No justice for Cage or Twilight stars November 17, 2011 Film JUSTICE Cert: 15 Nicolas Cage stars in this latest action thriller as school teacher Will Gerard, not only plunged into a world where morality blurs, but also plunged into a highly questionable wig. When Cage’s wife Laura (an unremarkable January Jones) is raped and ends up in hospital, a mysterious man named Simon (Guy [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING May 16, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES WEST COAST RAIL FACES RETURN TO STATE HANDS Britain’s most profitable train franchise could be taken back into state hands following a government decision to delay the auction of the West Coast service amid an overhaul of the rail system. Virgin Trains is due to hand back the contract to run the lucrative [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING May 16, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES WEST COAST RAIL FACES RETURN TO STATE HANDS Britain’s most profitable train franchise could be taken back into state hands following a government decision to delay the auction of the West Coast service amid an overhaul of the rail system. Virgin Trains is due to hand back the contract to run the lucrative [...]
Hamlet has a brand new Sheen November 10, 2011 Theatre HAMLET YOUNG VIC No play can bore or tire the viewer more if produced unoriginally or acted weakly, and none can engage, emote nor enthral more if done well, than Hamlet. This Hamlet, starring Michael Sheen and directed by Ian Rickson (director of smash hit Jerusalem, playing across town), is the enthralling kind. Every [...]
US moves to block AT&T’s T-Mobile deal August 31, 2011 The US government has sued to block AT&T’s $39bn (£23.9bn) deal to buy T-Mobile USA because of anti-competition concerns, launching the biggest challenge to a takeover by the Obama administration. A failed deal would be expensive for AT&T, which plans to fight the government’s decision in court. It promised to pay a breakup fee worth [...]
BP to meet Russian investors March 6, 2011 Oil behemoth BP will meet with its rebel Russian shareholders today in front of three high court judges. Arbitration proceedings between the firm and shareholders inside TNK-BP will take place, in an attempt to settle disquiet over its strategy in Russia. The shareholders are unhappy that BP will deal with state-backed energy firm Rosneft, rather than [...]
BP to meet Russian investors March 6, 2011 Oil behemoth BP will meet with its rebel Russian shareholders today in front of three high court judges. Arbitration proceedings between the firm and shareholders inside TNK-BP will take place, in an attempt to settle disquiet over its strategy in Russia. The shareholders are unhappy that BP will deal with state-backed energy firm Rosneft, rather than [...]
ROGUE TRADING TALENT PULL IN THE CROWDS AS CITY ENTERTAINMENT September 26, 2011 SOMETHING to look forward to for UBS alleged fraudster Kweku Adoboli, once he has emerged from the trauma of the courts: following in the footsteps of the original rogue trader Nick Leeson by entertaining drunken clients at corporate events. Leeson has been quietly raking it in on the after-dinner speaking circuit for years, says celebrity [...]
ROGUE TRADING TALENT PULL IN THE CROWDS AS CITY ENTERTAINMENT September 26, 2011 SOMETHING to look forward to for UBS alleged fraudster Kweku Adoboli, once he has emerged from the trauma of the courts: following in the footsteps of the original rogue trader Nick Leeson by entertaining drunken clients at corporate events. Leeson has been quietly raking it in on the after-dinner speaking circuit for years, says celebrity [...]
Shell poised to sign $800m deal for Ukrainian shale gas August 31, 2011 ROYAL DUTCH Shell, the world’s largest oil producer, is poised to sign an $800m (£492m) deal to explore and develop shale gas fields in the Ukraine, a presidential official told journalists yesterday. President Viktor Yanukovich’s chief of staff said Shell and Naftogaz, the Ukrainian state-run gas and oil company, intend to sign a deal today [...]