Car review: Will the Mercedes-Benz GLC overtake its rivals? July 27, 2015 Mercedes-Benz finally has a new, smaller 4×4 to take on the Audi Q5 and BMW X3. But is it worth the wait? Readers of a certain age may read the acronym GLC and be forcibly reminded of the Ken Livingstone-headed Greater London Council. Thankfully, initials are all the Mercedes GLC has in common with [...]
Chile best of the outsiders with golden boot wide open June 10, 2014 GROUP B is arguably more competitive than even England’s so-called group of death with Spain, Chile and Holland all classy teams on their day. CHILE play a fearless game and I expect them to be gung-ho no matter who they are playing. Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal is one of the most complete players in the [...]
Car review: The Range Rover returns bigger and better with the Autobiography LWB July 13, 2015 Land Rover built just one model prior to its ubiquitous Range Rover – the Defender. Tough as old boots and about as comfortable as a park bench, it had such impressive go-anywhere traits that, even today, you can still buy that same vehicle. Though not for much longer. The brilliance of the 70s Range [...]
Car review: The Mini John Cooper Works is a new classic of the hot hatch genre June 8, 2015 The daddy of all hot hatchbacks is the Volkswagen Golf GTI. Introduced in 1976, Volkswagen shoehorned a 1.6-litre engine into its popular family hatch and boasted of its 110mph top speed. It’s a shame, then, that today the Volkswagen Golf GTI is such a lardy number. Sure, it’s fast – and you can buy [...]
Toffs spot winners at Goffs June 16, 2015 HRH PRINCESS Michael of Kent went racehorse shopping at the lavish Goff’s thoroughbred auction on Monday evening. Politicians, trainers and royals gathered from all over the world to bid against each other and bag a bay to run at Ascot. More than 50 horses were trotted out at Kensington Palace, 23 of which are due [...]
George Osborne aims to curry favour in the Square Mile with Martin Wheatley dismissal July 19, 2015 As the chancellor who introduced the banking levy back in 2011, George Osborne is not as popular in the City as he could be. But last week it looked like he may be trying to work his way back into bankers’ good books. On Friday, Martin Wheatley, chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority [...]
Arctic scrum for record breaking rugby match May 5, 2015 CHARITY fundraisers gave new meaning to the term Arctic roll last week, when they set a Guinness World Record for playing the northernmost rugby match in history – at the North Pole. A team of 11 intrepid explorers, including the boss of LMAX Exchange, David Mercer, took to the field – or glacier, as it [...]
Nike beats market expectations despite fears of dollar strength March 19, 2015 NIKE’S quarterly profit beat market estimates as the world’s largest sportswear maker sold more higher margin shoes and clothes but the company warned Wall Street that the stronger dollar would take a toll on its current quarter. Investors, however, ignored the warning, sending its shares up 4.5 per cent to $102.75 in heavy after-hours [...]
World Cup: Algeria find shooting boots and take aim at uncharted territory June 22, 2014 SOUTH KOREA 2 ALGERIA 4 ALGERIA took a giant stride towards a place in the World Cup last 16 for the first time with victory over South Korea in a wildly entertaining clash last night. The north Africans, beaten by Belgium in their Group H opener, raced into a three-goal lead before half-time with goals [...]
Former Labour business leaders back Tory economic plan April 1, 2015 As Ed Miliband prepares to lay out Labour's case for clamping down on zero hours contracts, more than 100 business leaders have declared their support for a Conservative government. In a letter to the Daily Telegraph leaders from some of Britain's household names like BP and Prudential sounded their support for Tory economic policy and [...]