Swede dreams: A winter weekend in Gothenburg will leave you utterly refreshed

By Lucy Gillmore Last updated at 11:22 AM on 12th January 2011 Chilli and chocolate really get the circulation going, Jeanna Kanold, a glamorous Swedish chocolatier, tells us as our nervous nibbling turns into surprised pleasure. And kick-starting your circulation with a burst of chocolatey fire is a must when it's -9c outside. Jeanna owns two chocolate shops in Gothenburg, Sweden's 'second city' and a more laid-back answer to ritzier Stockholm. Chocolate fix? The Flickorna Kanold confectionery Read more [...]

London’s First Skyscraper Is Given Highest Level of Protection

January 12, 2011, 9:23 AM EST By Tim Barwell Jan. 12 (Bloomberg) -- London Underground’s headquarters, the U.K. capital’s first skyscraper, was granted the highest level of protection from demolition because of its “outstanding architectural interest,” the government said. The building, which houses St. James’s Park subway station, was upgraded to a Grade 1 listing from Grade 2 after a review by English Heritage, the Read more [...]

London's First Skyscraper Is Given Highest Level of Protection

January 12, 2011, 9:23 AM EST By Tim Barwell Jan. 12 (Bloomberg) -- London Underground’s headquarters, the U.K. capital’s first skyscraper, was granted the highest level of protection from demolition because of its “outstanding architectural interest,” the government said. The building, which houses St. James’s Park subway station, was upgraded to a Grade 1 listing from Grade 2 after a review by English Heritage, the official organization for archaeology, Read more [...]

How sex for sale has become a home industry

PAUL ROBINSON reports on a world far removed from the trade's usual territory of street corners and massage parlours.* Click here to watch latest YEP news and sport video reports.The offer is plain, the language startlingly explicit.SexyDoreen is ready to earn some money and doesn't care who knows it.In fact, just about the only fact SexyDenise isn't happy to tell all and sundry is her real name.WHAT DO YOU THINK? Click here to send us your views.The self-described 52-year-old bisexual is one of Read more [...]

PRECIOUS METALS: Gold Softens After Portugal’s Bond Sale

NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Gold futures eased alongside the dollar Wednesday morning, as traders weighed the outcome of Portugal's successful government debt sale. The most actively traded contract, for February delivery, was recently down 0.2%, or $2.80, at $1,381.50 per troy ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The thinly traded January-delivery contract was down 0.3%, or $3.50, at $1,380.50 per troy ounce. Gold prices inched lower after Portugal ... Read more [...]

PRECIOUS METALS: Gold Softens After Portugal's Bond Sale

NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Gold futures eased alongside the dollar Wednesday morning, as traders weighed the outcome of Portugal's successful government debt sale. The most actively traded contract, for February delivery, was recently down 0.2%, or $2.80, at $1,381.50 per troy ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The thinly traded January-delivery contract was down 0.3%, or $3.50, at $1,380.50 per troy ounce. Gold prices inched lower after Portugal ... Read more [...]

Double Whammy for Primus in Nan Shan Sale

By Isabella Steger Bloomberg American International Group Inc.’s sale of its Taiwan life insurance unit Nan Shan Life Insurance Co. is finally drawing to an end, but one person may have found himself on the wrong end of the deal. Citigroup Inc. advised the winning consortium, Ruen Chen Investment Holdings Ltd., which comprises Ruentex Development Co., Ruentex Industries Ltd. and Pou Chen Corp and won with a US$2.16 billion bid. One of the failed bidders is a consortium that Read more [...]

Why Charlie Hodgson Departure Spells Yet More Doom and Gloom for Sale

Charlie Hodgson's recent decision to leave Sale Sharks after 11 years as their fly-half and talisman is a further blow to a club that has listed badly this season. It has been a year to forget for the Cheshire club following the unpopular tenure of Mike Brewer - ended after just 10 months - poor form in the Aviva Premiership and also injuries to key men, including captain James Gaskell and then his stand-in Neil Briggs. However, the loss of Hodgson, who is joining Saracens, will sting Read more [...]