Joey Barton betting ban: Football Association has forced me into retirement with “harsh” 18-month suspension April 26, 2017 Former England midfielder Joey Barton has accused the Football Association (FA) of unfairly forcing him into premature retirement by banning him for 18 months for betting offences. The 34-year-old, who rejoined Burnley in January, has been suspended from all football activity until late 2018, by which team he will be 36, and fined £30,000. Barton [...]
The eight best pies in London: As British Pie Week gets into full swing, we celebrate some of the capital’s very best examples of baked pastry March 8, 2016 1. Polo Bar Fish Pie, £9.50 Pie Week has even united London’s rival financial districts. The chef at Canary Wharf’s Parlour has created this boozy fish pie for Polo Bar opposite Liverpool Street station. Packed with white fish, salmon, haddock and prosecco, it’s so tasty even the fish are diving in. 167 Bishopsgate, EC2M 2. [...]
H&M on growth path with new stores and sites June 18, 2014 Giant Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) yesterday reported a 26 per cent surge in operating profits in its second quarter to over 7.6bn Swedish krona (£673m). The company said sales rose 20 per cent to more than 37bn krona, excluding VAT, during the second quarter compared to a year earlier. The positive sales [...]
Join Canada’s Olympians on the elite slopes of Whistler’s January 11, 2016 Blasting through a snowbound forest at 40mph on a skidoo, I feel like I’m on Top Gear. There’s a shower of snow from the machine in front, making it hard to see through ice-encrusted goggles. I overtake on the next straight and, whooping as I accelerate past, find myself ahead of the pack and heading [...]
John Lewis is named the retailer with the strongest reputation March 19, 2015 Middle-class shoppers’ favourite John Lewis was yesterday declared the retailer with the best reputation in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), a survey found. The survey, by the Reputation Institute, also showed that among the firms whose reputation had improved the most between 2013 and 2014 were WH Smith and H&M. However, there was bad [...]
Palmer & Harvey tills ring with sales September 9, 2015 WHOLESALER Palmer & Harvey (P&H) yesterday posted a six per cent jump in full-year revenue after its tie-up with CostCutter in 2013 helped to bolster its presence across the UK. The independently owned company said revenues hit £4.5bn in the year to 4 April, while earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation increased by 19 [...]
Hinkley Point C nuclear plant deal is deferred pain to renewables’ deferred gain October 22, 2015 Yesterday, alongside the official announcement of China’s involvement in the deal, EDF said that its final investment decision on the construction of the new Hinkley Point C nuclear plant is now just weeks away. Given that the company and its Chinese partners are positioned to extract up to £80bn of cash dividends from the project [...]
Digital Single Market: The impact for marketers December 13, 2015 The European Commission’s Digital Single Market (DSM) strategy aims to remove cross-border regulation, making it easier for digital businesses to operate across Europe. The EU estimates that it could add €415bn to GDP and create 3.8m extra jobs. The Commission’s latest proposals, released last week, cover copyright and digital contracts, and seek to make it easier [...]
Apple Pay: How does it work and is it any quicker? A guide for the new contactless payment system July 15, 2015 Apple Pay has finally arrived in the UK. Well, sort of. If you have the right iPhone and the right bank and you shop in the right place and if the sun is shining at just the right angle – then you can use Apple Pay (okay, we made the bit about the sun up). [...]
Lexus GS F review: the fast and furious GS F is an altogether different kind of Lexus January 14, 2016 If you think Lexus is all about holier-than-thou hybrids… you’re almost right. But, like the accountant who swaps his suit for suspenders at weekends, the Japanese carmaker has a naughty side. Meet the new GS F: a V8-engined super saloon that laughs in the face of rainforests. The ‘F’, in case you were wondering, stands [...]