Brothers who took a punt on a new market June 13, 2013 Annabel Palmer talks tobacco with Taz and Umer Sheikh: salesmen, business partners, and self-professed pioneers of the growing electronic cigarette industry SIX years ago, the smoking ban came into force in England, making it illegal to smoke in enclosed workplaces. So when I meet Umer Sheikh – the younger of the two Sheikh brothers behind [...]
Pistorius substance was herbal aid for muscles and sex stamina February 27, 2013 THE MYSTERY substance found at the home of Paralympic star and murder suspect Oscar Pistorius that sparked accusations of doping was a herbal muscle recovery aid, his representatives said yesterday. The substance was named as Testis Compositum, which is also marketed as a “testosterone booster” and a treatment for “symptoms associated with male sexual weakness”, [...]
Apple pays out $60m to settle iPad trademark dispute July 2, 2012 Royal Mail has increased annual profits and said that its core postal business is also back in the black for the first time in four years. The delivery service made a profit of £23m on revenues of £7.2bn, up from a loss of £120m last year. The business, which delivers to 29m UK addresses, says [...]
Police hit back over Pistorius cop chaos February 22, 2013 CRISIS-HIT South African police chiefs insist the case against Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius has not been weakened despite the lead detective being thrown off after it emerged he himself faces seven charges of attempted murder. On another day of extraordinary twists in the bail hearing of Pistorius, who denies deliberately killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, National [...]
Valentine’s Day drinking for the City singleton February 7, 2013 No better half? No need! If you aren’t coupled up for Valentine’s Day 2013, head to one of the following clubs to celebrate courtly love’s patron saint. The Old Vic Tunnels in Leake Street is holding an avian-themed shindig named the Love Nest Valentine’s Ball. From 14-16 February the venue will be transformed into the [...]
Home Retail bolsters board with IT veteran December 5, 2012 HOME RETAIL Group has appointed IT veteran Jacqueline de Rojas to its board after the owner of Argos stepped up its efforts to shift the retailer away from its trademark printed catalogue business and become a “digital-led” chain. De Rojas, who heads up technology and software firm CA Technologies’ UK business, joined Home Retail’s board [...]
Blade Runner charged with shooting model girlfriend dead February 14, 2013 PARALYMPIC star Oscar Pistorius is due to appear in court today charged with the Valentines Day murder of his model girlfriend after she was shot dead at his home in South Africa early yesterday morning. Pistorius – dubbed Blade Runner for his trademark prosthetic legs – was arrested at his luxury home in a gated [...]
Brussels and Westminster both fail to offer the public direct democracy January 24, 2013 DAVID Cameron’s promised referendum on Europe will be the first in my lifetime, which began the year after the 1975 vote to remain in the Common Market. So to me the Prime Minister’s new commitment for a vote feels like both a victory and a defeat. It is a historic decision: after more than four [...]
Supergroup’s sales warm up from the cold December 12, 2012 SUPERGROUP said the colder weather helped to boost sales of its trademark coats and hoodies in the run-up to Christmas, despite reporting a near one-third drop in half-year profit that sent its shares tumbling yesterday. The Superdry owner posted a pre-tax profit of £13.9m in the six months to 28 October, down 31 per cent [...]
Christian Louboutin wins right to protect distinctive red soles September 5, 2012 THE bright red soles on French footwear designer Christian Louboutin’s high-heeled shoes are so distinctive they deserve trademark protection, a US appeals court has ruled. A three judge panel at the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in New York yesterday reversed a lower court’s finding that a single colour could not be trademarked in [...]