End of line for thoroughbred racing in New England
BOSTON — Suffolk Downs, New England's last thoroughbred racing track, says it is closing this year as the venue, which once hosted Seabiscuit and other premier horses of the day, falls victim to changes in a gaming industry that now revolves around ...
Sporting Kansas City Host New England Revolution This Friday At 8 PM ET On NBCSN
STAMFORD, Conn. – September 24, 2014 – NBCSN’s coverage of Major League Soccer continues this Friday, Sept. 26, at 8 p.m. ET when Sporting Kansas City and U.S. Men’s National Team members Graham Zusi and Matt Besler host New England Revolution.
England's road maintenance not cost effective
MPs are warning that 'piece-meal' and 'stop-start' investment in England's road system is making cost-effective maintenance difficult. The Department for Transport has cut the roads budget, only to make emergency cash injections to deal with problems such ...
Premier League: Ronald Koeman says Southampton's Nathaniel Clyne deserves England call-up
Ronald Koeman has urged Roy Hodgson to give Southampton defender Nathaniel Clyne a chance for England. Saints boss Koeman believes the 23-year-old is good enough to be given his full international honours. Clyne grabbed the limelight when he scored a ...
Bank of England's Shafik says productivity key to rates - paper
LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England will have to move more quickly on interest rates if it sees that wage increases are not matched by productivity gains, Deputy Governor Minouche Shafik said in an interview published on Thursday. "If wage increases are ...
Aussie Kieran Longbottom pledges his allegiance to England
Australian prop Kieran Longbottom has set his sights on playing for England, declaring it would be an “absolute honour” to don the red rose jersey at Twickenham. Longbottom joined Saracens from Super XV outfit Western Force over the summer and made a ...
Under-fire Alastair Cook to skipper England at World Cup
Under-fire Alastair Cook will lead England at next year's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, national selector James Whitaker said on Wednesday.The 29-year-old opening batsman has faced a barrage of criticism over his captaincy and form but will ...
Ashes 2015: who will open batting for England in next year’s series against Australia?
Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player. DESPITE Australia’s historic 5-0 win earlier this year, the Ashes may reside back in England in less than 12 months’ time. The World Cup is the big ticket item on ...
En Miljon Berättelser
Nittonhundrafemtiofyra. Då flyttade Sven till Bagis. Han bor fortfarande kvar i samma lägenhet. Med samma fru. Nittonhundrafemtioåtta. Då flyttade Karin och Arne till Bagis. De träffades som nioåringar och har hållit ihop sedan dess. Nittonhundrasjuttioåtta. Då gick älgen på gångvägen vid Byälvsväge ...
Core Cities: actions must match words
Voters ‘will not accept delays’ or ‘half measures’ on devolution, city leaders have said. Meeting at the Labour party conference in Manchester, 10 city leaders represented by the umbrella organisation Core Cities UK signed a strongly worded letter to first secretary of state William Hague asking for ...
Media Watch – September 25
Top Birmingham City Council stories £50m boost as Tories agree to three more conferences (Birmingham Mail, Birmingham Post): Reports that Conservative party chairman Grant Shapps will reveal a deal has apparently been done to secure three more Tory conferences in 2016, 2018 and 2020. Trojan Horse fa ...
Diamondcorp : Director/PDMR Shareholding - Replacement
(4-traders.com) 25 September 2014 DiamondCorp plc AIM share code: DCP & JSE share code: DMC ISIN: GB00B183ZC46 (Incorporated in England and Wales) (Registration number 05400982) (SA company registration number... http://www.4-traders.com/DIAMONDCORP-PLC-4006747/news/Diamondcorp--DirectorPDMR-Shareho ...
Hawaii History
The Pacific had been crossed many times and most of the lands around it had been explored before the world knew there was an inhabited archipelago in its very center. The first white man to discover the islands was Captain James Cook in 1778. He called them the Sandwich Islands, after the Earl of Sa ...
Sørensen ser frem til Paul Ricard
Det er hektiske dage for Marco Sørensen. Nordjyden kommer frisk fra testarbejde for Lotus F1 Team og ser nu frem mod sjette afdeling af World Series by Renault. Den køres på Paul Ricard i det sydfranske, og forhåbentlig kan det Saxo Bank-køreren finde farten sammen med Tech 1-teamet. - Jeg glæder mi ...
Britain eyes Libor abuse powers for oil, gold markets
London (AFP) - Britain on Thursday said new powers to punish rigging of Libor interest rates with criminal sanctions should be extended for seven major benchmarks, drawing in oil, gold and currency markets. "The government has today launched a consultation on extending the new legislation the govern ...
Why do ethnic inequalities continue to matter?
Have we moved into a ‘post-race’ policy environment, in which politicians claim ethnic inequalities no longer matter? They remain important and significant, counters Prof James Nazroo. When was the last time you heard an MP, let alone a minister, talk about ethnicity in terms of inequality? In mains ...
I was close to tears.
peace I'm writing this in the plane and I can finally feel the tension drain out of my body. I'm an organizer. I put everything in imaginary boxes and tick them off. I need everything well prepared before I travel. The trauma of getting to my Hotel in Strasbourg without a functioning GPS made me eve ...
