share price soars after reporting smallest decline in more than a year June 26, 2015 Tesco's share price climbed 3.6 per cent this morning as investors digested what appear to be the first signs of a turnaround under new chief executive Dave Lewis. The troubled supermarket has reported its smallest declines in more than a year, while volumes are up. The figures Tesco has stemmed its declines – group [...]
Communities in the sky: Architects are embracing a very capitalist utopian dream June 25, 2015 Architects are returning to the utopian idea of housing projects as selfcontained communities where residents are able to interact in social spaces. Only this time it’s a very capitalist dream Here’s how most of us choose our homes: we pick an area we can afford, perhaps somewhere with a good school for the kids, [...]
Toyota headquarters raided by police following executive’s arrest June 24, 2015 Toyota's headquarters in Tokyo have been raided by police, although it is unclear what they were looking for. Read more: Toyota recalling 190,000 cars as more Takata airbags fail A source told Reuters the search was related to last week's arrest of the company's new communications officer Julie Hamp, who allegedly brought a controlled [...]
“Undo send” feature for Gmail is officially here June 23, 2015 Google has added "undo send" as a formal setting in Gmail for the web, giving users up to 30 seconds to cancel emails after they've hit "send". The feature was available in Gmail Labs, a section that lets users trial experimental, pre-release features. However, most users don't use this section, and "undo send" has now [...]
Inside the world of mine clearance: TDI’s Hugh Morris talks booby traps, Islamic State and why trust really matters June 21, 2015 There are 110m unexploded mines in the world today. And that’s the number under the ground – it doesn’t include those being stored, transported or created. “The saddest thing about Ukraine, Syria, Iraq, Libya is that this is destruction on repeat,” says Hugh Morris, founder and managing director of landmine clearance company The Development Initiative [...]
Police launch investigation into the link between body found on Richmond roof and Heathrow stowaway June 20, 2015 Police have launched an investigation into the link between the death of a man found on a roof in Richmond and a stowaway discovered on a British Airways flight from Johannesburg to Heathrow. Scotland Yard confirmed that police had been called at 9.35am on Thursday to Kew Road in Richmond where officers found the body of [...]
Card Factory share price falls eight per cent after bosses sell shares June 19, 2015 Shares in discount greetings chain Card Factory slumped eight per cent to 329p per share this morning, after bosses sold shares amounting to 4.3 per cent of the company. The Wakefield-based retailer said senior management had sold off 14.8m shares at 330p per share, making the total placing worth £48.84m. Its chief exec Richard Hayes sold £9.6m worth [...]