By ANITA LIKUS LONDON -- Canary Wharf Group, the main subsidiary of Songbird Estates PLC, on Wednesday became the latest landlord to reap the benefits of London's hot propertymarket, selling a landmark building at a substantial premium to a valuation only three months ago. Canary Wharf, which owns...
Philadelphia bicyclists are a convenient target. Photo: CR Rance As the bicycle bashing continues in Philadelphia (see links below to the recent flurry of articles) , I get the feeling that it's really, in the words of Lance Armstrong, "not about the bike." Ordinarily bicycle...
Lanzarote Lanzarote's most famous son, the artist and designer César Manrique, was a man with a strong sense of place. "I believe that we are witnessing a historic moment," he said in 1987, "where the huge danger to the environment is so evident that we must conceive a new responsibility with...
A hostage to winter: is that how you feel? This afternoon, the sun will set on London at 3.57pm, and on Edinburgh 10 minutes earlier. Hardly worth getting out of bed, is it? But if you are able to flee the pre-Christmas gloom in search of endless summer, let me warmly recommend the place where I...
Norwich City could be deducted points after being reported to the FootballLeague by rivals Colchester United following a dispute over compensation for manager Paul Lambert. United chairman Robbie Cowling said that the two clubs had failed to agree compensation for Lambert, who joined the Canaries...
Back in September, the Canary Islands unveiled a new international campaign under the slogan "We're sharing our good fortune", with the aim to make the Canaries the preferred tourist destination for Europeans. A wide range of actions to promote the Canary Islands have been initiated, employing new...