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Isle of Man News, Articles and InformationAoki Enlists For Mutant ChroniclesDevon Aoki, best known as the slinky Suki in 2Fast 2Furious and as the murderous Miho in Sin City, will play a battle-scared soldier in The Mutant Chronicles, alongside Thomas Jane and John Malkovich.She’s co-starring as Duval, a woman who shoves her duties as a solider battling evil NecroMutants higher in her priorities list than being a parent to her two young children. Working mothers, eh? The Tories would have a field day with her. Simon Hunter’s previously announced sci fi tale starts shooting this summer in London and on the Isle of Man. .John McGuinness completes TT Festival hat-trick with Senior TT ...John McGuinness shattered both lap and race records as he scorched to his third victory of the week in the Isle of Man TT Festival, finishing ahead of Cameron Donald, Bruce Anstey and Ian Lougher as Honda riders packed three of the top four finishing positions in the prestigious Senior race.The 32-year-old Morecambe rider used the tried and tested tactics of powering as fast as possible into the opening to break the challenge of his rivals, and he has a superbly prepared HM Plant Honda CBR1000RR for the race. The machine had been specially prepared for the rigours of racing this difficult 37.73mile public roads Mountain Course and McGuinness used its qualities to the full, taking his career eleventh success and also the 130th TT success for Honda. McGuinness was ahead, but by only half a second, as they charged through Glen Helen for the first time, but mile by mile, he was extending his advantage, and also upping the record speed, taking that opening lap in 17m 39.95secs, an average speed of 128.146mph, faster than the record he set in his winning TT Superbike ride the previous Saturday. Glasgow team tips the city as insurance baseGlasgow is being tipped as a good place to set up an insurance or reinsurance company in a bid to attract more financial services business to the city.After two major international insurance companies opened offices in Glasgow, a team from Scottish Enterprise and Glasgow City Council has been actively selling Scotland's biggest city as "an insurance and reinsurance destination". This would put Glasgow up as a rival centre to Lloyd's of London, New York, Bermuda and Dublin. "Glasgow is already a very strong financial centre," said Jim Watson, head of growing business at Scottish Enterprise Glasgow. "Historically, it has always had insurance companies here and we want to build on that by attracting more insurance and reinsurance companies to come to the city." Scottish Enterprise Glasgow, in conjunction with Glasgow City Council, have been on a whirlwind tour of London, wining and dining influential insurance industry executives last week. Tax Issues Fuelling UK Investor Interest In Offshore BondsStrong interest in both offshore and onshore bonds from UK investors is likely to continue in the foreseeable future as rising house prices, the EU Savings Tax Directive and emigration fuel a greater need for tax planning.According to a review of this market by Defaqto, a leading financial research company, in 2005 alone there was an 18.5% increase in sales of onshore bonds compared to the previous year. The bond industry is at the forefront of providing trust solutions for estate planning and is now more important than ever following the Treasurys proposal to extend the Inheritance Tax net to cover certain types of trusts, the company says. This potentially retrospective change combined with the rapid acceleration of house prices over the last ten years means more people are in need of financial advice in the area of estate and inheritance planning.
more acts for BestivalMore acts have been confirmed for Bestival, which takes place at Robin Hill Countryside Adventure Park, Isle of Wight from Friday 8th until Sunday 10th September.Newly confirmed for the festival are Matthew Herbert, Sasha, Mark Ronson, and The Hat. There will be no fewer than 14 local Isle of Wight bands and DJs playing across the various arenas and stages at Bestival. They all join a line-up over the weekend that includes the Pet Shop Boys, plus Brian Eno, Lilly Allen, The Fall, Amadou & Mariam, Brakes, Jim Noir, Motion Pictures, Devendra Banhart, The Sunshine Underground, Kanda Bongo Man, Love is all, Youngblood Brass Band, and loads more - see here for the full list of live acts and DJs confirmed so far, with more still to come. And this year's Bestival Fancy Dress Party theme is Circus - start planning your costume! Tickets are on sale, priced at 95 for the weekend - click here to buy. Isle of Man TT claims victimLondon - Japanese motorcyclist Jun Maeda has died as a result of injuries sustained during a crash in practice for the Isle of Man TT races.Maeda, 38, from Kyoto, collided with Irish rider Seamus Greene during practice on May 29. He died in a Manchester hospital after being airlifted from the Isle of Man, off England's north-western coast. A spokesman for Maeda's team, ASR Evomoto Honda, said: "Since he first raced here in 1997, the TT meant everything to Jun. "His love for the TT and the island itself made him work hard all year, every year, to get back here. Even after his accident he was talking about coming back to the TT next year. "Jun used to say the Isle of Man felt like home." Greene remains in a critical condition in Liverpool's Walton Hospital after sustaining head injuries.
The new face of addictionBritain is to get a new Class A drug, it was announced this week. Methylamphetamine, more commonly known as crystal meth, is to join the toughest category of illegal drugs after a recommendation by a government committee. Possessing it could soon land users in jail for seven years. Dealers might get life. Meth might not yet be a household name in the UK, but it has wreaked havoc in America, and senior police officers caution that it may be mainstream here within two years. British newspapers are already describing it as a creeping menace that is more deadly than crack. Beyond the fear and media rhetoric, how worried should we be? A growing band of British users already knows the effects of crystal meth, a powerful stimulant that can be smoked, swallowed, snorted or injected. Richard, a 29-year-old professional from London, has smoked it twice.
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