Forget high speed rail. Driverless cars will revolutionise transport October 31, 2013 SOMETHING very exciting is about to happen in Milton Keynes, of all places. Starting in 18 months’ time, the Buckinghamshire town will host the first proper UK test of driverless cars. The trial will be modest by the standards of those happening elsewhere in the world – the hundred self-driving pods will use special lanes [...]
Doubles revival keeps Jamie Murray quit thoughts at bay October 30, 2013 BRITAIN’S Jamie Murray is ready to step out of the shadow of his elder brother having finally rediscovered a winning doubles formula after 43 different partners in six years. Teaming up with Australian John Peers has seen the 27-year-old enjoy his best season since 2007, when he won Wimbledon mixed doubles alongside Jelena Jankovic. Murray [...]
Forget high speed rail. Driverless cars will revolutionise transport October 29, 2013 SOMETHING very exciting is about to happen in Milton Keynes, of all places. Starting in 18 months’ time, the Buckinghamshire town will host the first proper UK test of driverless cars. The trial will be modest by the standards of those happening elsewhere in the world – the hundred self-driving pods will use special lanes [...]
Analyst Views: What did you make of BP’s third-quarter results? October 29, 2013 NEILL MORTON | INVESTECThe stock market doesn’t want the oil majors to spend money. Instead, investors want their cash back. And BP has obliged, with an increase in the dividend, a new $10bn disposal programme and plans for flat capex in 2014. But this could be overshadowed by the Gulf of Mexico legal fallout. RONNIE [...]
Chile blocks Glencore Xstrata dam October 28, 2013 A Chilean appeals court has preventively blocked a recently approved $733m hydroelectric dam to weigh an environmental appeal, a surprise setback for owners Origin Energy and Glencore Xstrata. Opponents of the 640-megawatt Rio Cuervo project planned in the remote southern Aysen region say it would harm the environment and would be built above a geological [...]
The Immigration Bill risks harming liberty and Britain’s economy October 24, 2013 THE PHRASE “papers, please” once conjured up the image of a totalitarian dystopia, where anyone might rat out their neighbour to the government. Britons have always been allergic to this informant culture – a hallmark of the unlimited state. But “papers, please” could soon become government policy. Whatever your perspective on migration, the Immigration Bill [...]
The Immigration Bill risks harming liberty and Britain’s economy October 22, 2013 THE PHRASE “papers, please” once conjured up the image of a totalitarian dystopia, where anyone might rat out their neighbour to the government. Britons have always been allergic to this informant culture – a hallmark of the unlimited state. But “papers, please” could soon become government policy. Whatever your perspective on migration, the Immigration Bill [...]
New Libor claims hit Barclays October 17, 2013 BARCLAYS’ Libor crisis came back to haunt the bank yesterday as senior managers were accused of knowing that traders tried to manipulate the key inter-bank lending rate. In a Court of Appeal hearing lawyers claimed board-level managers knew of the manipulation, but still let borrowers take out products based on Libor. Guardian Care Homes (GCH) [...]
What the other papers say this morning – 18 October 2013 October 17, 2013 FINANCIAL TIMES Tele2 sale lifts Russian hopes VTB has sold 50 per cent of mobile operator Tele2 Russia to billionaire Yuri Kovalchuk and partners, paving the way for the creation of a much stronger fourth competitor in Russia’s mobile market. The deal comes six months after VTB, Russia’s second-largest bank, acquired the Russian arm of [...]
UK court throws out a libel claim against Browder October 14, 2013 THE High Court yesterday threw out a libel suit brought against British investment fund manager Bill Browder by a Russian former police officer who denies allegations that he played a part in the death of the lawyer Sergei Magnitsky. Pavel Karpov, a former Russian Interior Ministry investigator who is on the so-called Magnitsky list of [...]