Coroner rules death of JP Morgan exec Gabriel Magee was suicide May 20, 2014 A CORONER has ruled that the death of JP Morgan IT executive Gabriel Magee was suicide. US-born Magee jumped from the 32nd floor of the company’s Canary Wharf offices and was discovered at 8am on 28 January on a protruding roof on the ninth floor of the building. Coroner Mary Hassel said she was satisfied [...]
Fifth coin portrait of the Queen unveiled by the Royal Mint March 2, 2015 The Royal Mint has unveiled the latest coin portrait of the Queen – the fifth since she ascended to the throne in 1952 – ahead of it entering circulation later this year. The new portrait was designed by 33-year-old Jody Clark, the first engraver to be chosen to create a “definitive royal coinage portrait” in [...]
Draw sees Pardew primed for reminiscences January 26, 2015 CRYSTAL Palace boss Alan Pardew faces a potential quirk of fate in the FA Cup fifth round, should Liverpool keep their end of the bargain and navigate a potentially treacherous replay at Championship side Bolton Wanderers. Pardew’s Selhurst Park coronation earlier this month was greeted with recollections of his most famous moment in a Palace [...]
Bafta TV awards 2015: Benedict Cumberbatch wins third leading actor nomination for Sherlock April 8, 2015 Benedict Cumberbatch received his sixth Leading Actor nomination at the Bafta Television Awards today, the third for his starring role in Sherlock. Other BBC dramas Happy Valley and The Missing also featured prominently in Bafta's nominations, with both receiving nods in the best drama series and leading actress and actor categories for Sarah Lancashire and [...]
Out on the tiles: Italian mosaic experts Bisazza on how the ancient artform has survived the millennia April 30, 2015 As passengers disembark at Gatwick’s South Terminal and make their way down ramps to the luggage carousel, they’re met by two giant portraits of the Queen. In one, piercing blue eyes stare out of a youthful, newly-coronated face, while the other is of a plumper, cheerier disposition. Everyone fixates on them, tourists and homecomers alike, [...]
Will 2014 be a white Christmas in the UK? According to the Met Office and Ladbrokes, the chances are slight December 22, 2014 As we enter the business end of the festive season, many people will be wondering what the odds are of a white Christmas. That depends on the definition. The most widely definition for this isn’t all that practical: rather than enough of the white stuff to build a snowman or igloo, all that is needed [...]
New space weather centre to protect UK businesses against solar flares October 8, 2014 The Met Office is opening the Space Weather Operations Centre in Exeter later today – a forecasting unit which will aim to protect the UK's economy and infrastructure against solar flares and other forms of extreme space weather. The centre will analyse images and solar activity data recorded by UK and US satellites and ground-based [...]
No Blue Peter badge for Sajid Javid as he lives the dream at BBC studio September 4, 2014 The Rt Hon Member of Parliament for Bromsgrove and UK Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport Sajid Javid is no luvvie. Not a bit of it. However, when it comes to reliving his childhood, he’ll jump at the opportunity. Yesterday, Sajid was doing a tour of TV studios, as you do, taking in [...]
What is the sun made of and why is it so hot? Nasa mission helps unravel the mysteries October 17, 2014 The whole world literally revolves around it, yet it still remains one of the most puzzling bodies in our galaxy. When it comes to the sun, many questions remain unanswered, such as how it manages to generate such intense heat, what causes solar wind, and how solar flares are caused. But a mission [...]
Cirrus Des Aigles on track for QIPCO British Champions Day October 6, 2014 BILL ESDAILE VISITED CORINE BARANDE-BARBE’S STABLE IN CHANTILLY YESTERDAY TO CHECK ON CIRRUS DES AIGLES CIRRUS DES AIGLES will head to Ascot on Saturday week without a win in the prep race he has dominated for three of the last four seasons after his controversial disqualification in Saturday’s Prix Dollar at Longchamp. Corine Barande-Barbe’s eight-year-old [...]