West Ham 1-3 Arsenal: Gunners’ nine-minute burst enough to give Ljungberg a first victory and end nine-game winless run December 9, 2019 In the end all it took was one morsel of confidence to build on. For successful teams winning becomes a habit; over the last nine games Arsenal had forgotten how to do it. Booed off after 45 minutes in the London Stadium tonight it looked like the Gunners were set for another dispiriting night on [...]
Oil prices rise on renewed hopes of US-China trade deal December 26, 2019 Oil prices lifted this morning as markets responded to a potential breakthrough in US-China trade talks and production cuts by producer group Opec. Brent crude rose 11 per cent to $66.23 a barrel in early trading, while West Texas Intermediate was up 0.25 per cent at $61.26. Read more: Shell takes $2bn hit amid slowing [...]
Hitachi ‘closes in on £200m West Coast franchise deal’ October 6, 2019 Hitachi is said to be close to clinching a £200m deal to overhaul trains and carriages on the West Coast Main Line. The award would come as a blow to struggling Canadian rival Bombardier, which was also pipped to the post by Hitachi on a £400m deal to build dozens of trains in the East [...]
Tory party rocked by more sexual misconduct allegations amid claims MP sexually assaulted man in his sleep in Pakistan April 4, 2022 A man was assaulted while asleep by a Tory MP who was visiting Pakistan, a court heard today. The incident allegedly occured after a party where they were smoking marijuana and drinking whisky, a jury was told. Imran Ahmad Khan, 48, who was elected as the Conservative MP for Wakefield in West Yorkshire in 2019, [...]
Hong Kong bourse posts profit drop amid civil unrest and trade war November 6, 2019 Hong Kong’s bourse has reported a fall in profit during the last quarter, as months of political unrest took its toll on the stock exchange operator. Profit at the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) hit HK$2.2bn ($217.8m) in the three months to September, tumbling 9.5 per cent compared to the same period last year. [...]
Jensen Interceptor review: A real brawn star motor that drives like nothing else March 2, 2020 Sharp-suited Italian styling. A brawny all-American V8. A sumptuous wood-and-leather British interior. Oh, and probably the coolest car name ever conceived. The Jensen Interceptor had it all. Sadly, this glamorous GT was also burdened with ‘traditional’ British build quality, but that’s nothing Cropredy Bridge can’t fix. Based in a quaint village near Banbury, the company [...]
Don’t let Covid spoil Valentine’s Day – bring the party home February 6, 2021 Usually the first busy night of the year for bars and restaurants, this Valentine’s Day promises to be a more subdued affair thanks to ongoing restrictions. But don’t let that spoil the romantic fun – here’s a list of some ways to bring the party to you on 14 February. Boisdale Valentine’s Night Dinner Kit [...]
Facebook has a job to win new cheerleaders November 5, 2019 For an outfit founded on the principle of bringing friends together, Facebook has cut a lonely figure in recent years. In America, founder Mark Zuckerberg has been hauled to DC to answer privacy concerns and one of the Democrats’ leading presidential candidates, Elizabeth Warren, has all but declared war on the firm. Politicians enjoy the [...]
We travel to Europe’s first psychedelic mushroom retreat January 11, 2021 Lockdown has scuppered even the best laid plans. Far from going on holiday somewhere exotic, or embarking on an adventure of self discovery, we’re stuck in a country where walking in the park with a flask of tea may get you arrested. So as we dream of better times and sunnier climes, we’re starting a [...]
Napoleonic cellars and Peaky Blinders: How the old merchants of St James’s Street are fighting to stay relevant November 28, 2019 Reserved, polite and unashamedly old-fashioned, the shop-owners of St James’s Street do not offer many similarities with the brash retail bosses we so often see in the news. Unlike Mike Ashley or Sir Philip Green, they are not waging takeover wars or stirring up corporate controversies. They are cautious in their ambitions, and conservative in their tastes. But just [...]