The Evening Standard (London, England) back issues from July 2008:
Aussie pain is Britain's games gain
Jul 01, 2008 ... BRITAIN'S Nick Woodbridge has won a late Olympics call for themodern pentathlon at the expense of 1996 gold medallist AlexParygin. The Australian Olympic Committee have been forced to drop Paryginfrom their team after the Court of Arbitration for Sport backed anappeal by ...
Stars in scandal axed by Johnno ; New England manager gets tough over players' behaviour
Jul 01, 2008; ... THREE England players at the centre of the scandal surroundingthe recent tour to New Zealand were today ditched by Martin Johnsonon his first official day as manager, writes Chris Jones. Harlequins pair Mike Brown and David Strettle, along with LondonIrish's Topsy Ojo, were all ...
InBev threat to go hostile in bid ; CONSUMER
Jul 01, 2008 ... STELLA ARTOIS brewer InBev today issued a veiled threat to gohostile with its $46 billion ([pounds]23 billon) takeover bid forBudweiser maker Anheuser-Busch (A-B). The Belgium-based predator issued a statement declaring that itwould go directly to shareholders with its $65-a-share ...
Army chief quits over blunder
Jul 01, 2008; ... THE head of the French army resigned today after a sergeantwounded 17 spectators when he opened fire with live ammunitioninstead of blanks during a display. Chief of Staff General Bruno Cuche admitted he had no option butto walk after the bloodbath in Carcassonne on Sunday. A ...
Lost: the TV-loving chimp with good table manners ; WORLD IN BRIEF
Jul 01, 2008 ... A CHIMPANZEE who is toilet-trained, can use a knife and fork andlikes to watch TV is at large in California after escaping from ananimal training centre. Moe, 42, is being hunted in San ...
Turkey arrests generals linked to coup plot ; WORLD IN BRIEF
Jul 01, 2008 ... TURKISH police today arrested two retired generals and 22 otherpeople accused of plotting a coup. Ex-officers Hursit Tolon andSener Eruygur were allegedly linked to extremist nationalist groupErgenekon which ...
'Mugabe quit? But he's just been given the job' ; West can go hang says spokesman
Jul 01, 2008; ... PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe's spokesman today dismissed Westernsuggestions that the long-ruling tyrant should be pressured intostepping down. The US, Britain and other European countries have widelycondemned Mr Mugabe's election victory, in which he was the onlycandidate, as a ...
Bid to retrieve [pounds]2.4m made in 'wardrobe' scam
Jul 01, 2008; ... TWO pensioners who masterminded one of Britain's biggest benefitfrauds from a vault behind a wardrobe are to face confiscationproceedings. Jean Hutchinson and cousin Ralph Dale, both 65, pocketed at least[pounds]2.4 million in a fraud organised above the Maida Valecharity shop ...
Chanels autumn Wintour collection ; Vogue editors bob inspires Lagerfeld
Jul 01, 2008; ... SHE hasnt changed her hairstyle for 30 years, so it was only amatter of time before the pendulum of fashion swung round again andmade Anna Wintours bob the height of fashion. The famously frostyeditor of American Vogue was wreathed in smiles at Chanels tributeto her trademark bob, a wig ...
MATCH OF THE DAY
Jul 01, 2008 ... Ruth Kelly v Geoff Hoon Ground: Embryology Bill Kick-off: 9am WILD horses would not persuade Kelly to back the Governmentsflagship embryology Bill, despite Gordon Brown giving it personalbacking and promising a three-line whip for all Labour MPs. Threatsof burning at the stake ...
Australian grandfather 'killed family with axe' ; WORLD IN BRIEF
Jul 01, 2008 ... AN AUSTRALIAN man was charged today with hacking his wife, 57,and two grandchildren, 5 and 7, to death and seriously wounding hisdaughter, 31, with an axe. John Walsh, 69, did not enter a plea onthree charges ...
RUSSELL SQUARE ; LOCAL LONDON
Jul 01, 2008 ... RUSSELL SQUARE: It will be a cross between a massive picnic and afarmer's market in reverse all in the name of cutting food miles. As part of the London Festival of Architecture, Londoners whogrow their own vegetables are invited to bring their produce to an"inverted market" to ...
Erased ... but saved on Diski ; The Londoner's Diary
Jul 01, 2008 ... FOLLOWING yesterday's presentation of the 2008 Annual Review ofthe Prince of Wales's accounts, when, as I mentioned yesterday,questions were asked about the role of Charles's unofficial factotumMichael Fawcett, here's another tricky one for Clarence House. Novelist Jenny Diski ...
God only knows, it's a grey gig
Jul 01, 2008; ... TO THE lovely Kenwood, stomping ground of my youth, for a concertfeaturing that old Beach Boy, Brian Wilson. To begin, we trampedaround the Heath, since in its desire to placate local residents and save the pipistrelle English Heritage had moved the stage frombehind the ornamental lake ...
FIVE YEARS OF THE CONGESTION CHARGE
Jul 01, 2008 ... 17 February 2003: Central London congestion charge launched. 9 February 2004: TfL says number of vehicles entering zone hasdropped by 38 per cent (by 50,000 a day). 18 February 2004: Mayor Ken Livingstone launches consultationinto a Western Extension Zone. 9 May ...
Online criminals make use of credit crunch ; NEWS IN BRIEF
Jul 01, 2008 ... INTERNET fraudsters are using the credit crunch to launch newways of stealing cash and identities. A study uncovered bogus firmsoffering pre-approved loans and credit cards to British ...
Murray maniacs to put themselves through hell again at [pounds]1,250 a ticket ; Fans hail turning point for British No 1 after epic Wimbledon win
Jul 01, 2008; ... ANDY MURRAY'S sensational victory at Wimbledon sent ticket pricesfor his quarter-final clash soaring today. The clamour to see the 21-year-old British No 1, who put outhighly-rated Frenchman Richard Gasquet on Centre Court in thetwilight, is now so great that a pair of tickets were ...
TRADER TALK
Jul 01, 2008; ... PRIVATE capital trust Sigma Technology Venture Partners has soldits stake in online video streaming specialist Vividas. The trusthas cut its 8% holding, or 3,353,074 shares valued at just over[pounds]300,000, to below the level at which it is required toreport its stake. Sigma ...
Floats sunk by credit crunch ; MARKETS
Jul 01, 2008 ... STOCK market flotations around the world halved in the first halfof this year as the credit crunch and slowing economic growth hitinvestors' appetite for new issues. By this time last year, 702 companies had made initial publicofferings of their shares but, according to data ...
THE Chartered Institute of Purchasing ; TOMORROW'S AGENDA
Jul 01, 2008 ... THE Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply's survey onconstruction is expected to further fuel the gloom engulfing theindustry. With demand for new ...
Rose is in no mood to queue ; CITY SPY
Jul 01, 2008 ... ANYONE who shops at Marks & Spencer should be aware of theconcept of queuing. Not executive chairman Sir Stuart Rose, however,judging by his behaviour at Annabel's, the Mayfair nightclub.Arriving at the entrance last Thursday night, Stu' was ...
Chef Ramsay's accounts are off the boil ; CITY SPY
Jul 01, 2008 ... CELEBRITY chef Gordon Ramsay yesterday celebrated an unwelcomeanniversary. Latest accounts for the foul-mouthed one's maincompany, Gordon Ramsay Holdings, should have been filed exactly 12months ago, on 30 June 2007 ....
HIGHER than normal attrition rates ; CITY SPY
Jul 01, 2008 ... "HIGHER than normal attrition rates", is how Southern CrossHealthcare ...
Ancic shock was a lesson to champion ; WIMBLEDON 2008
Jul 01, 2008 ... WORLD No1 Roger Federer says Mario Ancic was instrumental inturning him into a humble champion. They meet tomorrow with Ancic (right) the last player to beatFederer on grass. The Croatian went into that Centre Court match in 2002 rankedNo154 in the world ...
Jamie makes mixed doubles cut ; WIMBLEDON 2008
Jul 01, 2008; ... JAMIE MURRAY is sporting a new look and a new partner but it'sthe same old story in the mixed doubles with the Scot homing in onback-toback titles. Last summer Murray and Serbian star Jelena Jankovic claimed themixed doubles title. This time Andy's brother is sharing the ...
CITY LIFE ; Holborn 9 am
Jul 01, 2008 ... Here's a scene to make even the most battle-hardened commuterjealous. While Londoners struggled to work on the Tube or by bus,swimmers at the outdoor pool at the Oasis Sports Centre in ...
Keep the faith
Jul 01, 2008 ... IT might have been interesting, as Charlotte O'Sullivan suggests,to see what Prince Caspian director Andrew Adamson would have madeof Bacchus, if he'd included him in his big-screen version C SLewis loved his classical mythology after all. But to suggest there is no danger and ...
Moscow turns the screw on BP with work permit refusal ; OIL
Jul 01, 2008; ... ATTEMPTS to oust BP from Russia have taken a sinister, officialtwist, as the Russian authorities ordered the refusal of workpermits for overseas executives in the TNK-BP joint venture. The initiative by the Moscow city authorities could see thebarring from the country within the ...
HMV sees surprise 25% leap in earnings ; MEDIA
Jul 01, 2008; ... HMV racked up a 25% surge in profits last year as its new bossSimon Fox began his three-year turnaround plan for the once-ailingmusic chain. "It's going to be a great Christmas," declared Fox, chiefexecutive of HMV. "There's a string of big DVDs coming out, ranging from ...
'Now I'll give the fans something to really shout about' ; I can beat Nadal, says super Scot
Jul 01, 2008; ... ANDY MURRAY emerged from a remarkable fourth-round win overRichard Gasquet last night and then predicted he would beat worldNo2 Rafael Nadal in the last eight and go on to claim the title. Murray (right) reached the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam for thefirst time courtesy of a ...
Lucy blow opens up the door for duo
Jul 01, 2008 ... LUCY WIEGERSMA has become the second member of Great Britain'sOlympic eventing team to withdraw from the Beijing Games. A minor setback to horse Shaabrak during training has preventedhim and Wiegersma from following the ideal programme and they joinZara Phillips and Toytown on ...
Carpetright feels slowdown pinch ; IN BRIEF
Jul 01, 2008 ... VETERAN carpet peer Lord Harris spooked supporters in the Citytoday by indicating current trading may be among the worst in his 50years in the business. My 50th year of selling carpets has been achallenging one, said ...
Johnson to tackle bad boys with new code
Jul 01, 2008; ... MARTIN JOHNSON assumed responsibility for the England rugby teamtoday and admitted allegations of a serious assault on a womanduring the recent tour of New Zealand were unacceptable under hisleadership. The new manager announced his 32-strong elite squad but insistedthe ...
I won't get Lamps, says Mourinho
Jul 01, 2008; ... CHELSEA look set to win their fight to keep Frank Lampard afterformer manager Jose Mourinho claimed he won't be able to bring themidfielder to Inter Milan until next year, writes Simon Johnson. Lampard was expected to leave after Chelsea completed the[pounds]7.9million signing of ...
Aussie pain is Britain's games gain
Jul 01, 2008; ... BRITAIN'S Nick Woodbridge has won a late Olympics call for themodern pentathlon at the expense of 1996 gold medallist AlexParygin. The Australian Olympic Committee have been forced to drop Paryginfrom their team after the Court of Arbitration for Sport backed anappeal by ...
Schuettler no longer a Challenger
Jul 01, 2008 ... RAINER SCHUETTLER claims he is relieved rather than excited afterreaching the Wimbledon quarter-finals because it means he no longerhas to play on the Challenger tour. The experienced German (below) defeated Serbian Janko Tipsarevic6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 on Court Two to reach the last ...
Punters set to bet [pounds]10m on big clash ; WIMBLEDON DIARY PAGE
Jul 01, 2008 ... BOOKMAKERS are predicting that Andy Murray's clash with RafaelNadal could smash betting records for a tennis match with as much as[pounds]10million wagered on it. They expect to cash in on Murray mania with patriotic puntershoping their hero can knock out world No2 Nadal (below) ...
Moscow turns the screw on BP ; OIL
Jul 01, 2008; ... THE chief executive of BP's joint venture in Russia today emailedstaff there to warn them they may have to leave the country as earlyas this week after pressure from the Kremlin. The situation, said Robert Dudley, was "most unfortunate andharmful to our company". In a ...
Tim's no tiger at the mic ; The Londoner's Diary
Jul 01, 2008 ... WHILE the Wimbledon faithful have been lapping up the fightingspirit of Andy Murray, those following the BBC's coverage on TV areless happy with the performance of new pundit Tim Henman. The BBC shelled out a small fortune to secure the services of theformer British number one ...
Website to explain value of community sentences ; NEWS IN BRIEF
Jul 01, 2008 ... A [pounds]40,000 website was launched by the Government today tohelp the public understand community sentences. The Judge ForYourself site lets visitors decide the sentence for fictitiouscriminals, ...
Bank savers to have first [pounds]50,000 protected
Jul 01, 2008; ... SAVERS who lose money when a bank goes under will be givencompensation within a week. The fast-track payouts were proposed by Chancellor AlistairDarling today to help repair confidence after the Northern Rockcrisis. He also aims to raise the amount of money protected from ...
Kenya breaks ranks to condemn Mugabe vote
Jul 01, 2008; ... KENYAN prime minister Raila Odinga said Zimbabwe should besuspended from the African Union as pressure grew today on otherleaders to take action against Robert Mugabe. Mr Odinga said: "They should suspend him and send peace forces toZimbabwe to ensure free and fair elections." His ...
Oyster-style cards for cabs
Jul 01, 2008; ... A NEW cashless payment system for black cabs is launched inLondon today. Dubbed "tap and go" it works like the Oyster system, withpassengers placing a card on an electronic "reader" in the taxiwhich debits their bank account for the fare. Run by the Royal Bank of Scotland, it ...
Holocaust musical comes to West End
Jul 01, 2008; ... A [pounds]5 MILLION musical set against the backdrop of Nazipersecution in the Warsaw Ghetto is to be premiered in London thisautumn. Imagine This will move into the New London Theatre now vacantafter the early closure of Gone With The Wind. Gareth Johnson, the general ...
Ghaffur is right - the Met still lags behind on race
Jul 01, 2008; ... ZAHEER Ahmad, the president of the National Association of MuslimPolice, has urged the Home Secretary to launch a "critical review"of racism in the police, after almost half the police forces inBritain refused to co-operate with an audit of their treatment ofMuslim and black officers ....
Armani couture adds panache ... with bows on
Jul 01, 2008; ... AS THE heat beat down on Paris, one corner of the broiling citywas an oasis of cool, calm collectedness. Deep underground, in thecloistered marble environs of the Palais de Chaillot, Giorgio Armanirevealed his latest haute couture collection and it was ascontrolled and tightly themed as ...
Do you want western C-zone axed? ; Londoners to have their say in Mayor's consultation
Jul 01, 2008; ... LONDON'S western extension congestion charging zone could bekilled off under consultation plans launched by Mayor Boris Johnsontoday. The [pounds]123 million scheme was launched by Ken Livingstone inthe face of major public opposition in February last year. Today Mr Johnson ...
Mamma Mia& it makes you want to dance in the cinema ; After a shaky start, Abba film is an infectiously enjoyable triumphREVIEW
Jul 01, 2008; ... Mamma Mia **** Odeon Leicester Square EVERYONE loves Abba. Even Joe Strummer, at the height of punk,admitted he was partial to their delirious disco yarns. Morerecently, quite a few have fallen for the 1999 jukebox musical crammed with Abba hits on which this film is based. That ...
Face-saving deal allows Kelly to miss embryo Bill
Jul 01, 2008; ... GORDON Brown's authority over his Cabinet was weakened today asTransport Secretary Ruth Kelly successfully defied him over theflagship embryo Bill. As revealed by the Evening Standard in May, the minister willabstain in the final Commons vote on the legislation withoutsuffering ...
PLEASE say it's not true ; CITY SPY
Jul 01, 2008 ... PLEASE say it's not true. The Grocer reports that Tesco staff aresoon to be issued with new name badges showing when they startedworking for the chain, a picture representing their main hobby andanything else work-related and interesting ...
CITY Spy says "Thank God" ; CITY SPY
Jul 01, 2008 ... CITY Spy says "Thank God" for those precious Chinese walls.Without such wonderful constructs how we could we trust any of themajor analysts' predictions? Take the giant Deutsche Bank. Itsresearch team has recently issued a note suggesting that shares forthe Nasdaq-quoted BGC Partners, a ...
Multi-monickered Jelena could be having a real identity crisis ; WIMBLEDON 2008
Jul 01, 2008; ... COACHES use all sort of techniques to encourage their players butJelena Jankovic's camp seem to have more names for her that shecould possibly remember. As she lost on Court 18 yesterday, shoutedsoubriquets included 'JJ' and 'champion', which seems particularlyironic considering ...
Federer is baffled by row over courts ; World No1 slams talk of 'bias' as leading women players round on organisers over scheduling.WIMBLEDON 2008 WIMBLEDON 2008
Jul 01, 2008; ... AS THE dust settled on the beaten Jelena Jankovic's angry attack,ably supported by the wounded pride of the Williams sisters, the AllEngland Club finalised the order of play for today's women's quarter-finals and decided, not without irony, to keep the defendingchampion away from Centre ...
New era for England as Johnson takes the reins
Jul 01, 2008 ... ENGLAND rugby entered a new era today, with Martin Johnsonofficially taking charge of the team and naming the 32 players hewill rely on over the next 12 months. Johnson was also expected to confirm London Irish director ofrugby Brian Smith as England's new attack coach. The ...
Renault in Volvo talks with Ford ; ENGINEERING
Jul 01, 2008; ... FORD has had talks with French carmaker Renault over a possiblesale of Volvo, according to insiders. While initial discussions ended quickly on disagreement overprice, the two have spoken again. Ford, struggling for traction in its home market, has also spokenwith China's ...
Japanese firms stay optimistic ; ECONOMICS
Jul 01, 2008 ... JAPAN'S official survey of business confidence, the Tankan, showsthat the country's largest manufacturers are in better heart thanexpected. The index of manufacturer sentiment slid to five points in Junefrom 11 in March, a third quarterly decline, the Bank of Japan saidtoday in ...
Let's not rush to over-regulate ; MEDIA
Jul 01, 2008; ... MARKETING folk tell you the reputation of a company is notdestroyed by the mistakes it makes, but by the way it recovershaving made one. People are not surprised when things go wrong. It happens. But ifa business shows genuine remorse, seeks immediately and withoutargument to put ...
Fans have finally fallen for Murray ; British No1 wins over the crowd with his thrilling victory over Richard Gasquet in the gathering gloom last night. By Chris JonesWIMBLEDON 2008
Jul 01, 2008; ... AS THE digital clock on the scoreboard reached 9.30pm the ghostlywhite figure at the far end of Centre Court raised his arms aloftand was suddenly engulfed in a blaze of flashlights. Everyone present wanted to capture the moment when Andy Murrayarrived as a British tennis ...
Australian grandfather 'killed family with axe' ; WORLD IN BRIEF
Jul 01, 2008 ... AN AUSTRALIAN man was charged today with hacking his wife, 57,and two grandchildren, five and seven, to death and seriouslywounding his 31-year-old daughter with an axe. John Walsh, 69, didnot enter ...
British Museum boss rejects a bite of the Big Apple
Jul 01, 2008; ... BRITISH MUSEUM director Neil MacGregor has turned down the chanceto head New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. The 62-year-old arts leader had been hotly tipped to succeedPhilippe de Montebello, the long-serving Met director who is leavingat the end of this year. Bosses at ...
Boutique jewellery serial thief escapes jail sentence ; Shop owners say she will steal again
Jul 01, 2008; ... A SERIAL thief, whose crime spree at designer boutiques continuedafter police banned a jeweller from distributing posters showing herface, has been spared jail. Rachida Perry, 46, posing as a wealthy shopper from Dubai, pickedon inexperienced staff who she distracted before ...
ON THIS DAY 1 JULY ; CHARLES BECOMES PRINCE OF WALES
Jul 01, 2008 ... 1863 Battle of Gettysburg begins, cited as the turning point inthe American Civil War. 1916 First day of the Battle of Somme sees 20,000 soldiers of theBritish Army killed. 1921 Communist Party of China is founded. 1963 Former foreign office man Harold Kim Philby is ...
MARYLEBONE ; LOCAL LONDON
Jul 01, 2008 ... MARYLEBONE: Amy Winehouse is the latest star to be immortalisedin wax at Madame Tussauds. The model of the singer complete withbeehive hairdo and tattoos will be unveiled later this month in ...
MAYFAIR ; LOCAL LONDON
Jul 01, 2008 ... MAYFAIR: Three personal horoscopes drawn up by JK Rowling at thetime she was writing her first Harry Potter book are expected tofetch up to [pounds]20,000 at auction. The illustrated horoscopes,for a couple and their son, ...
Oligarch to turn listed City landmark into six-star hotel
Jul 01, 2008; ... ONE of the City's finest buildings is to be converted intoLondon's first six-star hotel by a Russian oligarch. Vladimir Chernukhin, 40, former deputy finance minister ofRussia, wants to redevelop the Grade I listed former Midland Bankheadquarters. The scheme is expected to be ...