GUNNED DOWN December 18, 2011 MANCHESTER CITY (1) vs ARSENAL (0) Wenger concedes Arsenal are out of the title race before Christmas as Silva lands the knockout blow which sends Manchester City back to the summit ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger ruled his side out of the Premier League title race after David Silva’s second half goal returned Manchester City to [...]
GUNNED DOWN December 18, 2011 MANCHESTER CITY (1) vs ARSENAL (0) Wenger concedes Arsenal are out of the title race before Christmas as Silva lands the knockout blow which sends Manchester City back to the summit ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger ruled his side out of the Premier League title race after David Silva’s second half goal returned Manchester City to [...]
Banks fuel FTSE gains as investors eye US jobs data December 2, 2011 Banks helped lift the FTSE 100 this morning as a concerted effort by central banks to trigger easier credit among lenders continued to bolster investor sentiment. Despite grim manufacturing data from across the globe yesterday — and a bleak outlook given by Bank of England Governor Mervyn King — markets overall have responded positively to [...]
Banks fuel FTSE gains as investors eye US jobs data December 2, 2011 Banks helped lift the FTSE 100 this morning as a concerted effort by central banks to trigger easier credit among lenders continued to bolster investor sentiment. Despite grim manufacturing data from across the globe yesterday — and a bleak outlook given by Bank of England Governor Mervyn King — markets overall have responded positively to [...]
INSURANCE COMPANY | OF THE YEAR September 21, 2011 HENRY ENGELHARDT ADMIRAL Car insurer Admiral motored ahead to achieve a seventh straight year of profit growth in 2010, with a 50 per cent revenue increase in 2011. Analysts expect the firm will have a 13 per cent market share by 2013. SHORTLIST Beazley Catlin Resolution Hiscox
Power play sees Tsonga overcome tired Nadal November 24, 2011 FRANCE’S Jo-Wilfried Tsonga confirmed his place among the sport’s elite with an epic three-set win over Rafael Nadal to seal a spot in the semi-finals of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. Tsonga was in inspirational form as he beat Nadal for only the third time in his career, recovering from the blow of having [...]
CANDY BROTHERS SEEK ENLIGHTENMENT WITH SERENE NEW TENANTS January 19, 2012 THE BEST things come to those who wait – and this week the Candy brothers have finally revealed two new tenants for their One Hyde Park development. About time for the block of super-apartments that has secured just three full-time residents one year after launch. Except – unfortunately for the Knightsbridge complex that has been [...]
Son waits in wings as Farrell Sr called December 8, 2011 THE SURNAME Farrell might have raised eyebrows when it was included in England’s interim coaching set-up yesterday, but the indications are its presence at Twickenham is only likely to increase. While former dual-code international Andy Farrell, 36, was something of a surprise choice as one of temporary head coach Stuart Lancaster’s assistants, there will be [...]
Son waits in wings as Farrell Sr called December 8, 2011 THE SURNAME Farrell might have raised eyebrows when it was included in England’s interim coaching set-up yesterday, but the indications are its presence at Twickenham is only likely to increase. While former dual-code international Andy Farrell, 36, was something of a surprise choice as one of temporary head coach Stuart Lancaster’s assistants, there will be [...]
Europe’s responsibility deficit is out of control December 15, 2011 DAVID Cameron spoke of ending a “responsibility deficit” yesterday. He wasn’t talking about the Eurozone, but he could have been. Its steadily-compounding financial disaster is an epic tale of failed responsibility, the consequence of spending without thought to the consequences. And yet lazy references to “PIIGS”, while they point rightly to the dysfunctional choices made [...]