Monthly Archives: September 2010

Next boss outlines ‘new normal’ for high street growth

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Ann

Next fashion boss Lord Wolfson today outlined a “new normal” of sluggish consumer growth with no return to the buoyant years of the early 2000s in sight. Wolfson said that next year – as the impact of tax rises and … Continue reading →

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The pope’s visit: your essential guide

Posted on September 16, 2010 by Ann

Tomorrow morning, an Alitalia plane – codenamed Shepherd 1 for the flight – will land at Edinburgh airport. It will be met by a custom-built, four-tonne modified Mercedes – AKA the Popemobile – which will take Pope Benedict XVI  to … Continue reading →

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Willetts: students must pay more for university

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Ann

Students who start their university courses in two years’ time will be the first to have to pay substantially more for the cost of their education once they graduate, the Universities minister, David Willetts, said yesterday. In a speech to … Continue reading →

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Turkey votes for new constitution in tussle for country’s future

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Ann

The Turkish government secured victory yesterday in a vote to amend the constitution drawn up by the country’s military to protect their power after a coup in 1980. Yesterday’s vote, in which 58 percent of voters backed the changes – … Continue reading →

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Diversity and Conflict in Lower Manhattan

Posted on September 11, 2010 by Ann

On the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the area around Ground Zero will witness much more than somber remembrance. A rally protesting the proposed Muslim community center near the site will take place shortly after official memorial services end. … Continue reading →

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Hammer attack school condemned by victim’s mother

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Ann

The mother of a white 15-year-old boy who was left with brain damage after a hammer attack by a gang of British Asian pupils blamed his school today after a report found it failed to recognise a series of racist … Continue reading →

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The secret of male dancefloor success is all above the waist

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Ann

We have all witnessed it – a packed dancefloor of bodies gyrating perfectly to the beat suddenly being emptied by the unwelcome appearance of a man flailing his arms about wildly. But for the millions of wannabe lotharios who find … Continue reading →

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Sadie crowned top dog despite interruption

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Ann

As expected, Sadie, the Scottish Terrier won her place as America’s number one dog receiving “best in show” at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, the night of February 16 in New York City’s Madison Square Garden. The 4-1/2 year-old … Continue reading →

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James Lawton: Just as Best and Gascoigne did, Rooney can discover his perfect sanctuary out on the pitch

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Ann

A professional golfer of great distinction once confessed to Ernest Hemingway that he never putted so well as when afflicted by a dose of gonorrhoea. It was not a statement to charm country club America, or anywhere else which prided … Continue reading →

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Natascha Kampusch reveals horror of living in a dungeon

Posted on September 6, 2010 by Ann

Natascha Kampusch, the Austrian girl who was imprisoned for eight years and systematically tortured after being kidnapped on her way to school at the age of 10, has revealed shocking details of her ordeal for the first time. In her … Continue reading →

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