The man behind London’s new bullet trains is making sure the 2012 Games run on time July 31, 2011 AS YOU travel to work, did you notice how roomy Stratford station is looking? Or that certain trains seem longer than before? Or, if you use the Jubilee Line, that more trains are running every hour? It’s all part of the way in which London’s transport system is being steadily geared up ahead of next [...]
The man behind London’s new bullet trains is making sure the 2012 Games run on time July 31, 2011 AS YOU travel to work, did you notice how roomy Stratford station is looking? Or that certain trains seem longer than before? Or, if you use the Jubilee Line, that more trains are running every hour? It’s all part of the way in which London’s transport system is being steadily geared up ahead of next [...]
First time buyer market may ease July 14, 2011 WITH the Bank of England keeping interest rates at the record low of 0.5 per cent, the outlook should be good for those looking to buy a home. But with renting in London costing 50 per cent more than the rest of the country and banks requiring higher and higher deposits, the picture for those [...]
BROWN’S IMF HOPES FADE May 18, 2011 THE SWEDISH finance minister dealt another blow to Gordon Brown’s already slim chances of becoming the next leader of the IMF yesterday, saying he is “not right” for the job. Anders Borg believes Brown’s financial record should count against him. French finance minister Christine Lagarde is seen as the early favourite to take the job, [...]
BROWN’S IMF HOPES FADE May 18, 2011 THE SWEDISH finance minister dealt another blow to Gordon Brown’s already slim chances of becoming the next leader of the IMF yesterday, saying he is “not right” for the job. Anders Borg believes Brown’s financial record should count against him. French finance minister Christine Lagarde is seen as the early favourite to take the job, [...]
Airlines slam EU emissions trade scheme June 5, 2011 GLOBAL airlines attacked the European Union yesterday over its plan to force them into the bloc’s emissions trading scheme, as the EU vowed to stand firm against threats of retaliation. Aviation chiefs spoke out against the EU move at a meeting in Singapore, with some warning of the danger of a trade war and airlines [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING June 29, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES BRITISH LAND TO BUY RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX IN THE CITY British Land is in advanced talks to buy a City of London residential complex, in its first acquisition under a strategy to focus on the booming market for prime homes in the capital. The UK’s second-largest property company has agreed to buy Wardrobe Court [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING June 23, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES CHINESE PREMIER DECLARES VICTORY OVER INFLATION Chinese premier Wen Jiabao has declared victory over domestic inflation, saying that the government has successfully reined in price pressures. “China has made capping price rises the priority of macro-economic regulation and introduced a host of targeted policies. These have worked,” Mr Wen writes in today’s Financial [...]
Irish ruling paves way for €73bn of loan purchases November 1, 2010 THE Irish High Court has slapped down a challenge by property developer Paddy McKillen, paving the way for Ireland’s National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) to continue buying billions of euros worth of loans from distressed banks. Lawyers for McKillen, who owns a string of luxury hotels including Dublin’s Clarence Hotel and London’s Claridge’s, had argued [...]
BRING ON NADAL June 29, 2011 Rampant Murray storms past Lopez and believes he’s got the measure of semi-final opponent Nadal BRITAIN’S Andy Murray believes he can finally conquer his nemesis Rafael Nadal when it matters most after he moved into the Wimbledon semi-final following a second successive faultless Centre Court masterclass. The 24-year-old required a fraction over two hours to [...]