What foreigners love about Britain - Telegraph.co.uk
When I'm standing on the bank and a family comes down to the water, the parents make eye contact with me as if to say: “Look mate, I hope you're not going to be making trouble, because this is our river.” In return, if I want to cross a trout and ...11 Hours 3 Minutes agowww.telegraph.co.uk
Howard Jones looking forward to Birmingham O2 Academy concert - expressandstar.com
Back in the early days Howard Jones was famous for playing entirely solo, just him, a head mic and a bank of synths, alongside a costumed dancer, Jed Hoile, wreathed in chains and covered in make-up. These days, Jones tours with a drummer, ...7 Hours 16 Minutes agowww.expressandstar.com
Coventry musician sells his songwriting skills to help fund new album - Coventry Telegraph
Rather than borrow from a bank I want to raise money through fan pledges. “My approach to music is organic and wherever possible self sufficient and raising money in this way feels like the right thing to do.” Wes has been writing and playing music ...11 Hours 55 Minutes agowww.coventrytelegraph.net
UK prison has ambitions for inmates beyond its gates - Reuters UK
In America, annual state and federal spending on corrections is a cool $52 billion. The programme at Doncaster - the latest in a long line of attempts to improve Britain's prison system - aims to fix that. From its red brick buildings and grey wire ...06 February 2012 05:59uk.reuters.com
Corporate banker in Japan: 'I don't see much innovation coming out of the UK' - The Guardian (blog)
"For example, European banks are currently withdrawing from Latin America, because the crisis forces them to retrench. So I may get a call from the XYZ office in Brazil that they can no longer get a credit-line from their European bank.05 February 2012 05:00www.guardian.co.uk
Bill Jamieson: Rotation offers new way to find sweet spot - Scotsman
In America, Europe and the UK, central banks are pumping in money at a phenomenal rate through programmes of quantitative easing and, in the eurozone, more than €500 billion (£416bn) pumped in by the European Central Bank through its Long-Term ...05 February 2012 19:13www.scotsman.com
Safe pair of hands for Mrs Miggins - Fundweb
Roberts' initial portfolio will be 35% invested in America, 25% in Europe, 20% in Britain, 10% in Japan and 10% elsewhere. But it's his sector bets that are probably more interesting. He's light on utilities, heavier into healthcare, but interestingly, ...05 February 2012 19:19www.fundweb.co.uk
Sunday newspaper round-up: Stock market crash, Xstrata, Tesco - ShareCast
In a move which is likely to lead to downward pressure on the share price, Rakesh Kapoor, the new chief executive, is also expected to announce that the company is shifting its emphasis from America and Europe, where consumers have cut back drastically ...05 February 2012 12:42www.sharecast.com