Sun shines for the start of new tax year April 6, 2011 THE excitement of the end of tax year rush to fill up your tax free Individual Savings Account (Isa) may be over, but don’t fret. Yesterday’s sunshine and birdsong heralded the start of a new tax year and the chance to start investing in a new Isa. This tax-year also sees a rise in the [...]
Feathery fun for the family April 7, 2011 FILM REVIEWS RIO Cert: U BEARING in mind the panoply of animals to have starred in digitally animated films, from kung fu pandas to mobster sharks, it’s surprising it’s taken until now to have a movie all about a parrot. The one we now have is no classic of the genre, but that won’t bother [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING March 10, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES LSE TO RING CHANGES WITH OPENING BELL REVIVAL The London Stock Exchange , whose trading pits disappeared 25 years ago, is reviving the buzz of the opening bell by recreating the ritual in its lobby. Construction starts today on a facility at LSE headquarters, next to St Paul’s Cathedral, that will probably feature [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING March 10, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES LSE TO RING CHANGES WITH OPENING BELL REVIVAL The London Stock Exchange , whose trading pits disappeared 25 years ago, is reviving the buzz of the opening bell by recreating the ritual in its lobby. Construction starts today on a facility at LSE headquarters, next to St Paul’s Cathedral, that will probably feature [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING May 16, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES WEST COAST RAIL FACES RETURN TO STATE HANDS Britain’s most profitable train franchise could be taken back into state hands following a government decision to delay the auction of the West Coast service amid an overhaul of the rail system. Virgin Trains is due to hand back the contract to run the lucrative [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING May 16, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES WEST COAST RAIL FACES RETURN TO STATE HANDS Britain’s most profitable train franchise could be taken back into state hands following a government decision to delay the auction of the West Coast service amid an overhaul of the rail system. Virgin Trains is due to hand back the contract to run the lucrative [...]
How to bring the outside in this summer May 5, 2011 LONDON’S parks and green spaces were rammed full of people desperate to soak up the sunshine last weekend. Even the vaguest hint of summer notoriously has Brits whipping out the shorts and firing up the barbeque. Appreciation of our country’s bursts of summer is practically a national characteristic. How then can the keen, but often [...]
Spa and waffles at a Cork golf retreat March 27, 2011 A FRIEND of mine from Cork, who has lived in London, Cambridge and Stockholm, decided to reconnect with her roots for her wedding. Very considerately, she chose to have it at a proper resort, with golf course, ballroom and, of course, a fully-fledged hotel. So deciding to take a room there was a no-brainer; if you [...]
Two spectacular Mexican resorts, two special locations June 5, 2011 ONE is The Tides, Riviera Maya, a five star resort on Mexico’s east coast in the upmarket district of Riviera Maya, south of Cancun and surrounded by lush, tropical rainforests. The other is Las Ventanas al Paraiso, Cabo San Lucas, an equally lavish resort on Mexico’s west coast, on the Pacific side of the desert [...]
Two spectacular Mexican resorts, two special locations June 5, 2011 ONE is The Tides, Riviera Maya, a five star resort on Mexico’s east coast in the upmarket district of Riviera Maya, south of Cancun and surrounded by lush, tropical rainforests. The other is Las Ventanas al Paraiso, Cabo San Lucas, an equally lavish resort on Mexico’s west coast, on the Pacific side of the desert [...]