TV COLUMN: Sherlock, Endeavour, War and Peace, Deutschland 83, Dickensian

Columnist James Waller-Davies gives his views on some of the recent events on television. After a Christmas which saw little more than tumbleweeds of repeats and soaps rolling across the TV tundra, the new year has offered a glut offerings. Quantity we got, but the quality has been disappointingly patchy.New Year’s Day kicked 2016 off with Sherlock (BBC1), but not the modernised version we’ve become used to. In what was listed a special ‘one off’, Read more [...]

TV COLUMN: Sherlock, Endeavour, War and Peace, Deutschland 83, Dickensian

Columnist James Waller-Davies gives his views on some of the recent events on television. After a Christmas which saw little more than tumbleweeds of repeats and soaps rolling across the TV tundra, the new year has offered a glut offerings. Quantity we got, but the quality has been disappointingly patchy.New Year’s Day kicked 2016 off with Sherlock (BBC1), but not the modernised version we’ve become used to. In what was listed a special ‘one off’, Read more [...]

Historic Rehoboth Beach house listed for sale by Long and Foster

Long and Foster Real Estate has recently listed for sale a historic home, currently a bed and breakfast, at 20 Delaware Ave. in Rehoboth Beach. The turn-of-the-century home was built circa 1910 and was owned by Rehoboth’s early founders, The Rehoboth Beach Camp Meeting Association. The property is listed by Chiqui Gavilan and Marisa Chaves of the Chaves-Gavilan Team of Long and Foster, and is priced at $1.495 million. “The Lighthouse Inn is a wonderful opportunity to own a piece of Rehoboth Beach Read more [...]

Ability Inc. Announces Dual Listing on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange

Ordinary shares currently are listed on NASDAQ and will be listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) beginning January 12, 2016 under ticker symbol ABIL NEW YORK and TEL AVIV, Israel, Jan. 08, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ability Inc. (NASDAQ:ABIL) (NASDAQ:ABILW) ("Ability"), a leading provider of innovative tactical communications intelligence solutions, announced today that the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) has approved the listing of the ordinary Read more [...]

Saudi Arabia confirms scheme to list Aramco, world’s largest oil producer

“Personally I’m enthusiastic about this step. I believe it is in the interest of the Saudi market, and it is in the interest of Aramco,” he told The Economist. Prince Muhammed has reportedly held "high-level meetings" on the subject, which focused on whether to sell off some of its petrochemical and other “downstream” firms, as well as listing stock in the parent company, which includes the oil-producing unit. Muhammad bin Salman Al Saud According to The Economist, 5pc of Saudi Aramco Read more [...]

Ptit Zig has ‘good opportunity’ at Kempton as Paul Nicholls seeks Listed gains – Racinguk.com

Ptit Zig has ‘good opportunity’ at Kempton as Paul Nicholls seeks Listed gains Friday 8 January 2016 Owner Barry Fulton hopes to see Ptit Zig put in a clear round of jumping in the three-runner williamhill.com Chase at Kempton on Saturday.The Paul Nicholls-trained seven-year-old is not far off the best around and pushed King George runner-up Vautour close two starts back at Ascot.He then went to Huntingdon Read more [...]

Man jailed for setting fire to listed building

A man who set fire to St Clement’s Hall with his twin brother was jailed for 18 months, including six months for other offences.Lee Hamilton, 20, of Ladies Drive in Lerwick, and his brother Drew, who lives in St Olaf Street, previously admitted setting fire to the listed building which backs on to the King Erik House old folks home.Firemen reacted promptly to put out the blaze in the smoke filled building which had “unsound” flooring.“The potential for disaster was there,” procurator fiscal Read more [...]

Revealed: the true cost of buying a house in the commuter belt

What is the true cost of buying a house in the 73 official commuter spots? Value for money ranking Area County Journey time (minutes) Annual travel cost Average house price Average mortgage repayment Combined annual commuter cost (mortgage repayment + travel cost) 1 Tilbury Essex 45 £3,352 £183,658 £7,836 £11,188 2 Grays Essex 34 £3,352 £190,065 £8,112 Read more [...]