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...Dates to be announced; further information here November Performance ‘A Christmas Carol’, Old Vic Matthew Warchus’ production of Dickens’ classic returns for a festive run....
...But Stokes’ leadership has been obvious; Prince Hal transformed into Henry V at a succession of Agincourts....
...Rothschild & Co’s global investment strategist, Kevin Gardiner, can understand the topographical approach. “Stock markets seem already to have started to ‘look across the valley’,” he admits....
...But he also made more mistakes: 33 unforced errors v 16. Some of his strokes — oh, those wondrous whipped forehands! — were absolutely beautiful, as ever....
...David Blanchflower, Bruce V. Rauner professor, Dartmouth College A fall in migration would have very negative effects on the public finances and growth....
...David Blanchflower, Bruce V. Rauner professor, Dartmouth College Most unlikely....
...David Blanchflower, Bruce V. Rauner professor, Dartmouth College My guess is he will be too timorous to do the right thing....
...David Blanchflower, Bruce V. Rauner professor, Dartmouth College Open question. Depends if he injects a major fiscal stimulus....
...Such a career can be managed skilfully – as by David Beckham, who invented the genre – or stupidly: the cricketer Kevin Pietersen and half the dolts in the Premier League....
...They will find it harder to replace their most domineering personality: the star batsman Kevin Pietersen has been bombed out, for reasons the England and Wales Cricket Board have declined to explain....
...Masterpieces of Chinese Painting: 700-1900, edited by Zhang Hongxing, V&A Publishing, RRP£40/$60 The world’s oldest painting tradition explored in the glorious catalogue to the V&A’s current, once-in-a-lifetime...
...“By this we mean global blue-chip names with geographically diversified revenues and brand names that allow inflation to be passed on down the line,” explained global strategy head Kevin Gardiner....
...That is the question that Frieze founders Matthew Slotover and Amanda Sharp have been posing to architects for the last few years....
...“There is a strong self belief in India, and credit is more available than in the past,” says Matthew Hanning, joint head of investment banking for Asia at UBS in Hong Kong....
...Matthew Green covers Afghanistan and Pakistan for the FT. His last story for the magazine was about the governor of Lagos State. Read it at ft.com/lagos...
...Catriona Matthew, British Open golf champion. Jean Pickering, widow of sports broadcaster Ron Pickering. Steve Prescott, former rugby league player....
...“Our competitors get into these brand wars like Coke v Pepsi,” says Zimmer at UTA....
...Prior 56) v Australia....
...Sachin Tendulkar (37) and V.V.S. Laxman (24) added a brisk 61, punctuated by England complaints about the condition of the ball that bred two long delays....
...Personally I would rather give to the V&A or the Old Vic. PA: Kevin, quite apart from having ambitious artistic programmes, there’s a lot of hustle involved in your job. Do you enjoy that?...
...Mrs V....
...FA Cup quarter-finals: Middlesbrough or West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United or Reading, Arsenal or Blackburn v Manchester City, Chelsea v Tottenham, Plymouth v Watford....
...V&S, the owner of the Absolut brand, recently launched its seventh flavour extension, Absolut Apeach....
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