The rotten luck of the Irish January 13, 2011 RUGBY UNION LONDON IRISH forward Nick Kennedy insists spirit in the camp is as healthy as it’s ever been despite a run of 10 consecutive defeats. That miserable sequence of results stretches back to the beginning of November, before when the Exiles had won six of their previous seven matches and put themselves in healthy [...]
The rotten luck of the Irish January 13, 2011 RUGBY UNION LONDON IRISH forward Nick Kennedy insists spirit in the camp is as healthy as it’s ever been despite a run of 10 consecutive defeats. That miserable sequence of results stretches back to the beginning of November, before when the Exiles had won six of their previous seven matches and put themselves in healthy [...]
Dinner’s on Heston: Fat Duck chef makes a grand entrance to London February 28, 2011 Dinner by Heston Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, 66 Knightsbridge, SW1X 7LA Tel: 020 7201 3833 FOOD SERVICE ATMOSPHERE Cost per person without wine: XXX LEARNING that Heston’s new restaurant was to be called Dinner, I grimaced and sneered. How pretentious! Plain old Dinner indeed – this from the man behind snail porridge and yam flakes [...]
Dinner’s on Heston: Fat Duck chef makes a grand entrance to London February 28, 2011 Dinner by Heston Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, 66 Knightsbridge, SW1X 7LA Tel: 020 7201 3833 FOOD SERVICE ATMOSPHERE Cost per person without wine: XXX LEARNING that Heston’s new restaurant was to be called Dinner, I grimaced and sneered. How pretentious! Plain old Dinner indeed – this from the man behind snail porridge and yam flakes [...]
Developed markets should expect inflation January 16, 2011 INTEREST rates may still be at all time lows in the developed world but inflation is the only story in town for much of the emerging world. It will soon be the same story in the West. In 2008, spiralling food prices brought people in Asia, Africa and Latin America onto the streets. Many fear [...]
How England can beat South Africa November 25, 2010 THERE’S nothing more dangerous than the sight of a wounded Springbok. These guys just don’t abide losing. However, against Scotland last week they had the look of a side who were clutching their boarding passes ready to go home. England should be considered favourites and here’s how they can achieve a famous win. STAY STRONG [...]
Disasters cost world £168bn November 30, 2010 DISASTERS worldwide caused economic losses of more than $200bn (£128bn) in 2010, reinsurer Swiss Re reported yesterday. Natural catastrophes and man-made disasters, including earthquakes in Haiti and New Zealand and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, caused economic losses of $220bn (£168bn), more than triple 2009’s $63bn level. The events caused about 260,000 deaths over the [...]
Youngs aiming to take Flood partnership to next level November 1, 2010 Leicester scrum-half wants to recreate club dynamic against New Zealand ENGLAND scrum-half Ben Youngs is hoping manager Martin Johnson puts his faith in an all-Leicester half-back combination to get the autumn campaign off to a perfect start against New Zealand. Youngs and Tigers fly-half Toby Flood have forged a potent partnership at club level, striking [...]
The emerging market debt boom is about to fall apart January 26, 2011 THESE are fairly tragic times for investors in developed world sovereign debt. Thanks to the combination of quantitative easing and a flight to (perceived) safety, bond yields have been pushed down to historic lows. Two year US Treasury notes issued on Monday yielded 0.63 per cent. Even 30-year notes are hardly doing much better, yielding 4.59 [...]
Bale and Wahlberg fight for the top February 3, 2011 Film Review THE FIGHTER Cert: 15 THE FIGHTER is a snapshot in the lives of two real-life boxing brothers from Lowell, Massachusetts. Micky (Mark Wahlberg) is thoughtful, the wrong side of 30, and watching his dreams of Welterweight domination slowly slip away. His older brother Dicky (Christian Bale), is long-retired. Back in ‘78, he floored [...]