Designed by a City woman: a wardrobe that works, even at 7AM September 27, 2009 IT is not easy to pin Tamara Rajah down. At 27, she is a full-time management consultant at a top firm, a fashion designer, retailer and in the process of setting up a mentoring scheme for women entering the City. Taking time out to meet me meant scrambling meetings, delicately readjusting her work schedule and [...]
Gervais is on form, and that’s no lie October 1, 2009 FilmTHE INVENTION OF LYING12A***RICKY GERVAIS is God. Or at least, that’s what he just about becomes in this quirky comedy which should be able to charm even those suffering from Gervais fatigue. It’s set in a world like our own, except for the fact that nobody has ever told a lie. Hearing exactly what people [...]
Lescott absence is blamed on injury as Redknapp denies making Bassong bid August 2, 2009 EVERTON boss David Moyes last night played down speculation over Joleon Lescott’s future at the club after the England defender was absent from yesterday’s friendly at Coventry. Lescott is at the centre of an intense public pursuit by Manchester City, who are reportedly ready to table an offer of around £22m for the 26-year-old this [...]
DISNEY TO PAY $4BN FOR MARVEL HEROES August 31, 2009 WALT Disney said yesterday that it plans to net Spiderman’s parent, Marvel Entertainment, for $4bn (£2.5bn), as the entertainment empire attempts to broaden its appeal to a young male audience. The biggest media deal of the year so far will unite the Incredible Hulk and Mickey Mouse, and see some of Marvel’s 5,000 hugely popular [...]
Wenger refuses to budge on Chamakh August 4, 2009 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger has declared his interest in Marouane Chamakh to be over, insisting he will not be held to ransom by Bordeaux over the Morocco striker. The French champions have rejected a bid of £6m from the Gunners, with president Jean-Louis Triaud demanding closer to £15m despite the 25-year-old entering the final year [...]
Dating gets personal September 6, 2009 I FEEL like I’ve stepped into a scene from Sex and the City, where Carrie is investigating a new dating technique. Indeed, right now I am the Carrie figure, here to observe how exactly a new matchmaking service does its business. The women I am meeting – all glossy and stylish in sharp designerwear – [...]
Not Fiat for purpose September 1, 2009 I WAS driving another car altogether recently with a motoring pal and we got on to the subject of the Fiat 500. We naturally progressed on to this high-performance version of the car. Fiat has taken the much-loved 500 and let loose Abarth, the designer which is to Fiat what AMG is to Mercedes-Benz. It [...]
Skipper Terry rejects Man City to stick with Chelsea July 26, 2009 CHELSEA captain John Terry yesterday pledged his future to the club, insisting there was never any possibility he would be lured by a lucrative offer from Manchester City. England skipper Terry broke his silence to end weeks of speculation that he was ready to halt his 14-year association with Chelsea and become ambitious City’s most [...]
Skipper Terry rejects Man City to stick with Chelsea July 26, 2009 CHELSEA captain John Terry yesterday pledged his future to the club, insisting there was never any possibility he would be lured by a lucrative offer from Manchester City. England skipper Terry broke his silence to end weeks of speculation that he was ready to halt his 14-year association with Chelsea and become ambitious City’s most [...]
Jenas bait in Tottenham’s Vieira swoop July 14, 2009 TOTTENHAM manager Harry Redknapp is ready to use England midfielder Jermaine Jenas as bait in a sensational deal for Patrick Vieira. Inter Milan are reportedly willing to let Vieira, former captain of Spurs’ arch-rivals Arsenal, leave the club for a fee of around £3.5m. Tottenham are among a host of clubs chasing the 33-year-old Frenchman’s [...]