How to stop the Ebola virus spreading and end the epidemic: Concentrate on the sickest patients, say researchers October 28, 2014 West Africa is currently in the midst of an Ebola epidemic that has already claimed the lives of almost 5,000 people. It is the deadliest outbreak of the disease ever recorded and according to the latest figures released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) it has caused 10,114 infections and 4,912 deaths since it [...]
Online retailers take £10bn in a bumper November December 16, 2013 ONLINE retailers took over £10bn of sales in November, a new monthly record that raises further fears that high street retailers have been left behind in the key Christmas trading period. Online retail sales jumped by 30 per cent in November compared with the previous month – the highest monthly increase in 10 years. This [...]
Premier League: Adebayor staves off Sherwood’s Spurs job fears January 19, 2014 SWANSEA CITY 1 vs TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 3 TOTTENHAM boss Tim Sherwood still fears for his job beyond May, despite revitalised Emmanuel Adebayor’s two goals inspiring a fifth win from six Premier League games yesterday at Swansea. The victory, which also featured an own goal by Swansea defender Chico Flores and a late consolation from Wilfried [...]
US investor swoops on West End theatre company Ambassador October 21, 2013 US BUYOUT firm Providence Equity Partners yesterday made its UK debut after taking control of the theatre group behind a string of West End hits, including The Rocky Horror Show and West Side Story. Providence, which until yesterday did not have a current UK investment, has bought a controlling stake in Ambassador Theatre Group from [...]
Letters to the Editor – 18/12 – Airport capacity, End of teaching, Best of Twitter December 17, 2013 Airport capacity [Re: Boris Island misses out on new runway shortlist, yesterday] An airport at the Thames Estuary is the most logical option, and it is disappointing that the proposal was excluded from the Davies Commission’s shortlist yesterday. We need to accept that the alternatives present too many complications. The political and environmental obstacles to Heathrow [...]
Kelly Brook’s new place is Mahiki for City workers March 11, 2014 STEAM & RYE 147 Leadenhall St EC3V 4QT Tel: 020 7444 9960 FOOD Two Stars VALUE Three Stars ATMOSPHERE Two Stars Cost for two with drinks: £105 STEAM & Rye’s website features pages and pages of photographs of Tarquins and Lotties drinking cocktails and having what looks like a bloody good time. Here’s Tarquin posing [...]
Are troubles in China a significant risk to the global economy? April 7, 2014 YES George Magnus AMID the market fragility of recent years, China has been an island of security. But growth is falling and a nascent credit bubble, which the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) is trying to quell with tough new measures, are starting to play on the nerves of investors. The fall in the renminbi, [...]
Investment into Europe property hits record high March 10, 2014 INVESTORS from outside of Europe spent a record €36bn (£30bn) on European real estate last year, with US, Asian and Middle Eastern investors leading the charge. According to research released today by DTZ at Mipim, the property’s industry annual conference in Cannes, this represented a 26 per cent share of total volumes invested across the [...]
Fulham’s new boss denies betraying Jol over sacking December 1, 2013 NEW FULHAM boss Rene Meulensteen last night denied that his recent arrival at Craven Cottage had triggered the departure of Martin Jol, insisting that he was shocked to hear of his fellow Dutchman’s sacking. Meulensteen only joined Fulham as head coach less than three weeks ago, prompting suggestions he was being lined up as Jol’s [...]
The £30m man: London clubs count cost of Villas-Boas December 16, 2013 FOOTBALL manager Andre Villas-Boas cost Tottenham and Chelsea a combined outlay of close to £30m in less than two-and-a-half years in England. The Portuguese’s 17-month tenure at Spurs ended yesterday when he was sacked, just hours after losing 5-0 to Liverpool in the Premier League club’s worst home defeat for 16 years. Villas-Boas is thought [...]