Noble Mission to emulate his brother Frankel October 16, 2014 BILL ESDAILE PREVIEWS TOMORROW’S QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS DAY AT ASCOT QIPCO British Champions Day has been a tremendous success and although the ground is set to be testing tomorrow, the action still promises to be enthralling. The first place to start has to be the meeting’s highlight, the £1.3m QIPCO Champions Stakes (4.05pm), where Cirrus [...]
What to watch, see and listen to in 2015: From Avengers and Shaun the Sheep to an exhibition about beards January 21, 2015 Our pick of the upcoming films, music art and theatre. FILM SELMA David Oyelowo in Selma 6 February This movie chronicles Martin Luther King’s epic march from Selma to Montgomery as part of the civil rights movement, which culminated in President Johnson signing the Voting Rights act of 1965. English actor David Oyelowo [...]
Tearful Murray ends 14-month trophy drought September 28, 2014 EMOTIONAL British No1 Andy Murray admitted needing a large slice of luck yesterday after a gritty victory at the Shenzhen Open landed his first title since last year’s landmark Wimbledon triumph. Murray had to save five match points in a second set tie-break before overcoming Spain’s Tommy Robredo 5-7, 7-6 (11-9), 6-1 in the final [...]
Analyst Views: Has Land Securities’ update changed your outlook for the group? January 22, 2014 ALISON WATSON | LIBERUM This is a solid statement. Management reports further pre-letting progress within its development pipeline, a rise in central London occupational demand and positive trends in its retail portfolio. Whilst this supports our expectation of a gradual recovery in the retail market, we forecast a return to only benign growth. KEITH CRAWFORD [...]
Arrest made after Qatar Airways plane escorted by fighter jets to Manchester airport August 5, 2014 A man has been arrested on the suspicion of making hoax bomb threat after an incident at Manchester airport. The Qatar Airways Airbus A330, flight number QR23, was escorted into Manchester Airport by RAF fighter jets after "information received by the pilot about a possible device on board". Greater Manchester police confirmed the arrest after [...]
Budget 2015: Here are George Osborne’s best quotes plus his Budget speech in full March 18, 2015 George Osborne's final Budget during this parliament had few surprises but plenty of great quips, including – to the dismay of bookies everywhere – a quip about Ed Miliband's now-infamous second kitchen. Here's a selection of our favourites from today's big speech. (Source: Getty/City A.M.) (Source: Getty/City A.M) (Source: Getty/City A.M.) [...]
Boris urges developers to stop offering London homes to foreigners first March 11, 2014 Boris Johnson will urge developers and investors this afternoon to sign up to a new deal to stop giving buyers living abroad the first chance to buy London homes sold before they’re built, in a bid to get more Londoners onto the housing ladder. Speaking at Mipim, the property’s industry annual conference in Cannes, the [...]
Israel flights under review July 23, 2014 NUMEROUS airlines in the US and Europe have cancelled flights to Israel as a result of the conflict in Gaza, after a rocket landed just a mile away from Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv. In the UK, easyJet suspended yesterday’s flights to Tel Aviv and said it would review its operations on a day-by-day [...]
This anti-immigration arms race exemplifies everything that’s wrong with politicians October 13, 2014 "Race relations/immigration” is now ranked by voters as the most important issue facing Britain, according to Ipsos MORI. On 39 per cent, it’s above the economy and the NHS – areas the Conservatives and Labour want at the centre of their 2015 campaigns. This concern is not new. Even in the 1990s, when net migration [...]
Ukip mapped: Nigel Farage is most popular in areas where immigration is lowest October 27, 2014 On Monday, defence secretary Michael Fallon aired what he believed to be some of the public's concerns around immigration. Speaking on Sky News' Murnghan programme, Fallon said some towns on the east coast of England feel they are "under siege" and "swamped" by migrants. That phrasing failed to impress Downing Street, which was quick to [...]