Wasps breeze past Harlequins to surge into league’s top four February 15, 2015 WASPS boosted their chances of making the play-offs by storming past Harlequins 37-6 at the Ricoh Arena yesterday to move fourth in the Premiership table. Departing wing Tom Varndell, centre Elliot Daly and two penalty try awards secured Wasps’ bonus-point victory as Andy Goode added 15 with the boot, while Nick Evans kicked two penalties [...]
Six Nations 2015: England do it again winning 47-17 against Italy February 14, 2015 England have done it again, clocking up two wins in two games in the Six Nations championship. England beat Italy 47-17 in its latest game at Twickenham, despite an early scare from the Italians as they took the initial lead within the opening minutes. Fullback Mike Brown was stretchered off just 12 minutes into the [...]
Friday the 13th is lucky for these commuters getting a rally car to and from work February 13, 2015 Friday the 13th may be considered the unluckiest day of the year by some, but weary commuters are in luck today. A fleet of rally cars are super-charging Friday’s commute around the capital by offering to ferry people to and from their destinations throughout the day – thanks to Betfair. No, it’s not the latest company [...]
BAFTAs 2015: Lancôme’s Elite make-up artist Laura Pye on the biggest event in the British film calendar February 10, 2015 WHAT WAS YOUR JOB ON THE DAY? Lancôme has been the official BAFTAs beauty partner for 15 years, so we’re responsible for making sure all the famous faces look amazing. Everything has to be perfect – there’s no second chance to fix any smudged lipstick in Photoshop: once they’re in front of the cameras, that’s [...]
Top Bafta moments February 10, 2015 We pick out the top moments from the weekend’s big event #1 The BAFTAs never disappoint when it comes to cringeworthy displays of loveydom, but Stephen Fry raised the bar this year when he descended from the stage he’s graced for (a few too many) years and kissed Edward Norton and Michael Keaton. #2 Surprisingly, [...]
Lancaster welcomes trio back as pacesetters build on Cardiff coup February 8, 2015 ENGLAND head coach Stuart Lancaster has been handed a selection headache ahead of his side’s bid to maintain their perfect start to the Six Nations against Italy at Twickenham on Saturday. Centres Brad Barritt and Kyle Eastmond as well as second row Geoff Parling have recovered from injury and were included in England’s 32-man squad [...]
Driving progress in Spain February 5, 2015 US CAR-MAKER Ford announced yesterday it has completed the final stage of a €2.3bn (£1.7bn) expansion into Spain. The number of employees at the firm’s facility in Valencia, which is one of its largest assembly operations, has increased by around 3,000 since 2013.
Property firm Grainger achieves sales growth despite electioneering building February 5, 2015 PROPERTY management firm Grainger said despite the good start to the year, the company expects the months leading up to the election to result in a softer market on home sales as uncertainty weighs on market sentiment. The company saw sales in the four months to the end of January increase by four per cent [...]
England: We are ready for big kick-off February 5, 2015 Millennium Stadium atmosphere will not intimidate us, insists assistant coach Mike Catt ENGLAND assistant coach Mike Catt insists his side will not be overawed by the white-hot atmosphere likely to be generated as Wales bid to land an early blow in tonight’s Six Nations opener at the Millennium Stadium. The Red Rose buckled during their last [...]
Is the wine bar making a comeback? Pall Mall Fine Wines is giving it a bash February 5, 2015 The years have not been kind to the wine bar. Two decades ago it seemed there were three on every high street, offering a “sophisticated” alternative to the local boozer, where you could trot off to quaff some Chardonnay and talk about the hardships of the working week. As a journalist, I spent some of [...]