The Evening Standard (London, England) back issues from May 2008:
Anelka reveals his Madrid misery
May 01, 2008; ... NICOLAS ANELKA today revealed he was snubbed by some of his RealMadrid team-mates when he arrived from Arsenal. The Chelsea strikers career has been tainted by his reputationfor being moody, earning him the nickname Le Sulk. But the 29-year-old has told how he was the one given ...
Hendry in a rocket start
May 01, 2008 ... STEPHEN HENDRY made a flying start in his semi-final againstRonnie OSullivan at the snooker world championships today, hitting abreak of 140 on his way to a 3-1 lead. The seven-times Crucible winner produced his best break of thetournament so far in the first frame, but was still ...
IPL lure is forgotten, says Vettori
May 01, 2008 ... NEW ZEALAND captain Daniel Vettori insisted today that he and hisIPL team-mates are ready to forget about making big money in Indiaand turn their attentions to beating England in this summer's Testseries, writes David Lloyd. Vettori, century-hitting keeper Brendon McCullum, ...
BG stages fightback as brokers agree to differ ; MARKET ROUND-UP
May 01, 2008; ... BG GROUP rallied 44p to 1275p today following the shares sell-off yesterday that greeted record first-quarter prof-its. Judging bytodays comments, bro-kers are unable to agree on prospects for theoil and gas explorer, which has been tipped in the past as a bidtarget for BP, 1p dearer at ...
[pounds]5bn Exxon still sparks concerns ; IN BRIEF
May 01, 2008 ... EXXON MOBIL tonight became the third of the oil giants to postspectacular profits thanks to the soaring oil price. Exxon made$10.9 billion ([pounds]5.5 billion) in the first quarter of ...
30-minute fraud charge for HSBC man ; IN BRIEF
May 01, 2008 ... A LONDON-based HSBC employee has been charged over an alleged e90million ([pounds]47.4 million) fraud. The 25-year-old was working atHSBCs Securities Service division, a ...
Dads love made us who we are, says RAF heros girl
May 01, 2008; ... THE daughter of the oldest British serviceman killed in eitherIraq or Afghanistan today told mourners at his funeral that she andher sisters would not be the women they are with-out his love andencouragement. Laurie Thompson also told a packed church in Nottingham that herfather ...
Six dead in Sydney Harbour boat crash
May 01, 2008 ... FOUR women and two men died today after a boat crammed with 14revellers hit a 30ft fishing trawler at Bradleys Head, near SydneyHarbour Bridge at 2.40am. Eight ...
Tourists in coach horror
May 01, 2008; ... FOUR Britons were injured today when a speeding tourist buscrashed and burst into flames on a desert highway in Egypt, killingat least nine people. More than 20 other tourists, mostly from Russia, Canada, Italyand eastern Europe, were hurt in the crash on the Sinai ...
Judges slam adoption by foul means
May 01, 2008; ... SENIOR judges today condemned a council for disgraceful conductafter social workers pushed through a girls adoption against herfathers wishes. East Sussex County Council placed the girl, who cannot be namedfor legal reasons, with a new family only 24 hours before her fatherwas ...
Admissions crisis as 700 children miss out on school place ; LOCAL LONDON
May 01, 2008; ... SOUTH-WEST LONDON: At least 700 children in south-west Londonhave missed out on all their preferred choices for a primary schoolas a crisis engulfs the admissions system. Kingston council admittedtoday about 200 families had not been offered any of their chosenschools. There are only 30 ...
Nicole Farhi is robbed at knifepoint on doorstep of [pounds]3m home
May 01, 2008; ... FASHION designer Nicole Farhi has been robbed at knifepoint onthe doorstep of her [pounds]3 million house. The 61-year-old had an [pounds]8,000 ring, a watch and foreigncash stolen after she was pounced on by two men who threat-ened herwith a knife. It is believed they lay in ...
Cost restrictions on Alzheimers drug unfair, judges rule
May 01, 2008; ... THOUSANDS of Alzheimers sufferers enjoyed a victory in the HighCourt today when judges ruled it was unfair to restrict them fromreceiving the drug Aricept on the NHS. The ruling is a step forward in the seven-year battle that newlydiagnosed sufferers have been fighting to obtain ...
TV chief claims [pounds]1m for Al-Jazeera sacking
May 01, 2008; ... A FORMER TV chief today demanded more than [pounds]1millioncompensation from the Arabic station Al-Jazeera for allegedly firingher because she was not a Muslim. Jo Burgin, ex-head of planning at the English language arm of thenews channel, says she was axed while her husband was ...
On your right, the bus driver in a road rage fight
May 01, 2008; ... THIS is the moment a bus driver exploded with road rage andassaulted a motorist while passengers looked on in horror. The incident, which happened in heavy traffic near EmbankmentTube station yesterday afternoon, saw the tour-bus driver grappling,swinging punches and at one point ...
Burglar dies four days after chase through [pounds]1m flats
May 01, 2008; ... A SUSPECTED burglar has died days after he was chased through ablock of million-pound flats and detained by police and members ofthe public. An inquiry has been launched by the Met and the IndependentPolice Complaints Commission into the actions of his captors. The ...
Waterloo train delays as lightning hits signals
May 01, 2008 ... THOUSANDS of Waterloo passengers suffered delays today afterlightning struck signals. The weather disabled equipment near theWimbledon signal centre run by Network Rail shortly before ...
Detectives quiz key Maddy witness again
May 01, 2008 ... POLICE investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann havere-interviewed a British woman who saw a man acting oddly near thefamilys Portuguese holiday apartment hours before the child ...
Supporting me is not a waste, says Paddick
May 01, 2008; ... BRIAN PADDICK today urged Lon-doners to vote and promised a bal-lot cast for him would not be wasted. The Liberal Democrat mayoral candidate said he was the only realalternative to Ken Livingstone. But he faced embarrassment as Lib-Dem president Simon Hughesadvised the partys ...
Upbeat Boris hits the streets
May 01, 2008; ... BORIS JOHNSON took to Londons streets today for some last-minutecampaigning and targeted commuters. The Tory candidate leafleted Tube and rail passengers arriving atLondon Bridge this morning. He then went home to Islington to casthis own ballot with wife Marina. Mr Johnson ...
BORIS CLINGS TO POLL LEAD ; LONDON VOTES
May 01, 2008 ... THE race for Mayor is on a knife-edge with only hours left. As anestimated two million Londoners cast their votes today, the lastEvening Standard poll of the campaign ...
PMs plea to voters: Dont punish us for tough times ; LONDON GOES TO THE POLLS
May 01, 2008; ... EMBATTLED Prime Minister Gordon Brown issued a last-minute pleato voters not to punish Labour in the local and London mayoral pollstoday. He admitted many families were facing a tough year, with soaringfuel, food and mortgage bills, and confessed to differences anddebates over ...
Cost of listing on AIM soaring ; FLOTATIONS
May 01, 2008; ... THE cost for new companies listing on AIM is soaring above therate of inflation, largely due to the London Stock Exchange crackingdown on rule breakers. That is the conclusion of a joint survey carried out by theaccountancy firm UHY Hacker Young and City law firm Trowers ...
Mushtaq's op is a blow for Sussex
May 01, 2008 ... SUSSEX leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed has undergone keyhole kneesurgery which could rule him out of action for three weeks. The former Pakistan bowler, who has been one of the main reasonsfor the county's success in recent seasons, was admitted to hospitallast night. In Mushtaq's ...
Rose to sell Lucky Voice stake after conflict row ; RETAIL
May 01, 2008; ... SIR Stuart Rose today declared he would sell his [pounds]100,000stake in the karaoke business owned by dot-com doyenne Martha LaneFox to end the row over conflict of interests sparked by herposition on the board of Marks & Spencer. M& S investors were deeply concerned that chief ...
Starbucks' UK sales are going off the boil ; CONSUMER
May 01, 2008; ... COFFEE chain Starbucks has for the first time warned that salesin Britain are softening as hard-hit consumers curtail their dailylatte run. It had been thought that its problems were limited to its 11,434outlets in America, but now there are early signs that the creditcrunch is ...
Chinese plants bloom in Bloomsbury
May 01, 2008; ... IT'S a hint of the Orient come to Bloomsbury. The British Museumhas collaborated with Kew Gardens to create a Chinese garden in itscourtyard. The transformation, featuring wisteria, white mulberry and bambooplants, is the first of five planned over the next five years. India ...
Keyboards are home to more bugs than a lavatory seat
May 01, 2008; ... THE average office computer keyboard has enough germs to make itsuser ill, a study has found. Researchers examined 30 keyboards at the London office of Which?Computing magazine. They found bacteria that can cause anything fromfood poisoning or diarrhoea to serious abdominal cramps ....
Nat Express hit by Stansted slip ; TRANSPORT
May 01, 2008; ... FEARS for the state of the UK aviation industry deepened afterNational Express warned that fewer people are travelling toStansted, hitherto London's fastest-growing airport. In a trading update today, National Express warned twice of theeffect that Stansted is having on its ...
Glaxo lung drug gets a US boost ; HEALTH
May 01, 2008 ... US HEALTH regulators have said GlaxoSmithKline's Advair medicineis safe and effective for the wider treatment of patients with thelung disease COPD. The drug is already being prescribed to prevent wheezing andcontrol other symptoms of COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonarydisease, ...
Resolution back on buying prowl ; FINANCE
May 01, 2008; ... CLIVE COWDERY, who merged four closed life assurers and sold themon to Hugh Osmond's Pearl for [pounds]5 billion, is back with whathe calls "Resolution the next chapter". Cowdery, who founded the zombie fund buyer in 2003, said thecredit crunch may well have thrown up new ...
Denise and Johnny fail to make a big breakfast
May 01, 2008; ... THE much-hyped reunion of Johnny Vaughan and Denise van Outen onCapital Radio has failed to attract more listeners. Capital chiefs brought in 33-year-old van Outen this year to helprevive the fortunes of their breakfast show. Vaughan, 41, and vanOuten rose to fame in the Nineties ...
Five climbers killed in Alps avalanche ; WORLD IN BRIEF
May 01, 2008 ... FIVE mountaineers were found dead today after an avalanche in theItalian Alps. The French climbers were at 7,500 feet when they wereengulfed by snow on the Gran Paradiso ...
Zimbabwe farmer's siege
May 01, 2008; ... A WHITE Zimbabwean farmer is today under siege in his home afterhe and his family were attacked and shot at by 200 "war veterans". Wayne Munro's land was invaded by the Mugabe loyalists whoconfronted him in his office yesterday, one carrying a rifle, andattacked him with an ...
Five dead in Sydney Harbour boat crash ; WORLD IN BRIEF
May 01, 2008 ... FOUR women and one man died today as a boat crammed with 14revellers hit a 30ft fishing trawler at Bradleys Head, near SydneyHarbour Bridge at 2.40am. Nine people in their ...
British tourists hurt as Egypt bus crash kills 9
May 01, 2008; ... FOUR Britons were injured today when a speeding tourist buscrashed and burst into flames on a desert highway in Egypt, killingat least nine people. More than 20 other tourists, mostly from Canada, Britain, Italyand eastern Europe, were hurt in the crash on the Sinai ...
Edelman quits as club changes tack ; Arsenal's desire for a higher profile sees MD go as battle for control at Emirates Stadium threatens to reignite. Raoul Simons reports
May 01, 2008; ... ARSENAL today announced the shock departure of managing directorKeith Edelman, a key figure behind the club's successful move fromHighbury to Emirates Stadium. His decision creates more boardroom upheaval at a club where thedirectors are already facing a battle for control with ...
Reading slap bans on Sonko and Fae
May 01, 2008; ... READING midfielder Emerse Fae and centre-back Ibrahima Sonko havebeen suspended by the club for two weeks because of a breach ofdiscipline. Fae and former Brentford defender Sonko (left) were punished forreportedly refusing to play in a reserve team game against Tottenhamon ...
BG stages fightback as brokers agree to differ ; MARKET ROUND-UP
May 01, 2008; ... BG GROUP rallied 55p to 1286p today following the shares sell-off yesterday that greeted record first-quarter profits. Judging by today's comments, brokers are unable to agree onprospects for the oil and gas explorer, which has been tipped in thepast as a bid target for BP, 4p ...
Lover in clear over DJ's death
May 01, 2008 ... KEVIN GREENING'S boyfriend has been cautioned for possessingcocaine and ecstasy in connection with the DJ's death. But policesaid the 51-year-old civil servant would not be charged over thedeath itself. Greening, 44, collapsed at ...
Ashvini Sharma
May 01, 2008 ... AN AIR India executive has won libel damages at the High Courtover a newspaper article that said he was a sex pest. Ashvini Kumar Sharma had claimed the allegation was defamatoryand false. He said the article in the Evening Standard in August2006 had damaged both his reputation and ...
Cost ban on Alzheimer's drug is unfair, say judges
May 01, 2008; ... THOUSANDS of Alzheimer's sufferers enjoyed a victory in the HighCourt today when judges ruled it was "unfair" to restrict them fromreceiving the drug Aricept on the NHS. The ruling is a step forward in the seven-year battle that newlydiagnosed sufferers have been fighting to obtain ...
Democracy is alive and well and voting early on a scooter
May 01, 2008; ... AFTER months of relentless campaigning, mud-slinging and just alittle name-calling, this was the day when Londoners finally got todecide for themselves. The future of the city was in their hands and they were not goingto miss the chance. From 7am the voters of London began queuing ...
A VOTER in Kennington
May 01, 2008 ... A VOTER in Kennington was allowed a second chance to make hischoices after he complained that he had been identified by a councilofficial on his ballot paper. Shane Algar noticed that the officialhad written his electoral roll number on his ballot paper and, ...
Paraglider is killed as he hits tree at 100mph
May 01, 2008; ... A BRITISH Army major has died in a high-speed paraglidingaccident in southern Spain. The 36-year-old was killed after he lost control of hisparaglider a parachute which he used to fly on thermal air currentsafter launching from a mountainside and hit a tree at ...
Nicole Farhi is robbed at knifepoint on doorstep of [pounds]3m home
May 01, 2008; ... FASHION designer Nicole Farhi has been robbed at knifepoint onthe doorstep of her [pounds]3 million house. The 61-year-old had an [pounds]8,000 ring, a watch and foreigncash stolen after she was pounced on by two men who threatened herwith a knife. It is believed they lay in ...
Fritzl was planning to free cellar family soon
May 01, 2008; ... THE Austrian father who imprisoned his daughter was planning torelease her this summer but had to change his plans when herdaughter became ill, police revealed today. Josef Fritzl, who kept Elisabeth locked up for 24 years, forcedher to write a letter last Christmas saying she was ...
French test for Dream Day
May 01, 2008 ... DREAM DAY, runner-up to Muthabara at Newbury last month, could beset an even greater challenge against wonder-filly Zarkava in theFrench 1,000 Guineas. Trainer Richard Hannon and owner Robert Barnett fancy the trip toLongchamp on 11 May with their charge, having surpassed her ...
Dunlop's Classic quest
May 01, 2008 ... JOHN DUNLOP is hoping to end his eight-year wait for a Classicwin when Muthabara contests Sunday's 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket. Dunlop last tasted Classic success when Millenary won the StLeger in 2000 and the trainer feels the ...
Chinese in protest at French retailers ; IN BRIEF
May 01, 2008 ... FRENCH businesses, from luxury goods group LVMH to supermarketschain Carrefour, that operate in China face growing protests fromlocals angered at President Nicolas Sarkozy's criticism of ...
Factory gate is closed on rate cut hopes
May 01, 2008 ... HOPES of another early cut in interest rates from the Bank ofEngland seemed dashed today as manufacturers said that their pricesare rising to record levels. The monthly index from the Chartered Institute of Purchasing &Supply slipped to 51 in April, meaning industry continues to ...
Hammerson warns office rents diving ; IN BRIEF
May 01, 2008 ... OFFICE rents in the City are coming down, with new buildingsopening for business just as thousands of bankers and financialworkers are being laid off during the current credit crisis. Thatwas the ...
'Kickbacks' probe deals Nephew a losses blow ; (1) SCANDAL(2) ' We currently expect revenues in a full 12- month period to be reduced by about $ 100 million'
May 01, 2008; ... SMITH & Nephew was again plunged into controversy today as itemerged its big European acquisition of last year may have beeninvolved in corruption. Shares in the knee and hip replacement giant were limping todayafter S& N, a British champion in the global medical ...
Fixed-income bankers say subprime hit was overdone ; CREDIT CRUNCH
May 01, 2008; ... FIXED-INCOME bankers today said they agreed with the Bank ofEngland's assessment that some financial institutions may haveoverestimated their true losses from the subprime crisis amid signsthat the market in structured credit may be picking up slowly. Some investment banks have ...
Land of Leather takes a hiding ; IN BRIEF
May 01, 2008 ... LAND OF LEATHER today issued a bleak trading update and said itwas holding a one-off 12-hour sale today, virtually confirmingretailers' fears the bank holiday weekend will be yet anotherdisappointment. Sales in ...
Johnson in pink of health ; The Londoner's Diary
May 01, 2008 ... IS ALAN Johnson preparing for Gor-don Browns popularity toplummet after todays elections? The Health Secretary has just hiredhis own Alas-tair Campbell-style communications adviser a newlycreated role in the form of long-time Observer hack Jo Revill. Revill, who was the papers ...
An election? No comment ; The Londoner's Diary
May 01, 2008 ... ODD that with the fate of London hang-ing in the balance theFinancial Times has bottled out of backing one of the two maincandidates this morning. Whether or not its Ken or Boris who prevails, the result is boundto have implications for the City so you might expect the Pink Un ...
Ramsay makeover is off the menu at grill bar
May 01, 2008 ... A MAN whose West Sussex carvery was turned into a fashionablegrill bar by Gordon Ramsay is changing it back because customershated the menu. The TV chef blasted Scott Aitchisons The Priory ...
600 tax staff caught viewing personal files
May 01, 2008 ... MORE than 600 tax staff have been sacked or disciplined forsnooping on personal files. Official figures show 238 staff werecaught between April 2005, when HM Revenue & Customs ...
Shell pulls out of [pounds]2.5bn Thames wind farm
May 01, 2008 ... PLANS to built the worlds biggest offshore wind farm along theThames Estuary are in doubt after Shell pulled out of the[pounds]2.5 billion project. The London Array was to have 341turbines capable ...
Babysitters murder conviction is quashed
May 01, 2008 ... A BABYSITTER jailed for life for murdering two-year-old KyleFisher today had her conviction quashed. Suzanne Holdsworth, right,has spent three years in prison and will seek bail ...
Credit crisis set to trigger raid on 2012 back-up fund
May 01, 2008; ... THE credit crunch looks certain to force over budget two of thebiggest venues in the Olympic Park, the Standard can reveal. It is understood the Olympic Delivery Authority is preparing toraid its con-tingency fund to bankroll the media cen-tre andathletes village for the ...
Police will not enforce tougher cannabis law
May 01, 2008; ... GORDON BROWNS tough stance on drugs was branded a shambles todayafter it emerged that most people caught with cannabis will still belet off with a slap on the wrist. The Prime Ministers determina-tion to send a message on thedanger of cannabis was undermined by police chiefs, who ...
Blues fans face [pounds]5,000 bill and red tape on the way to Moscow ; Chelsea players and manager celebrate reaching historic final but ...
May 01, 2008; ... AFTER the night of joy in reaching the Champions League final inMoscow comes the Chelsea fans nightmare: actually getting there. An investigation by the Evening Standard suggests Chelsea fanscould pay a total of [pounds]5,000 to watch their team playManchester United in the ...
Supporting me is not a waste, says Paddick
May 01, 2008; ... BRIAN PADDICK today urged Lon-doners to vote and promised a bal-lot cast for him would not be wasted. The Liberal Democrat mayoral candidate said he was the only realalternative to Ken Livingstone. But he faced embarrassment as Lib-Dem president Simon Hughesadvised the partys ...