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The Evening Standard (London, England)
A newspaper and online news service based in London. Features up-to-the-minute political, entertainment, fashion, sports, and business news alongside editorial commentary and interactive discussion.
Articles from September 17, 2009
43-Storey Tower Will Rise on the South Bank
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Byline: JonathanPrynn Consumer business editor A 43-storey tower proposed for the south Bank that was condemned as "an act of architectural vandalism" has been approved by a High Court judge. english Heritage and Westminster council challenged...
43-Storey Tower Will Rise on the South Bank [Edition 2]
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A 43-storey tower proposed for the south Bank that was condemned as "an act of architectural vandalism" has been approved by a High Court judge.english Heritage and Westminster council challenged plans for the Doon street skyscraper after former Communities...
50,000 Students Waiting for Cash? That's Reasonable, Says Loans Chief
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Byline: Tim Ross Education Correspondent THE head of the student loans agency caused outrage today by saying it was "reasonable" for 50,000 people to start university without their grants. The Student Loans Company has failed to cope with a surge...
50,000 Students Waiting for Cash? That's Reasonable, Says Loans Chief [Edition 3]
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THE head of the student loans agency caused outrage today by saying it was "reasonable" for 50,000 people to start university without their grants.The Student Loans Company has failed to cope with a surge in applications this year, leaving tens of thousands...
50,000 Students Waiting for Loans 'Is Reasonable'
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Byline: Tim Ross education Correspondent THE head of the student loans agency caused outrage today by saying it was "reasonable" for 50,000 people to start university without their grants. The Student Loans Company has failed to cope with a surge...
50,000 Students Waiting for Loans 'Is Reasonable' [Edition 2]
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THE head of the student loans agency caused outrage today by saying it was "reasonable" for 50,000 people to start university without their grants.The Student Loans Company has failed to cope with a surge in applications this year, leaving tens of thousands...
A Failed Politician - but a Diarist of Comedic Genius
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Byline: PETER BRADSHAW ALAN CLARK: THE BIOGRAPHY by Ion Trewin (Weidenfeld, [pounds sterling]25) WHO now remembers Alan Clark? The notorious reactionary-romantic Tory tried and failed to achieve real power in the Thatcher era; the height of his...
A Failed Politician - but a Diarist of Comedic Genius
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ALAN CLARK: THE BIOGRAPHY by Ion Trewin (Weidenfeld, Pounds 25)WHO now remembers Alan Clark? The notorious reactionary-romantic Tory tried and failed to achieve real power in the Thatcher era; the height of his political career was drafting the "Options...
A FAILED POLITICIAN -- BUT A DIARIST OF COMEDIC GENIUS ; Alan Clark: The Biography by Ion Trewin (Weidenfeld, Pounds 25) [Edition 2]
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WHO now remembers Alan Clark? The notorious reactionary-romantic Tory tried and failed to achieve real power in the Thatcher era; the height of his political career was drafting the "Options for Change" memorandum as a junior minister at Defence in 1989,...
A FAILED POLITICIAN -- BUT A DIARIST OF COMEDIC GENIUS; Alan Clark: The Biography by Ion Trewin (Weidenfeld, [Pounds Sterling]25)
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Byline: PETER BRADSHAW WHO now remembers Alan Clark? The notorious reactionary-romantic Tory tried and failed to achieve real power in the Thatcher era; the height of his political career was drafting the "Options for Change" memorandum as a junior...
A Man for All Seasons Brought Low by Fiction ; by Traducing Sir Thomas More, Hilary Mantel's Novel Wolf Hall, Frontrunner for the Man Booker Prize, Does History a Disservice
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YOU can see why the critics have fallen for it. There's no tedious archaic diction. There's all the human interest of David Starkey's take on Henry the Eighth without the strict limitations of historical fact. There's absolute self-assurance in the narrative,...
A Man for All Seasons Brought Low by Fiction; by Traducing Sir Thomas More, Hilary Mantel's Novel Wolf Hall, Frontrunner for the Man Booker Prize, Does History a Disservice
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Byline: Melanie McDonagh YOU can see why the critics have fallen for it. There's no tedious archaic diction. There's all the human interest of David Starkey's take on Henry the Eighth without the strict limitations of historical fact. There's absolute...
A Man for All Seasons Brought Low by Fiction; by Traducing Sir Thomas More, Hilary Mantel's Novel Wolf Hall, Frontrunner for the Man Booker Prize, Does History a Disservice
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Byline: Melanie McDonagh YOU can see why the critics have fallen for it. There's no tedious archaic diction. There's all the human interest of David Starkey's take on Henry the eighth without the strict limitations of historical fact. There's absolute...
A Man for All Seasons Brought Low by Fiction ; by Traducing Sir Thomas More, Hilary Mantel's Novel Wolf Hall, Frontrunner for the Man Booker Prize, Does History a Disservice [Edition 2]
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YOU can see why the critics have fallen for it. There's no tedious archaic diction. There's all the human interest of David Starkey's take on Henry the eighth without the strict limitations of historical fact. There's absolute self-assurance in the narrative,...
An Electricity and Gas Price Cartel? Why Ofgem Can't Tell
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Byline: Robert Lea energy analysis [bar]cartel n. an agreement or association between two or more companies or businesses for regulating output or fixing prices. Some countries including the UK and the US have legislation forbidding cartels on the...
An Electricity and Gas Price Cartel? Why Ofgem Can't Tell [Edition 2]
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[broken bar]cartel n. an agreement or association between two or more companies or businesses for regulating output or fixing prices. Some countries including the UK and the US have legislation forbidding cartels on the grounds that they are monopolies...
An Electricity and Gas Price Cartel? Why Ofgem Can't Tell ; ENERGY ANALYSIS
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cartel n. an agreement or association between two or more companies or businesses for regulating output or fixing prices. Some countries including the UK and the US have legislation forbidding cartels on the grounds that they are monopolies that function...
An Electricity and Gas Price Cartel? Why Ofgem Can't Tell; ENERGY ANALYSIS
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Byline: Robert Lea cartel n. an agreement or association between two or more companies or businesses for regulating output or fixing prices. Some countries including the UK and the US have legislation forbidding cartels on the grounds that they...
Anelka's Not Afraid of Defoe Factor Ahead of Showdown
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Byline: Simon Johnson NICOLAS ANELKA today insisted Chelsea will have nothing to fear when they face Tottenham on Sunday, even though Jermain Defoe is in the best form of his career. Chelsea have won all their matches this term and are top of...
Anelka's Not Afraid of Defoe Factor Ahead of Showdown
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Byline: Simon Johnson NICOLAS ANELKA today insisted Chelsea will have nothing to fear when they face Tottenham on Sunday, even though Jermain Defoe is in the best form of his career. Chelsea have won all their matches this term and are top of...
Anelka's Not Afraid of Defoe Factor Ahead of Showdown
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Byline: Simon Johnson NICOLAS ANELKA today insisted Chelsea will have nothing to fear when they face Tottenham on Sunday, even though Jermain Defoe is in the best form of his career. Chelsea have won all their matches this term and are top of...
Anelka's Not Afraid of Defoe Factor Ahead of Showdown
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NICOLAS ANELKA today insisted Chelsea will have nothing to fear when they face Tottenham on Sunday, even though Jermain Defoe is in the best form of his career.Chelsea have won all their matches this term and are top of the Premier League with 15 points....
Anelka's Not Afraid of Defoe Factor Ahead of Showdown [Edition 2]
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NICOLAS ANELKA today insisted Chelsea will have nothing to fear when they face Tottenham on Sunday, even though Jermain Defoe is in the best form of his career.Chelsea have won all their matches this term and are top of the Premier League with 15 points....
Anelka's Not Afraid of Defoe Factor Ahead of Showdown [Edition 3]
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NICOLAS ANELKA today insisted Chelsea will have nothing to fear when they face Tottenham on Sunday, even though Jermain Defoe is in the best form of his career.Chelsea have won all their matches this term and are top of the Premier League with points....
A River No Longer Runs through It ; Scene from London
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WHEN the Victoria & Albert Museum mounted its recent exhibition of Modernism, the movement which revolutionised design in the early decades of the previous century, British contributions were few and far between. Only one Briton, in fact, stood proud...
A River No Longer Runs through It; Scene from London
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Byline: Richard Godwin WHEN the Victoria & Albert Museum mounted its recent exhibition of Modernism, the movement which revolutionised design in the early decades of the previous century, British contributions were few and far between. Only...
A River Runs through It Once Again
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Byline: Richard Godwin scene from london WHEN the Victoria & Albert Museum mounted its recent exhibition of Modernism, the movement which revolutionised design in the early decades of the previous century, British contributions were few and...
A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT ONCE AGAIN [Edition 2]
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WHEN the Victoria & Albert Museum mounted its recent exhibition of Modernism, the movement which revolutionised design in the early decades of the previous century, British contributions were few and far between. Only one Briton, in fact, stood proud...
Balfour Beatty in Pounds 380m US Takeover [Edition 2]
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BALFOUR BEATTy today took a major leap forward in the US with the $626 million (Pounds 380 million) takeover of Parson Brinckerhoff, a similar infrastructure projects company.The deal will be funded through a Pounds 353 million rights issue with the...
Balfour Beatty in Pounds 380m US Takeover [Edition 3]
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BALFOUR BEATTY today took a major leap forward in the US with the $626 million (Pounds 380 million) takeover of Parson Brinckerhoff, a similar infrastructure projects company.The deal will be funded through a Pounds 353 million rights issue with the...
Balfour Beatty in [Pounds Sterling]380m US Takeover
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Byline: Robert Lea and Nick Goodway BALFOUR BEATTY today took a major leap forward in the US with the $626 million ([pounds sterling]380 million) takeover of Parson Brinckerhoff, a similar infrastructure projects company. The deal will be funded...
Balfour to Raise Cash for Acquisition
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Byline: Robert Lea BALFOUR Beatty is on the verge of a major acquisition believed to be in the US which will see it go to shareholders to raise around [pounds sterling]350 million via a rights issue. The British construction giant, possibly the...
Balfour to Raise Cash for Acquisition
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BALFOUR Beatty is on the verge of a major acquisition believed to be in the US which will see it go to shareholders to raise around Pounds 350 million via a rights issue.The British construction giant, possibly the best known UK company in the sector...
Banks Distracted by Battle with Regulator
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Byline: Anthony Hilton CITY COMMENT COMPANY executives can become obsessed with regulators and the threat of Government interference. Years ago in the period shortly after they were privatised, BT and British Gas both became fixated by the regulator...
Banks Distracted by Battle with Regulator ; CITY COMMENT
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COMPANY executives can become obsessed with regulators and the threat of Government interference. Years ago in the period shortly after they were privatised, BT and British Gas both became fixated by the regulator and went through a period in which all...
Banks Distracted by Battle with Regulator; CITY COMMENT
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Byline: Anthony Hilton COMPANY executives can become obsessed with regulators and the threat of Government interference. Years ago in the period shortly after they were privatised, BT and British Gas both became fixated by the regulator and went...
Banks Distracted by Battle with Regulator [Edition 2]
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CoMPANY executives can become obsessed with regulators and the threat of Government interference. Years ago in the period shortly after they were privatised, BT and British Gas both became fixated by the regulator and went through a period in which all...
Banks Distracted by Battle with Regulator [Edition 3]
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COMPANY executives can become obsessed with regulators and the threat of Government interference. Years ago in the period shortly after they were privatised, BT and British Gas both became fixated by the regulator and went through a period in which all...
Banning Heels Is the Height of Stupidity
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Byline: Olivia Cole WHEN I got dressed yesterday I stepped into the black heels I'd thrown off late the night before. Like creatures that shouldn't see the light of day, they rattled stonily on the pavement with that satisfying high-heel noise....
Banning Heels Is the Height of Stupidity
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WHEN I got dressed yesterday I stepped into the black heels I'd thrown off late the night before. Like creatures that shouldn't see the light of day, they rattled stonily on the pavement with that satisfying high-heel noise. They might have said: "I...
Beds Removed to Stop Firemen Sleeping on the Night Shift
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Byline: Ross Lydall BEDS are to be removed from London fire stations to prevent firefighters sleeping on night duty. The London fire authority was today expected to approve the plan as part of a series of changes to firefighters' shifts. It wants...
Beds Removed to Stop Firemen Sleeping on the Night Shift
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BEDS are to be removed from London fire stations to prevent firefighters sleeping on night duty.The London fire authority was today expected to approve the plan as part of a series of changes to firefighters' shifts. It wants to move all 5,800 firefighters...
Blues Won't Look Far to Fill Kenyon's Office at the Bridge ; Owner Roman Abramovich Likely to Promote from the Ranks as He Looks to Find a Replacement Chief Executive as Quickly as Possible
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THE timing of Peter Kenyon's decision to step down as Chelsea's chief executive just five weeks into the new season may have caused some surprise, but also gave a strong indication a new man has already been lined up.Given the high-profile nature of...
Blues Won't Look Far to Fill Kenyon's Office at the Bridge; Owner Roman Abramovich Likely to Promote from the Ranks as He Looks to Find a Replacement Chief Executive as Quickly as Possible
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Byline: Simon Johnson THE timing of Peter Kenyon's decision to step down as Chelsea's chief executive just five weeks into the new season may have caused some surprise, but also gave a strong indication a new man has already been lined up. Given...
Boy, Three, in Hospital with E.coli ... Weeks after He Fought off Swine Flu
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Byline: Sophie Goodchild health editor A boy of three became the latest victim of the E.coli outbreak only weeks after recovering from swine flu. Harry Dolby, from Sidcup, developed E.coli on Sunday and is being kept on a drip in an isolation...
Boy, Three, in Hospital with E.coli ... Weeks after He Fought off Swine Flu [Edition 2]
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A boy of three became the latest victim of the E.coli outbreak only weeks after recovering from swine flu.Harry Dolby, from Sidcup, developed E.coli on Sunday and is being kept on a drip in an isolation unit in hospital. His condition is said to be deteriorating.His...
Boy, Three, in Hospital with E.coli ... Weeks after He Fought off Swine Flu [Edition 3]
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A boy of three became the latest victim of the E.coli outbreak only weeks after recovering from swine flu.Harry Dolby, from Sidcup, developed E.coli on Sunday and is being kept on a drip in an isolation unit in hospital. His condition is said to be deteriorating.His...
Bridge
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North's 5NT asked for any side-suit king to be named. Just as important, it told South that all the key cards were held. If South's diamonds had been solid, he could then have bid 7H. How would you play 6H when West leads the king of clubs? If the queen...
British Airways Climbs Steeply as Goldman Sachs Says Get Aboard
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Byline: Mickey Clark MARKET ROUND-UP STAND by for take-off at British Airways was the advice Goldman Sachs gave to its clients today as it added the shares to its influential Conviction Buy list. BA shares responded with a jump of 11.4p to 239.9p,...
British Airways Climbs Steeply as Goldman Sachs Says Get Aboard
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Byline: Mickey Clark markeT rOUnD-Up STAND by for take-off at British Airways was the advice Goldman Sachs gave to its clients today as it added the shares to its influential Conviction Buy list. BA shares responded with a jump of 13.9p to 241.3p,...
British Airways Climbs Steeply as Goldman Sachs Says Get aboard [Edition 2]
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STAND by for take-off at British Airways was the advice Goldman Sachs gave to its clients today as it added the shares to its influential Conviction Buy list.BA shares responded with a jump of 11.4p to 239.9p, making them one of the best performers among...
British Airways Climbs Steeply as Goldman Sachs Says Get aboard [Edition 3]
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STAND by for take-off at British Airways was the advice Goldman Sachs gave to its clients today as it added the shares to its influential Conviction Buy list.BA shares responded with a jump of 13.9p to 241.3p, making them one of the best performers among...
British Airways Climbs Steeply as Goldman Sachs Says Get aboard ; MARKET ROUND-UP
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STAND by for take off at British Airways was the advice Goldman Sachs gave to clients today as it added the shares to its influential Conviction Buy list.The shares responded with a jump of 8.7p to 236.1p, making them one of the best performers among...
British Airways Climbs Steeply as Goldman Sachs Says Get aboard; MARKET ROUND-UP
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Byline: Mickey Clark STAND by for take off at British Airways was the advice Goldman Sachs gave to clients today as it added the shares to its influential Conviction Buy list. The shares responded with a jump of 8.7p to 236.1p, making them one...
Cameras Find a Chemical Ally ; Exhibition
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STARTING WITH A PHOTOGRAPH -- SAATCHI ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHERS Michael Hoppen Gallery, SW3 *****CAPTIVATING and satisfying though it is to view photographs online, the experience is limited in comparison with being in the presence of the physical object....
Cameras Find a Chemical Ally; Exhibition
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Byline: SUE STEWARD STARTING WITH A PHOTOGRAPH -- SAATCHI ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHERS Michael Hoppen Gallery, SW3 ***** CAPTIVATING and satisfying though it is to view photographs online, the experience is limited in comparison with being in the presence...
Chair Archway Is Revived at the Seat of British Design
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Byline: Louise Jury Chief Arts Correspondent A TRADITION of giant arches made of chairs that was popular in Victorian times is being revived to celebrate the best of British design. An arch built from 120 wooden Ercol chairs was unveiled today...
Chair Archway Is Revived at the Seat of British Design
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A TRADITION of giant arches made of chairs that was popular in Victorian times is being revived to celebrate the best of British design.An arch built from 120 wooden Ercol chairs was unveiled today in the garden of the Victoria and Albert Museum by designer...
Counting the Cost a Year after Lloyds' Takeover of HBOS
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Byline: Nick Goodway ONE YEAR ago today, the news broke that Lloyds TSB was going to take over HBOS in a [pounds sterling]12.2 billion all-share deal. With the benefit of hindsight, it is still staggering to read the press release issued to the...
Counting the Cost a Year after Lloyds' Takeover of HBOS
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ONE YEAR ago today, the news broke that Lloyds TSB was going to take over HBOS in a Pounds 12.2 billion all-share deal. With the benefit of hindsight, it is still staggering to read the press release issued to the Stock Exchange the following morning,...
Crashgate Could Still Affect Briatore's QPR Ownership ; A Ban for Planning One of the Worst Cases of Cheating in Formula One Could Have Repercussions for the London Club
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FLAVIO BRIATORE may have walked away from the Renault Formula One team, but that doesn't necessarily mean the London-based millionaire has avoided further action that may still affect his co-ownership of Queens Park Rangers.The sudden departure from...
Crashgate Could Still Affect Briatore's QPR Ownership; A Ban for Planning One of the Worst Cases of Cheating in Formula One Could Have Repercussions for the London Club
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Byline: David Smith FLAVIO BRIATORE may have walked away from the Renault Formula One team, but that doesn't necessarily mean the London-based millionaire has avoided further action that may still affect his co-ownership of Queens Park Rangers....
Crashgate Could Still Affect Briatore's QPR Ownership; A Ban for Planning One of the Worst Cases of Cheating in Formula One Could Have Repercussions for the London Club. by David Smith
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Byline: David Smith FLAVIO BRIATORE may have walked away from the Renault Formula One team but that doesn't mean the Londonbased millionaire has avoided further action that may affect his coownership of Queens Park Rangers. The departure from...
Crashgate Could Still Affect Briatore's QPR Ownership ; A Ban for Planning One of the Worst Cases of Cheating in Formula One Could Have Repercussions for the London Club. by David Smith [Edition 2]
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FLAVIO BRIATORE may have walked away from the Renault Formula One team but that doesn't mean the Londonbased millionaire has avoided further action that may affect his coownership of Queens Park Rangers.The departure from Renault of team boss Briatore...
Davies: We Can Still Trump Rivals despite Roy Reshuffle ; Fulham Midfielder Defends Manager's Decision to Ring the Changes for Euro Clash. David Smith Reports from Sofia
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ACONTROVERSIAL decision by Fulham manager Roy Hodgson to make wholesale changes ahead of tonight's opening Europa League group game against CSKA Sofia here has been defended by Simon Davies.The inclusion of the Wales international in Hodgson's starting...
Davies: We Can Still Trump Rivals despite Roy Reshuffle; Fulham Midfielder Defends Manager's Decision to Ring the Changes for Euro Clash. David Smith Reports from Sofia
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Byline: David Smith ACONTROVERSIAL decision by Fulham manager Roy Hodgson to make wholesale changes ahead of tonight's opening Europa League group game against CSKA Sofia here has been defended by Simon Davies. The inclusion of the Wales international...
Davies: We Can Still Trump Rivals despite Roy Reshuffle; Fulham Midfielder Defends Manager's Decision to Ring the Changes for Euro Clash. David Smith Reports from Sofia
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Byline: David Smith ACONTROVERSIAL decision by Fulham manager Roy Hodgson to make wholesale changes ahead of tonight's opening Europa League group game against CSKA Sofia here has been defended by Simon Davies. The inclusion of the Wales international...
Davies: We Can Still Trump Rivals despite Roy Reshuffle; Fulham Midfielder Defends Manager's Decision to Ring the Changes for Euro Clash. David Smith Reports from Sofia
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Byline: David Smith ACONTROVERSIAL decision by Fulham manager Roy Hodgson to make wholesale changes ahead of tonight's opening Europa League group game against CSKA Sofia here has been defended by Simon Davies. The inclusion of the Wales international...
Davies: We Can Still Trump Rivals despite Roy Reshuffle ; Fulham Midfielder Defends Manager's Decision to Ring the Changes for Euro Clash. David Smith Reports from Sofia [Edition 2]
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ACONTROVERSIAL decision by Fulham manager Roy Hodgson to make wholesale changes ahead of tonight's opening Europa League group game against CSKA Sofia here has been defended by Simon Davies.The inclusion of the Wales international in Hodgson's starting...
Davies: We Can Still Trump Rivals despite Roy Reshuffle ; Fulham Midfielder Defends Manager's Decision to Ring the Changes for Euro Clash. David Smith Reports from Sofia [Edition 3]
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ACONTROVERSIAL decision by Fulham manager Roy Hodgson to make wholesale changes ahead of tonight's opening Europa League group game against CSKA Sofia here has been defended by Simon Davies.The inclusion of the Wales international in Hodgson's starting...
EU Call for Global Curb on Bankers' Mega-Pay
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Byline: Nick Goodway EURoPEAN Union leaders will tell the world's largest economies that they must agree on measures to curb bankers' pay and bonuses as part of their plan to overhaul the global financial system. A draft statement prepared for...
EU Call for Global Curb on Bankers' Mega-Pay [Edition 2]
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EURoPEAN Union leaders will tell the world's largest economies that they must agree on measures to curb bankers' pay and bonuses as part of their plan to overhaul the global financial system.A draft statement prepared for today's Euro-summit in Brussels,...
EU Call for Global Curb on Bankers' Mega-Pay [Edition 3]
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EURoPEAN Union leaders will tell the world's largest economies that they must agree on measures to curb bankers' pay and bonuses as part of their plan to overhaul the global financial system.A draft statement prepared for today's Euro-summit in Brussels,...
Free Make-Up and Music for Pupils Who Walk to School
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Byline: Ruth Bloomfield TEENAGERS are being offered free music, clothes and make-up to encourage them to walk to school. Secondary school pupils will also get pedometers to count the number of steps they take each day under a pilot scheme to...
French Vow to Destroy 'Jungle' Route to Britain
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Byline: Peter Allen in Paris FRANCE's largest illegal migrant camp will be razed "by the end of next week" with inhabitants told: "You will not get to England any more via Calais." French immigration minister Eric Besson gave riot police the...
French Vow to Destroy 'Jungle' Route to Britain
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Byline: Peter Allen in paris FRANCE's largest illegal migrant camp will be razed "by the end of next week" with inhabitants told: "You will not get to England any more via Calais." French immigration minister Eric Besson gave riot police the...
French Vow to Destroy 'Jungle' Route to Britain
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FRANCE's largest illegal migrant camp will be razed "by the end of next week" with inhabitants told: "You will not get to England any more via Calais."French immigration minister Eric Besson gave riot police the green light to clear the notorious "Jungle"...
French Vow to Destroy 'Jungle' Route to Britain [Edition 2]
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FRANCE's largest illegal migrant camp will be razed "by the end of next week" with inhabitants told: "You will not get to England any more via Calais."French immigration minister Eric Besson gave riot police the green light to clear the notorious "Jungle"...
Fresh Look for Fruit and Veg Market to Rival Borough ; LONDON'S LARDER CHANGES FOR NEW COVENT GARDEN ... AND BATTERSEA
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NEW Covent Garden market will return to its historic role as "London's larder" under plans to redevelop the site in Battersea.The wholesale fruit, vegetables and flower market will be opened to the public in a bid to rival Borough market.It would be...
Fresh Look for Fruit and Veg Market to Rival Borough; LONDON'S LARDER CHANGES FOR NEW COVENT GARDEN ... AND BATTERSEA
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Byline: Ross Lydall NEW Covent Garden market will return to its historic role as "London's larder" under plans to redevelop the site in Battersea. The wholesale fruit, vegetables and flower market will be opened to the public in a bid to rival...
Gourlay to Step Up as He's Named Successor to Kenyon; Chelsea Waste Little Time in Filling Vacant Role as They Promote from within by Appointing Chief Operating Officer as Their New Chief Executive. by Simon Johnson
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Byline: Simon Johnson CHELSEA today confirmed that the club's chief operating officer Ron Gourlay will replace Peter Kenyon as their new chief executive after he leaves on October. Gourlay was favourite to succeed Kenyon, who announced his decision...
Gourlay to Step Up as He's Named Successor to Kenyon ; Chelsea Waste Little Time in Filling Vacant Role as They Promote from within by Appointing Chief Operating Officer as Their New Chief Executive. by Simon Johnson [Edition 2]
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CHELSEA today confirmed that the club's chief operating officer Ron Gourlay will replace Peter Kenyon as their new chief executive after he leaves on 31 October.Gourlay was favourite to succeed Kenyon, who announced his decision to stand down yesterday,...
Gourlay to Step Up as He's Named Successor to Kenyon ; Chelsea Waste Little Time in Filling Vacant Role as They Promote from within by Appointing Chief Operating Officer as Their New Chief Executive. by Simon Johnson [Edition 3]
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CHELSEA today confirmed that the club's chief operating officer Ron Gourlay will replace Peter Kenyon as their new chief executive after he leaves on October.Gourlay was favourite to succeed Kenyon, who announced his decision to stand down yesterday,...
Green Fingers Are Spreading across the Pond
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Byline: Rosie Boycott DURING his trip to the US this week, our grow-your-own Mayor lobbied his counterpart in New York on the value of growing food in the heart of the appropriately monikered Big Apple. This 24-hour city has long had an extraordinary...
Green Fingers Are Spreading across the Pond
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DURING his trip to the US this week, our grow-your-own Mayor lobbied his counterpart in New York on the value of growing food in the heart of the appropriately monikered Big Apple.This 24-hour city has long had an extraordinary food culture. But like...
Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues ; Peter Kenyon's Exit from Chelsea Is Just the Latest in a Long Series of Departures and Arrivals. What's Going On?
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WAS THE departure of Peter Kenyon as the Chelsea chief executive yesterday yet another act in the high-octane Russian drama that has been the hallmark of the west London club ever since Roman Abramovich took it over six years ago?The constantly revolving...
Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues; Peter Kenyon's Exit from Chelsea Is Just the Latest in a Long Series of Departures and Arrivals. What's Going On?
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Byline: Mihir Bose WAS THE departure of Peter Kenyon as the Chelsea chief executive yesterday yet another act in the high-octane Russian drama that has been the hallmark of the west London club ever since Roman Abramovich took it over six years...
Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues; Peter Kenyon's Exit from Chelsea Is Just the Latest in a Long Series of Departures and Arrivals. What's Going On?
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Byline: Mihir Bose WAS THE departure of Peter Kenyon as the Chelsea chief executive yesterday yet another act in the high-octane Russian drama that has been the hallmark of the west London club ever since Roman Abramovich took it over six years...
Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues ; Peter Kenyon's Exit from Chelsea Is Just the Latest in a Long Series of Departures and Arrivals. What's Going on? [Edition 2]
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WAS THE departure of Peter Kenyon as the Chelsea chief executive yesterday yet another act in the high-octane Russian drama that has been the hallmark of the west London club ever since Roman Abramovich took it over six years ago? The constantly revolving...
HARDLY A ROYAL BLUSH ; the Authorised Biography of the Nation's Favourite Granny, Though Brilliantly Researched, Is Too Tactful to Get to the Heart of Its Subject BOOK OF THE WEEK
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QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER: THE OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY by William Shawcross (Macmillan, Pounds 25)THE THREAT facing all royal biographers is that they will end up producing not so much a book as constructing a literary mausoleum. It is not a fate that...
HARDLY A ROYAL BLUSH; the Authorised Biography of the Nation's Favourite Granny, Though Brilliantly Researched, Is Too Tactful to Get to the Heart of Its Subject; BOOK OF THE WEEK
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Byline: Anthony Howard QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER: THE OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY by William Shawcross (Macmillan, [pounds sterling]25) THE THREAT facing all royal biographers is that they will end up producing not so much a book as constructing...
'Health Tourists' Told to Pay for Treatment or Go Home
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Byline: Ellen Widdup FOREIGN patients at a London hospital are being withheld treatment until they pay their bills up-front. Doctors at West Middlesex University hospital in Hounslow will stabilise patients, then quote them on any further treatment....
'Health Tourists' Told to Pay for Treatment or Go Home
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FOREIGN patients at a London hospital are being withheld treatment until they pay their bills up-front.Doctors at West Middlesex University hospital in Hounslow will stabilise patients, then quote them on any further treatment.If they do not produce...
Heiress Was Originally Charged with Lewd Behaviour on Plane
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Byline: Peter dominiczak PROSECUTORS have defended themselves after a jury took only 45 minutes to clear a socialite of being drunk on a plane. The Crown Prosecution Service said it had been right to take Guinness heiress Clare Irby, 30, to court...
I Told Indian Court I'd Been Sexually Assaulted and Everyone There Laughed; Londoner's Witness-Box Ordeal after Accusing Plumber of Attack
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Byline: Amar Singh, Emma Rowley and Anthony Dias in Gujarat A LONDON woman told today how she was humiliated in an Indian courtroom after allegedly being attacked in her home. Kaya Eldridge, a charity worker from Dulwich, is fighting a bitter...
I Told Indian Court I'd Been Sexually Assaulted and Everyone There Laughed ; Londoner's Witness-Box Ordeal after Accusing Plumber of Attack [Edition 3]
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A LONDON woman told today how she was humiliated in an Indian courtroom after allegedly being attacked in her home.Kaya Eldridge, a charity worker from Dulwich, is fighting a bitter battle after claiming she was "laughed at" in the witness box for accusing...
'I Told Indian Court I Had Been Sexually Assaulted. They Asked If I Drank'
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Byline: Amar singh, Emma Rowley and Anthony Dias in Gujarat A LONDON woman told today how she was humiliated in an Indian courtroom after allegedly being attacked in her home. Kaya Eldridge, a charity worker from Dulwich, is fighting a bitter...
'I Told Indian Court I Had Been Sexually Assaulted. They Asked If I Drank' [Edition 2]
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A LONDON woman told today how she was humiliated in an Indian courtroom after allegedly being attacked in her home.Kaya Eldridge, a charity worker from Dulwich, is fighting a bitter battle claiming she was "laughed at" in the witness box for accusing...
ITV Board Split over Pounds 20m Pay Package to Lure New Chairman
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ITV came under renewed pressure today to appoint a chief executive amid reports of a boardroom split over a multi-million- pound incentive scheme for the leading candidate.Former head of Sky Tony Ball has been in talks with Britain's largest commercial...
ITV Board Split over [Pounds Sterling]20m Pay Package to Lure New Chairman
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Byline: Amar Singh ITV came under renewed pressure today to appoint a chief executive amid reports of a boardroom split over a multi-million-pound incentive scheme for the leading candidate. Former head of Sky Tony Ball has been in talks with...
