Search by...
- Keyword
- Title
- Author
- Subject
- Publisher
Results should have...
- All of these words
- Any of these words
- This exact phrase
- None of these words
Keyword searches may also use the operators
AND, OR, NOT, “ ”, ( )
AND, OR, NOT, “ ”, ( )
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 April 4, 2012
A Good Tax Dodge -- or a Fishy Business? ; Fiona McNulty OUR LAWYER ANSWERS YOUR QUESTIONS
Read preview
QMY SON is buying his first flat -- for Pounds 410,000 -- and having recently got divorced I'm buying my first home in my own name. I am paying Pounds 2.05 million for a place in Fulham. The agents in both cases are being very vague about stamp duty...
A Good Tax Dodge -- or a Fishy Business? Fiona McNulty OUR LAWYER ANSWERS YOUR QUESTIONS
Read preview
Byline: Fiona McNulty QMY SON is buying his first flat -- for [pounds sterling]410,000 -- and having recently got divorced I'm buying my first home in my own name. I am paying [pounds sterling]2.05 million for a place in Fulham. The agents in both...
An Intimate Evening with Kylie? We Should Be So Lucky ; REVIEW KYLIE MINOGUE HMV Hammersmith Apollo
Read preview
AFTER 25 years as a recording artist, selling more than 68 million records, Kylie Minogue has opted to take a break from all this hit-making malarkey.The Anti Tour, which arrived at the HMV Hammersmith Apollo last night, is billed as "an intimate show...
An Intimate Evening with Kylie? We Should Be So Lucky; REVIEW; KYLIE MINOGUE HMV Hammersmith Apollo
Read preview
Byline: RICK PEARSON AFTER 25 years as a recording artist, selling more than 68 million records, Kylie Minogue has opted to take a break from all this hit-making malarkey. The Anti Tour, which arrived at the HMV Hammersmith Apollo last night,...
A Record Number of River Commuters Are Living beside the Thames
Read preview
Byline: David Spittles MORE people are living alongside the central stretch of the Thames in London -- from Wandsworth to Woolwich -- than at any time in the capital's history. The demand for riverside homes is so great that thousands of new properties...
A Record Number of River Commuters Are Living beside the Thames ; This Weekend's Boat Race Is the Starting Gun in the Spring Search for a New Waterside Home as Londoners Clamour to Live by the River, Discovers David Spittles
Read preview
MORE people are living alongside the central stretch of the Thames in London -- from Wandsworth to Woolwich -- than at any time in the capital's history. The demand for riverside homes is so great that thousands of new properties are in the planning...
As London Becomes a City of Renters, Flats for the 'Facebook Generation' Arrive
Read preview
Byline: says David Spittles [bar] ONDON'S resurgent rentals sector is leading a nationwide boom in private lettings that will change the face of the property market over the next decade. Private renting now accounts for 27 per cent of all homes...
As London Becomes a City of Renters, Flats for the 'Facebook Generation' Arrive ; Thousands of New Homes for Rent Are Being Built in London Aimed at Young People Who Have Made a Lifestyle Choice to Be Tenants, Says David Spittles
Read preview
[broken bar] ONDON'S resurgent rentals sector is leading a nationwide boom in private lettings that will change the face of the property market over the next decade. Private renting now accounts for 27 per cent of all homes in the capital and has overtaken...
Bargain News
Read preview
Byline: Alison Cork Little Plumber is a huge help THE Little Plumber electronic water softener fights the effects of hard water to descale your plumbing and increase your hot water pressure. Readers can purchase the system with a 10 per cent discount...
Bargain News
Read preview
Little Plumber is a huge help THE Little Plumber electronic water softener fights the effects of hard water to descale your plumbing and increase your hot water pressure. Readers can purchase the system with a 10 per cent discount for under Pounds 100....
Blues Are Put on Red Alert to Avoid Another Nervous Night ; Former Chelsea Star Pat Nevin Says the Way Club Almost Slipped Up at Same Stage of the Champions League against Liverpool Means Quarter- Final Tie with Benfica Is Far from Over
Read preview
IT will be Barcelona and not Benfica whom Chelsea fans will be thinking of when they take their seats at Stamford Bridge for tonight's Champions League quarter-final second leg.The chance to play the Catalans in the last four of Europe's premier competition...
Blues Are Put on Red Alert to Avoid Another Nervous Night; Former Chelsea Star Pat Nevin Says the Way Club Almost Slipped Up at Same Stage of the Champions League against Liverpool Means Quarter-Final Tie with Benfica Is Far from Over
Read preview
Byline: Simon Johnson Football Correspondent IT will be Barcelona and not Benfica whom Chelsea fans will be thinking of when they take their seats at Stamford Bridge for tonight's Champions League quarter-final second leg. The chance to play...
Boris: Give Londoners Tax Payback
Read preview
Byline: Pippa Crerar City Hall Editor BORIS JOHNSON today unveiled plans for Londoners to keep more of the tax revenue they generate to spend on better public services. The Mayor said the capital should get a greater return on the cash they contribute...
Boris: Give Londoners Tax Payback ; Mayor Demands Return on Cash Capital Makes for UK Economy [Edition 3]
Read preview
BORIS JOHNSON today unveiled plans for Londoners to keep more of the tax revenue they generate to spend on better public services.The Mayor said the capital should get a greater return on the cash they contribute to government coffers. In his biggest...
Boris: I Don't Regret Swearing at Liar Ken
Read preview
Byline: Peter Dominiczak and Pippa Crerar THE war of words between Boris Johnson and Ken Livingstone deepened today as the Mayor said he had no regrets about swearing at his Labour rival during an angry confrontation in a lift. Mr Livingstone,...
Boris: I Don't Regret Swearing at Liar Ken
Read preview
THE war of words between Boris Johnson and Ken Livingstone deepened today as the Mayor said he had no regrets about swearing at his Labour rival during an angry confrontation in a lift.Mr Livingstone, for his part, likened Mr Johnson to a petty criminal.The...
British Quartet Quick to Avenge Aussie Loss with a Golden Pedal
Read preview
Byline: Matt Majendie [bar] REAT BRITAIN today claimed revenge for a thumping defeat by Australia as they set a world record to claim gold in the men's team pursuit at the Track Cycling World Championships. But Victoria Pendleton and Jess Varnish...
British Quartet Quick to Avenge Aussie Loss with a Golden Pedal ; Dramatic Turnaround for Team Pursuit Line-Up as They Claim Record on Opening Day of World Finals by Matt Majendie in Melbourne
Read preview
[broken bar] REAT BRITAIN today claimed revenge for a thumping defeat by Australia as they set a world record to claim gold in the men's team pursuit at the Track Cycling World Championships.But Victoria Pendleton and Jess Varnish were unable to make...
Burglars 'Posed as Estate Agents to Raid Homes'
Read preview
Byline: Rob Parsons POLICE are hunting a pair of smartly dressed burglars who stole [pounds sterling]180,000 of property from apartments in south London. The two men, caught on CCTV, are thought to have gained entry by pretending to be estate...
Burglars 'Posed as Estate Agents to Raid Homes' [Edition 3]
Read preview
POLICE are hunting a pair of smartly dressed burglars who stole Pounds 180,000 of property from apartments in south London.The two men, caught on CCTV, are thought to have gained entry by pretending to be estate agents before raiding three homes. Victims...
Burglars 'Posed as Property Agents to Raid Flats'
Read preview
Byline: Rob Parsons THESE are the smartly dressed burglars being hunted by police after stealing [pounds sterling]180,000 worth of property from apartments in south London. The two men, caught on CCTV, are thought to have gained entry to the...
Burglars 'Posed as Property Agents to Raid Flats'
Read preview
THESE are the smartly dressed burglars being hunted by police after stealing Pounds 180,000 worth of property from apartments in south London.The two men, caught on CCTV, are thought to have gained entry to the apartment buildings by pretending to be...
BUY THE UGLIEST HOUSE IN THE STREET ; Find Your Favourite Street, Buy Its Worst-Looking House and Call an Architect. That's How to Get Your Dream Home, Says, Philippa Stockley
Read preview
ARCHITECTS can improve the quality of your life. A bit of time spent with the right one can open doors in your mind that could lead to a trasformation of your home and the way you live.Now in its sixteenth year, the Architect in the House (AITH) scheme...
BUY THE UGLIEST HOUSE IN THE STREET; Find Your Favourite Street, Buy Its Worst-Looking House and Call an Architect. That's How to Get Your Dream Home, Says, Philippa Stockley
Read preview
Byline: Philippa Stockley ARCHITECTS can improve the quality of your life. A bit of time spent with the right one can open doors in your mind that could lead to a trasformation of your home and the way you live. Now in its sixteenth year, the...
Cameron Vows to 'Plug Security Gaps' as Clegg Objects to Secret Courts
Read preview
Byline: Nicholas Cecil Deputy Political Editor DAVID CAMERON today vowed to protect Britain from terror attacks after Nick Clegg threatened to block plans for new secret courts. The Prime Minister intervened after the Liberal Democrat leader...
Cameron Vows to 'Plug Security Gaps' as Clegg Objects to Secret Courts [Edition 3]
Read preview
DAVID CAMERON today vowed to protect Britain from terror attacks after Nick Clegg threatened to block plans for new secret courts.The Prime Minister intervened after the Liberal Democrat leader objected to extending secret hearings to cover civil trials.In...
Chained Up in Fear: Hostages of Colombia Rebels Recount Ordeal
Read preview
Byline: Bo Wilson HOSTAGES who were held in the jungle by Colombia's Farc rebels for more than a decade told today how they were chained together and constantly feared for their lives. The group -- the last police and military captives to be...
Chained Up in Fear: Hostages of Colombia Rebels Recount Ordeal
Read preview
HOSTAGES who were held in the jungle by Colombia's Farc rebels for more than a decade told today how they were chained together and constantly feared for their lives.The group -- the last police and military captives to be held by Farc -- spoke after...
CIA Files Reveal How US Helped Britain Retake the Falklands
Read preview
Byline: Robert Fox Defence Correspondent AMERICAN support for Margaret Thatcher in the Falklands campaign was much closer than Ronald Reagan dared admit, CIA documents reveal. President Reagan at first said the US would be impartial in the conflict...
CIA Files Reveal How US Helped Britain Retake the Falklands
Read preview
AMERICAN support for Margaret Thatcher in the Falklands campaign was much closer than Ronald Reagan dared admit, CIA documents reveal.President Reagan at first said the US would be impartial in the conflict between two of its allies. But on April 2,...
Clarke Climbdown over 'Secret Court' Proposals
Read preview
Byline: Nicholas Cecil Deputy Political Editor JUDGES will be given the final say in plans to hold "secret courts" after a government climbdown, Ken Clarke revealed today. The Justice Secretary signalled a partial U-turn as he defended proposals...
Clarke Climbdown over 'Secret Court' Proposals
Read preview
Byline: Nicholas Cecil Deputy Political Editor JUDGES will be given the final say in plans to hold "secret courts" after a government climbdown, Ken Clarke revealed today. The Justice Secretary signalled a partial U-turn as he defended proposals...
Clarke Climbdown over 'Secret Court' Proposals
Read preview
JUDGES will be given the final say in plans to hold "secret courts" after a government climbdown, Ken Clarke revealed today.The Justice Secretary signalled a partial U-turn as he defended proposals to create secret courts for civil cases in the face...
Clarke Climbdown over 'Secret Court' Proposals
Read preview
JUDGES will be given the final say in plans to hold "secret courts" after a government climbdown, Ken Clarke revealed today.The Justice Secretary signalled a partial U-turn as he defended proposals to create secret courts for civil cases in the face...
Cuba Libre!
Read preview
Byline: Clifford Bishop LATER this month London will get a jolt of Cuban energy in the form of far from pure Cuban dancing. Ballet Revolucion, coming to the Peacock Theatre on April 25, features 18 smokingly hot dancers throwing hiphop shapes and...
CUBA LIBRE! ; Ballet Revolucion Is Set to Hit London with a Havana-Inspired Classical, Hip Hop and Jazz Fusion. Choreographer Aaron Cash Tells Clifford Bishop to Expect 'Sensory Overload'
Read preview
LATER this month London will get a jolt of Cuban energy in the form of far from pure Cuban dancing. Ballet Revolucion, coming to the Peacock Theatre on April 25, features 18 smokingly hot dancers throwing hiphop shapes and ballet pirouettes into jazz...
Culture Capital
Read preview
Byline: Michael Hodges [bar] HIS is either an extremely early start or a very late one -- we are on the terrace of the 360 bar and and the sun is just about to rise. The fact that it will be coming up over Asia and the terrace is in Europe gives...
CULTURE CAPITAL ; Istanbul's Modern Art Scene Is Booming, with New Galleries Cropping Up All over the City -- Even Its Hotels Are Holding Exhibitions, Says Michael Hodges
Read preview
[broken bar] HIS is either an extremely early start or a very late one -- we are on the terrace of the 360 bar and and the sun is just about to rise. The fact that it will be coming up over Asia and the terrace is in Europe gives away our location --...
Digital TV Changeover Switches off One Million
Read preview
Byline: Tom Harper and Mark Prigg UP TO one million Londoners lost BBC2 today after the Crystal Palace tower stopped broadcasting the channel in analogue. Elderly and disabled viewers, and people with older "second" TVs, were expected to lose...
Digital TV Changeover Switches off One Million [Edition 3]
Read preview
UP TO one million Londoners lost BBC2 today after the Crystal Palace tower stopped broadcasting the channel in analogue.Elderly and disabled viewers, and people with older "second" TVs, were expected to lose out as the transmission shutdown began after...
Digital TV Change Switches off 1m
Read preview
Byline: Tom Harper and Mark Prigg UP to one million Londoners lost BBC2 today after the Crystal Palace tower stopped broadcasting the channel in analogue. Elderly and disabled viewers, and those with older "second" TVs, were expected to lose...
Digital TV Change Switches off 1m
Read preview
UP to one million Londoners lost BBC2 today after the Crystal Palace tower stopped broadcasting the channel in analogue.Elderly and disabled viewers, and those with older "second" TVs, were expected to lose out as the transmission shutdown began after...
Do the Maths before You Move for a Spacious Family Home ; Make Your Commute Worthwhile. Ruth Bloomfield Looks at the Best- Priced Counties a Train Ride from London
Read preview
[broken bar] THE arrival of a baby son prompted Neil Wood and his wife, Gursharn, to find more space than their cramped London townhouse could provide.Though it had three bedrooms, the Docklands property came with only a tiny patch of garden -- ideal...
Do the Maths before You Move for a Spacious Family Home; Make Your Commute Worthwhile. Ruth Bloomfield Looks at the Best-Priced Counties a Train Ride from London
Read preview
Byline: Ruth Bloomfield [bar] THE arrival of a baby son prompted Neil Wood and his wife, Gursharn, to find more space than their cramped London townhouse could provide. Though it had three bedrooms, the Docklands property came with only a tiny...
Double-Dip Fears Recede as Services Firms Power Ahead
Read preview
Byline: Russell Lynch LINGERING worries of a double-dip recession looked finally banished today as the UK's dominant services firms roared ahead at the fastest pace for nearly two years in the opening three months of 2012. A buoyant March performance...
Double-Dip Fears Recede as Services Firms Power Ahead
Read preview
LINGERING worries of a double-dip recession looked finally banished today as the UK's dominant services firms roared ahead at the fastest pace for nearly two years in the opening three months of 2012.A buoyant March performance capped a strong quarter...
Fan Stabbed with Bottle at Jessie J Gig
Read preview
Byline: Alistair Foster, Benedict Moore-Bridger and Simon Freeman A MUSIC fan was stabbed in the neck moments after Jessie J walked off-stage at a star-studded concert in London. The victim, 35, was slashed with a bottle as an argument broke...
Fan Stabbed with Bottle at Jessie J Gig ; Shocked Revellers Tell How Violence Flared as Singer Left the Stage
Read preview
A MUSIC fan was stabbed in the neck moments after Jessie J walked off-stage at a star-studded concert in London.The victim, 35, was slashed with a bottle as an argument broke out at Pulse nightclub, Southwark.Witnesses told how violence flared between...
Five Things to See in April
Read preview
Byline: Barbara Chandler 1 Nicholas Hawksmoor: Architect of the Imagination Open now until June 17, Royal Academy, Piccadilly, W1 (020 7300 5839; royalacademy.org/architecture) Celebrating 350 years since the birth of Nicholas Hawksmoor (1662-1736),...
Five Things to See in April
Read preview
1 Nicholas Hawksmoor: Architect of the Imagination Open now until June 17, Royal Academy, Piccadilly, W1 (020 7300 5839; royalacademy.org/architecture) Celebrating 350 years since the birth of Nicholas Hawksmoor (1662-1736), the baroque architect whose...
Get It off Your TXT
Read preview
Bad day at work? Baffled by Boris's latest move? Text us your heartfelt and hilarious London thoughts Enter ES TEXTS followed by a space then your message, name, address and postcode TEXT TO 65400 Texts cost 25p plus your standard network charge. Terms...
Get It off Your TXT
Read preview
Bad day at work? Baffled by Boris's latest move? Text us your heartfelt and hilarious London thoughts Enter ES TEXTS followed by a space then your message, name, address and postcode TEXT TO 65400 Texts cost 25p plus your standard network charge. Terms...
Gibraltar Remains as Solid as a Rock ; Homebuyers Love the British Colony with Low Taxes, No Unemployment and the Highest Growth Rate in Western Europe, Says Cathy Hawker
Read preview
[broken bar] WHILE Europe in general faces an increasingly uncertain economic future, there is a rare good news story in Gibraltar. The British colony on Spain's southern tip has never gone into recession, unemployment is almost nil, its projected growth...
Gibraltar Remains as Solid as a Rock; Homebuyers Love the British Colony with Low Taxes, No Unemployment and the Highest Growth Rate in Western Europe, Says Cathy Hawker
Read preview
Byline: says Cathy Hawker [bar] WHILE Europe in general faces an increasingly uncertain economic future, there is a rare good news story in Gibraltar. The British colony on Spain's southern tip has never gone into recession, unemployment is almost...
Gove Tinkers, Teachers Despair, Pupils Suffer
Read preview
Byline: Richard Godwin [bar] VERYONE knows A-levels are getting easier. It's one of those truisms. In the Sixties, candidates were required to solve Fermat's Last Theorem, compose Chaucerian epics. These days, they get a B simply for being able...
Gove Tinkers, Teachers Despair, Pupils Suffer
Read preview
[broken bar] VERYONE knows A-levels are getting easier. It's one of those truisms. In the Sixties, candidates were required to solve Fermat's Last Theorem, compose Chaucerian epics. These days, they get a B simply for being able to hold a pencil. At...
Hero Saves Burning Man after Blast
Read preview
Byline: Jack Rivlin A PASSER-BY used a fire extinguisher to douse a man turned into a human torch by an explosion at a garage and then turned the hose on the blaze which had engulfed the building. Ryan Byers, 30, sprinted to grab an extinguisher...
Heston Says Pasty Tax Will Stop Artisan Bakers Earning a Crust
Read preview
Byline: Alistair Foster Showbusiness Correspondent HESTON BLUMENTHAL has weighed into the pasty tax debate by claiming it could harm the trade of independent food producers. The chef criticised the decision in the Budget to put 20 per cent VAT...
Heston Says Pasty Tax Will Stop Artisan Bakers Earning a Crust
Read preview
HESTON BLUMENTHAL has weighed into the pasty tax debate by claiming it could harm the trade of independent food producers.The chef criticised the decision in the Budget to put 20 per cent VAT on food sold "above ambient temperature".It proved to be one...
Hirst May Be a Showman but His Art Hits the Spot
Read preview
Byline: Anne McElvoy DAMIEN Hirst is charging [pounds sterling]36,800 for a take-home souvenir skull, painted in "household gloss" -- and that's just in the gift shop. Hirst's perpetual palace of the vanities has taken up residence at Tate Modern...
Hirst May Be a Showman but His Art Hits the Spot
Read preview
DAMIEN Hirst is charging Pounds 36,800 for a take-home souvenir skull, painted in "household gloss" -- and that's just in the gift shop. Hirst's perpetual palace of the vanities has taken up residence at Tate Modern and two things are certain.The crowds...
Homes Gossip
Read preview
Byline: Amira Hashish BA i H hih Now Damien Hirst serves up Brit Art on a plate ? TO MARK his retrospective at Tate Modern, opening today, marketconcious Damien Hirst has designed his first homeware range. From Pharmacy wallpaper to cashmere...
Homes Gossip
Read preview
Now Damien Hirst serves up Brit Art on a plate ? TO MARK his retrospective at Tate Modern, opening today, marketconcious Damien Hirst has designed his first homeware range.From Pharmacy wallpaper to cashmere blankets featuring icons from his New Religion...
I Had a Fling with Vice Girl Who Bedded Rooney, Says Star Balotelli
Read preview
Byline: Tom Harper PREMIER League footballer Mario Balotelli today revealed he had a fling with a prostitute previously linked to England star Wayne Rooney. The Manchester City striker, 21, released a statement about his relationship with Jennifer...
I Had a Fling with Vice Girl Who Bedded Rooney, Says Star Balotelli [Edition 3]
Read preview
PREMIER League footballer Mario Balotelli today revealed he had a fling with a prostitute previously linked to England star Wayne Rooney.The Manchester City striker, 21, released a statement about his relationship with Jennifer Thompson to prevent a...
I'll Do All That Paperwork after I've Rearranged the Sock Drawer
Read preview
Byline: Victoria Whitlock OKAY. I'VE done the ironing, cleaned the kitchen cupboards (again) and rearranged my sock drawer (twice) and now I'm absolutely definitely going to sort through the pile of papers under my desk in preparation for filling...
I'll Do All That Paperwork after I've Rearranged the Sock Drawer ; Victoria Whitlock Pledges to Make a Clean Start for the New Tax Year by Sorting out All the Receipts Hiding under Her Desk -- Unless She Can Find Another choreThe Accidental Landlord
Read preview
OKAY. I'VE done the ironing, cleaned the kitchen cupboards (again) and rearranged my sock drawer (twice) and now I'm absolutely definitely going to sort through the pile of papers under my desk in preparation for filling out my 2012 tax return. Just...
I'm Sent to the Tower -- but the View Alone Is Worth the Rent
Read preview
MONDAY I am on top of the world. Or at least, that's how it feels. I'm on the roof terrace of a converted church tower in Crystal Palace, the highest point in south London. The views from here are incredible. It's one thing to have a city view, but...
I'm Sent to the Tower -- but the View Alone Is Worth the Rent ; Diary of an Estate Agent
Read preview
MONDAY I am on top of the world. Or at least, that's how it feels. I'm on the roof terrace of a converted church tower in Crystal Palace, the highest point in south London. The views from here are incredible. It's one thing to have a city view, but take...
International Power Says No to Pounds 6bn Bid from French Suitor
Read preview
THE quest of GDF Suez to scoop up the 30% of International Power it doesn't already own stopped in its tracks today as the UK electricity group batted away its French suitor.After six days of deliberation, International Power's independent board committee...
International Power Says No to [Pounds Sterling]6bn Bid from French Suitor
Read preview
Byline: Tom Bawden THE quest of GDF Suez to scoop up the 30% of International Power it doesn't already own stopped in its tracks today as the UK electricity group batted away its French suitor. After six days of deliberation, International Power's...
It's Crystal Clear That Murdochs En Masse Look Murky ; MEDIA ANALYSIS
Read preview
LIKE father, like son. Yesterday, James Murdoch suffered the most humbling day of his life. His problem is that even more humiliating days could lie ahead. His position as chief operating officer at the parent company, News Corporation, and his place...
It's Crystal Clear That Murdochs En Masse Look Murky; MEDIA ANALYSIS
Read preview
Byline: ?Roy Greenslade LIKE father, like son. Yesterday, James Murdoch suffered the most humbling day of his life. His problem is that even more humiliating days could lie ahead. His position as chief operating officer at the parent company, News...
Jane Shilling's TV Choice
Read preview
THE APPRENTICE 9PM, BBC1 The rituals of The Apprentice are as familiar as fairytales. At some point in the series, we know the Apprentices will find themselves given a task in which, dressed in white coats and unflattering hairnets, they have to grapple...
Jane Shilling's TV Choice
Read preview
THE APPRENTICE 9PM, BBC1 The rituals of The Apprentice are as familiar as fairytales. At some point in the series, we know the Apprentices will find themselves given a task in which, dressed in white coats and unflattering hairnets, they have to grapple...
Jubilee and Footie Lift the TV Market
Read preview
Byline: BY GIDEON SPANIER OPINION is divided about whether the Diamond Jubilee and the Euro 2012 football tournament will boost marketing spend but the television market looks pretty buoyant. Media buyers say the second quarter could see TV ad revenues...
Jubilee and Footie Lift the TV Market ; IN THE AIR
Read preview
OPINION is divided about whether the Diamond Jubilee and the Euro 2012 football tournament will boost marketing spend but the television market looks pretty buoyant. Media buyers say the second quarter could see TV ad revenues up 6%-7% on a likefor-like...
Ken and Boris Tax Our Patience
Read preview
KEN Livingstone's attempt to take the wind out of the tax avoidance story by claiming Boris Johnson was doing the same as him fails to answer the charge against Ken that he said one thing about tax while doing another. Sadly, it's typical of a certain...
Ken and Boris Tax Our Patience
Read preview
KEN Livingstone's attempt to take the wind out of the tax avoidance story by claiming Boris Johnson was doing the same as him fails to answer the charge against Ken that he said one thing about tax while doing another. Sadly, it's typical of a certain...
London Brothers 'Plotted Attacks'
Read preview
Byline: Kiran Randhawa and Martin Bentham A LONDON father of three helped his brother plot attacks in Somalia and owned a terror manual written by one of al Qaeda's most senior figures, a court heard today. Mohammed Shabir Ali, 24, from Stepney,...
LONDON BROTHERS 'PLOTTED ATTACKS' ; FATHER-OF-THREE ACCUSED OF FUNDING TERRORISM TRIP TO SOMALIA?AL- QAEDA CHIEF'S MANUAL FOUND IN RAID ON HOME [Edition 3]
Read preview
A LONDON father of three helped his brother plot attacks in Somalia and owned a terror manual written by one of al Qaeda's most senior figures, a court heard today.Mohammed Shabir Ali, 24, from Stepney, was accused of funding his brother Mohammed Shamim...
London Cash Flips Burger King Back to Stock Market
Read preview
Byline: James Thompson A [pounds sterling]900 million London investment vehicle chaired by Lord Myners with the backing of famed Wall Street activist investor Bill Ackman struck a deal today to buy a big chunk of Burger King from its private equity...
London Cash Flips Burger King Back to Stock Market
Read preview
A Pounds 900 million London investment vehicle chaired by Lord Myners with the backing of famed Wall Street activist investor Bill Ackman struck a deal today to buy a big chunk of Burger King from its private equity owners and float it back on the New...
London Deserves a Bigger Share of Its Tax
Read preview
HARD on the heels of Ken Livingstone's suggestion that the Mayor should declare a kind of home rule for London by taking control of education and prisons, Boris Johnson is urging that London keep more of its tax revenues. He suggests the capital should...
London Deserves a Bigger Share of Its Tax
Read preview
HARD on the heels of Ken Livingstone's suggestion that the Mayor should declare a kind of home rule for London by taking control of education and prisons, Boris Johnson is urging that London keep more of its tax revenues. He suggests the capital should...
London's Best Property Search Website Homesandproperty.Co.UK
Read preview
PLUS news: You'll be surprised where [pounds sterling]1,000 buys only a square foot THE areas of London where a newbuild home costs a minimum of [pounds sterling]1,000 a square foot have spread dramatically over the past decade, according to new research...
London's Best Property Search Website Homesandproperty.Co.UK
Read preview
PLUS news: You'll be surprised where Pounds 1,000 buys only a square foot THE areas of London where a newbuild home costs a minimum of Pounds 1,000 a square foot have spread dramatically over the past decade, according to new research out today.In 2005...
Major Champ Pours Scorn on Rivalry Row
Read preview
Byline: David Smith [bar] T has taken the fairway wisdom of Gary Player, at 76 still able to complete a round several shots below his age, to lend a sense of perspective to the hype and growing furore surrounding this week's Masters. Player is...
Major Champ Pours Scorn on Rivalry Row ; Some Contenders at Augusta Are Angry That All the Talk Is about Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy but Gary Player Is Thrilled by the Duel by David Smith
Read preview
[broken bar] T has taken the fairway wisdom of Gary Player, at 76 still able to complete a round several shots below his age, to lend a sense of perspective to the hype and growing furore surrounding this week's Masters.Player is as excited as all fans...
Make Room for Something Fresh and Exciting ; It Is Time to Be Ruthless: The Easter Break Gives You the Chance to Rejuvenate Your Garden
Read preview
[broken bar] T EASTER the garden centres are full of the most seductive plants in bud, blossom and bloom. But the plants in most small London gardens are already fighting for space, so instead of shoehorning in yet another one, take a different tack:...
Make Room for Something Fresh and Exciting; It Is Time to Be Ruthless: The Easter Break Gives You the Chance to Rejuvenate Your Garden
Read preview
Byline: Pattie Barron [bar] T EASTER the garden centres are full of the most seductive plants in bud, blossom and bloom. But the plants in most small London gardens are already fighting for space, so instead of shoehorning in yet another one, take...
Mancini Must Be City's Next Sacrifice If They Let the Title Slip
Read preview
Byline: James Olley Chief Football Correspondent [bar] MANCHESTER CITY have to sack Roberto Mancini if they don't win the Premier League. That is a ridiculous statement but these days City are a ridiculous club. Having been willing to sacrifice...
Mancini Must Be City's Next Sacrifice If They Let the Title Slip
Read preview
[broken bar] MANCHESTER CITY have to sack Roberto Mancini if they don't win the Premier League. That is a ridiculous statement but these days City are a ridiculous club.Having been willing to sacrifice most conventional football principles in a desperate...
Mini Codeword Win a 4-Course Lunch at Claridge's
Read preview
MINI CODEWORD WIN A 4-COURSE LUNCH AT CLARIDGE'S How to play Mini Codeword: Each number from 1 to 9 represents a different letter. Solve the clues and insert the letters in the appropriate squares to discover a word which uses all nine letters....
Ministers 'Blame Schools for Own Policy Failures'
Read preview
Byline: Anna Davis Education Correspondent TEACHERS are being used as scapegoats for problems in society that are causing poorer children to fall behind at school, the head of a major teaching union said today. Mary Bousted, general secretary...
Ministers 'Blame Schools for Own Policy Failures'
Read preview
TEACHERS are being used as scapegoats for problems in society that are causing poorer children to fall behind at school, the head of a major teaching union said today.Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, said...
Murray Learned the Hard Way but Now He Knows Value of Taking a Relaxed View
Read preview
Byline: Simon Cambers EXCLUSIVE [bar] NDY MURRAY believes successful planning is the key to winning the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at London's O2 in November. The Scot is on course to claim one of the eight spots in the elite season-ending championships...
Murray Learned the Hard Way but Now He Knows Value of Taking a Relaxed View ; British No1 Plans a More Reasonable Schedule to Avoid the Problems Which Damaged His Final Push for Glory Last Season, Reports Simon Cambers [Edition 3]
Read preview
EXCLUSIVE [broken bar] NDY MURRAY believes successful planning is the key to winning the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at London's O2 in November. The Scot is on course to claim one of the eight spots in the elite season-ending championships for the...
Murray Learned the Hard Way but Now He Knows Value of Taking a Relaxed View ; British No1 Plans a More Reasonable Schedule to Avoid the Problems Which Damaged His Final Push for Glory Last Season, Reports Simon CambersEXCLUSIVE
Read preview
[broken bar] ANDY MURRAY believes successful planning is the key to winning the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at London's O2 in November. The Scot is on course to claim one of the eight spots in the elite season-ending championships for the fifth successive...
Murray Learned the Hard Way but Now He Knows Value of Taking a Relaxed View; British No1 Plans a More Reasonable Schedule to Avoid the Problems Which Damaged His Final Push for Glory Last Season, Reports Simon Cambers EXCLUSIVE
Read preview
Byline: Simon Cambers [bar] ANDY MURRAY believes successful planning is the key to winning the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at London's O2 in November. The Scot is on course to claim one of the eight spots in the elite season-ending championships...
