The restructuring of Germany’s banking sector gathered pace yesterday with the announcement by Dresdner of a rights issue to finance acquisitions. Unlike domestic competitors, however, Dresdner is looking abroad with the aim of purchasing a US investment house to boost its position in the global market. “We are establishing a war chest, but not in [...]

But the joint Home Office-funded study uses standardised questions and there- fore provides a more accurate picture.With crimes involving robbery, assault and sexual assault, the highest risks were in England and Wales. Northern Ireland had the lowest.On the number of people having their cars stolen, England and Wales came top, with 3 per cent. It [...]

The Chancellor’s junior coalition partners, the Free Democrats, are holding Mr Kohl’s future to ransom to a small cut in the “solidarity surcharge” levied to pay for rebuilding the East. It has been placed there by the French federation of poster advertisers to defend the right of freedom of speech, and, more specifically, their right [...]

Rather like those signs near airports that warn of low-flying planes, it leaves one wondering just what action one should take – especially if you have never been there before and do not know what the priorities were in the first place. If the intention of the sign-writers, however, is just to let you know [...]

“The accident had an impact on my entire lifestyle,” he says.
Mr Brown consulted the Reading office of Shoosmiths & Harrison, a leading firm of solicitors specialising in accident work, with a view to suing the company that had organised the course. On the first morning of the course, he slipped on a wooden floor and [...]

Faldo’s resilience is magnificently illustrated by six victories in major championships and a record of 11 Ryder Cup appearances, but benevolence does not fit with his reputation.
On these occasions Faldo is sure to be reminded of his failure to assist David Gilford when they were defeated 7 and 6 by Paul Azinger and Mark O’Meara [...]

Travelling on a scheduled flight with our three year-old daughter, we were tucking into a G&T when the trays of food came round. “These big companies don’t really think in terms of global boundaries.”. It is a rare company these days that does not claim to offer high standards of customer service The truth, of [...]

Not only did Andy Cole look offside when he received a long ball from Gary Pallister, so did Paul Scholes when drew alongside to take a short pass and score. Dennis Wise, Hughes and Gustavo Poyet went close before Graeme Le Saux shot fiercely from 20 yards. Peter Schmeichel beat away the drive only to [...]

This museum is one of the very few in the world devoted entirely to headgear, and Mrs Rommel (no relation) has made a lifelong study of the influence of hats and caps on the English language Today she answers all your queries. The fact that elements in latter-day Islam are deeply misogynist is of no [...]

Nicholas Serota of the Tate and de Meuron, his architect for Bankside, didn’t want the curvaceous cog-like Caro sculpture that was planned to stand on the sculpture forecourt of the new Bankside and anchor the suspension cables. A backlit glass panel runs the length of the 300 metres, bank to bank, because that strip of [...]