There has been much debate about 'British values' over the last few years; what do the British stand for, what are our core beliefs and how do we ensure that immigrants to the UK embrace these values? Chief among these values must be self-deprecation. Because if you...
TAKE-HOME beer sales have slumped across Britain as drinkers switch to cider and wine. Cider sales in supermarkets and off-licences soared by a sparkling 27 per cent to pounds 355million and wine consumption put in a vintage performance rising five per cent to pounds 4.7billion. But...
By Mike Nicks The Ulster rider Eugene Laverty, who is struggling with an under-powered Aprilia in 250cc grands prix, will get his first break in World Superbike racing on a Paul Bird Motorsport Honda at the Brands Hatch and Donington Park rounds in Britain this year. ...
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker are just two of many European politicians expressing alarm at the soaring pay of top executives. Some of the others: *French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde has branded pay for leaders of poorly performing companies "perfectly scandalous" and warned...
HE left a 17-year-old girl to die a long and painful death hanging from a wire at the bottom of a filthy storm drain. Now 33 years later evil Donald Neilson faces a slow and agonising end to his own life. Serial...
ON ADS I'm going to have to talk about something unpleasant - downright offensive for some - brands and branding. I understand how the more sensitive among you feel. It's the language of cynicism and spin. The language of Alastair Campbell and Peter Mandelson...
TRAIL OF THE UNEXPECTED Turrets, towers and timekeeping on the Kent coast There's a definite novelty factor to ordering a pizza to be delivered to your very own 13th-century tower at Dover Castle. Ideally, we would have rustled something up in our brand-new...
The decision to refuse the American domestic guru Martha Stewart entry to the UK has been branded "an enormous joke" and "a blow to British business" by one of Britain's leading chefs. Antony Worrall Thompson said the ruling last week by the UK Borders Agency, made because...
LONDON, June 19 Kyodo Total exports of British food and drink to Japan declined to 139 million pounds (about 29.5 billion yen) in 2007 from 145 million pounds in 2006 due to a slowdown in whisky sales, an industry body said Thursday. But...
LONDON AFP — Britain's Imperial Tobacco said on Thursday that it will cut six percent of its workforce, with France bearing the brunt of job losses, following the takeover of French-Spanish peer Altadis. The London-listed group said in a statement that it would slash 2,440 jobs as part...
LONDON AFP — Britain's Imperial Tobacco said on Thursday that it would cut about 2,440 jobs, including 1,060 positions in France, as it restructures after the group's takeover of French-Spanish rival Altadis. Imperial Tobacco bought Altadis earlier this year in a deal worth 12.8 billion euros (18.8 billion...
MARKETING MCDONALD'S After facing increasingly damaging assaults on its brand, McDonald's has taken the fight to its detractors. Sophie Morris meets the executive who is determined to make burger meat out of her opponents Marketing executives make a point of being on message....
LONDON AFP — Imperial Tobacco said on Thursday that it had sold 97 percent of new shares it recently offered investors to help fund its multi-billion dollar takeover of Franco-Spanish rival Altadis. "Imperial Tobacco announces that it has received valid acceptances in respect of 329,215,281 new shares, representing...
NOTHING travels faster than bad news. Last week a report from the international Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development OECD ripped into the British economy, branding it the equivalent of a basket case. It criticised the way the UK has been run for the past decade, saying the options left...
A range of Indian wines is being launched in Britain in an attempt to conquer curry lovers' taste buds with blends designed to complement fiery food. At a time when competition between French and New World wines is intensi-fying, south Asia's winemakers are determined to overcome what...
Belize: Tropical storm weakens AMBERGIS CAYE -- Tropical Storm Arthur weakened to a tropical depression Sunday after soaking the Yucatan Peninsula, but still threatened to cause dangerous flooding and mudslides in Mexico, Belize and Guatemala. The National Hurricane Center in Miami warned that remnants...
MR Kipling has been sacked after 31 years of making "exceedingly good cakes". Britain's best known cake makers are dropping their famous slogan following a slump in sales and replacing it with the line: "Extremely happy bite sized cakes". Premier Foods say the new slogan is...
LOS ANGELES, May 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Ricochet Television, producers of international parenting phenomenon SUPERNANNY and U.S. cable hits The Real Housewives of NYC BRAVO and The Alaska Experiment Discovery are searching for owners of misbehaved dogs in the Atlanta area for a brand new series from the United Kingdom....
INSIDE STORY Companies in Britain spend billions each month on advertising. But what makes a successful ad? Steve Cone picks 10 of the best and worst taglines dreamt up by copywriters The odds today of your company, product, or service attracting and keeping...
Business News IN BRIEF *Dairy Crest posted a 24 per cent rise in annual profits yesterday, driven by strong sales of its branded cheese, butter and yoghurt, and as it passed on soaring milk costs to supermarkets. Britain's largest maker of dairy products said profit before tax,...
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