Extraordinary Wise Dan the star man in Breeders’ Cup Mile October 31, 2013 Bill Esdaile previews the Breeders’ Cup and the best of the jumps action THE BREEDERS’ Cup has had its fair share of criticism recently, but there is still some top class racing to enjoy tonight and tomorrow evening. I’m going to leave the Classic alone as it’s a very difficult race to get a handle [...]
A moving and funny acting master-class October 31, 2013 FILM PHILOMENA Cert 12a | By Daniel O’Mahony Four stars PHILOMENA is inspired by true events, though there are moments so heart-rending you wish the source material were fictional. It tells the story of Philomena Lee (Judi Dench), a working-class Irish woman who became pregnant as a teenager in the 1950s. Sent away to a [...]
Pinzolo to end Godolphin’s topsy turvy season on a high October 24, 2013 DONCASTER hosts the final British Group One race of the season tomorrow when 11 runners line up for the Racing Post Trophy (3.50pm) over a mile. The first place to start has to be Aidan O’Brien who has won the race a record seven times. He saddles three runners and the once-raced Century is the [...]
London Report: Bank falls stop FTSE’s nine-day winning streak October 23, 2013 THE UK’S benchmark equity index fell yesterday to end a nine-session winning streak, as a drop in heavyweight banking shares dragged the stock market down from five-month highs. Nevertheless, several traders felt any pullback would be relatively short-lived and saw the UK stock market rallying into the end of 2013. The benchmark FTSE 100 index [...]
Rod street chief executive British Champions Series October 17, 2013 QIPCO British Champions Day has, in just two short years, become one of the world’s most important race days and we’re delighted with the entries for this year’s showpiece. With the winners of the 2000 Guineas, the Derby, the Oaks, the Ascot Gold Cup and three top-class victors from Arc day set to face the [...]
Another striking play in The Shed at The National October 6, 2013 THEATRE THE WORLD OF EXTREME HAPPINESS The Shed | By Xenobe Purvis Three Stars A MAN describes the taste of pigeon excrement, his wife gives birth, praying with every eye-popping push that her child will be a son, and a newly-born daughter is thrown to the slop bucket, all within the space of ten minutes. [...]
Business groups urge PM to make good on tax cuts October 2, 2013 DAVID Cameron must make good on his defence of the free market by cutting taxes and boosting investment in the economy, business groups warned yesterday. The Prime Minister used the final day of the Conservative party conference in Manchester to deliver a rhetroic-heavy speech in defence of free markets, attempting to define the next election [...]
Cameron must now translate his vision into concrete action October 2, 2013 THERE is, of course, a place for soundbites. David Cameron’s speech yesterday had those in spades; some were even pretty good. The Prime Minister spoke up for the profit motive, for enterprise, hard work, improved standards in education and called for a land of opportunity. He defended business from the vicious attacks of Ed Miliband, [...]
Government to receive £1.3bn from Royal Mail sale – but warns of coming strike action September 27, 2013 The government prospectus for the sale of 497-year old Royal Mail reveals that the state will take £1.3bn to £1.7bn from the sale. Fees will exceed £50m, with the government paying £28.5m and the Royal Mail itself a further £23m. Investors should … assume national strike action will take place during the period immediately after [...]
Google lawsuit over small ads set to go ahead September 26, 2013 A FEDERAL judge last night refused to dismiss most of a lawsuit against Google over allegations the company improperly scanned the content of customers’ emails in order to place ads. US district Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California ruled that the proposed class action lawsuit against Google can proceed. She rejected Google’s argument that [...]