24 hours in London
PDM OFTEN books business flights for people travelling to London during the hectic working week, only to hear tales of jam packed underground trains, congested traffic and bustling streets full
Rattle the bureaucrats’ cages and watch the Euro drop out!
I LOVE it when real people get in the way of politicians’ plans. Unless you have been on a very long vacation or involved in a pilot series of ‘Big
Sharon orders crackdown on eve of summit
ISRAELI security forces have seized Palestinian suspects across the West Bank, hours before new talks between Israeli leader Ariel Sharon (pictured on right) and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas (pictured on
TAIWAN
Warship sent to trouble spot TAIWAN HAS dispatched a warship to disputed fishing grounds in an apparent show of strength after complaints of harassment by Japanese patrol boats. Defence Minister
Faro offers new direct flight to Madrid
A NEW direct flight to Madrid from Faro is now being offered by Iberia’s regional airline, Air Nostrum. The much welcomed route is operating four times per week – Mondays,
The bright side… of the sun
Midday sun holds the key to good health? IN A press release dated May 26 2005, scientists at the University of Manchester unveiled new research claiming that going out in
A new era for offshore banking
THE TIMES, they are a-changing and offshore banks and their clients are bearing the brunt of many of these changes. One of the first things many Britons do on moving
Travel briefs
Designer hotels The first fashion designer-branded hotel suite in Hawaii, created by wedding dress guru, Vera Wang has opened in the Halekulani resort in Waikiki. The 2,135 square foot, one
British government will criminalise ‘religious hatred’
NEW PLANS have been unveiled in the UK to make incitement to religious hatred a criminal offence. Supporters of the new bill, which carries a maximum penalty of seven years,
Europe – we are certainly living in interesting times!
MUCH HAS been written and said about the EU constitution recently, but while I will touch on the subject in this article there is other interesting European financial news to