By Wally Pyrah IT’S EASY to be enthusiastic about the chances of bottom-weight CASA LEGEND, who will be on a retrieving mission, in the Panasonic IH Warm Jar Handicap (7.35am) over seven furlongs. Danny Shum’s son of Tavistock was quietly fancied – bac…
De Sousa set to Enchant Sha Tin crowds once again
By Wally Pyrah BANK on former three-time British champion jockey Silvestre de Sousa to continue his winning streak, when he arrives at Sha Tin in Hong Kong on Saturday morning, with a full book of rides on the ten-race programme. De Sousa can’t stop ri…
Heathrow WILL NOT require capacity caps during peak Christmas period
By Ilaria Grasso Macola Heathrow has announced it will not require any capacity cap during Christmas, as the west London hub continues to work with airlines to ensure a smoother run of operations for the peak period. “We have been working with airlines…
UK economy misses out on 24 per cent growth after financial and Covid-19 crises
By Jack Barnett The UK economy would be 24 per cent bigger had the global financial and Covid-19 crises not happened, a Wall Street bank has said. “A series of unfortunate events and policy choices have cut UK potential growth” over the last decade or …
Sotheby’s sells Michael Schumacher’s iconic Formula One Ferrari for record-breaking £14m
By Michiel Willems Sotheby’s said this morning has sold the iconic F2003-GA chassis no. 229 at Sotheby’s Luxury Week sale in Geneva for 14,630,000 CHF, or close to £14m, making it the most valuable Formula One car of the modern era ever sold. The previ…
Massive gains for DFI Money while crypto markets crumble
By Darren Parkin Amid this week’s shocking market collapse, in which Bitcoin lost a tenth of its value before hitting a two-year low, few cryptocurrencies escaped dramatic losses. One, however, mysteriously triumphed in the face of a tidal wave of loss…
Barclays faces court over £40m breast implant scandal
By Louis Goss Barclays today faced claims it helped a private healthcare company avoid paying compensation to women given faulty breast implants by a private healthcare firm. The bank is accused of working with Midlands law firm The Wilkes Partnership …
Lisa Osofsky to step down as SFO director in August 2023
By Louis Goss Lisa Osofsky is set to leave her position as director of the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) in August 2023 after completing a five-year stint at the fraud investigation agency. Osofsky told staff she will serve her full tenure before lea…
Union GMB accuses Addison Lee of delaying workers’ compensation as operator goes back to court
By Ilaria Grasso Macola Union GMB has accused Addison Lee of preventing workers from obtaining their compensation after lawyers for the private hire service challenged a Court of Appeal decision from April 2021 on workers’ status. According to the unio…
Ex-minister Harriett Baldwin elected as Treasury Committee chair
By Stefan Boscia Tory MP Harriett Baldwin has been elected as the new chair of the Treasury Select Committee, after prevailing in a cross-party ballot. Baldwin, a former Treasury and defence minister, defeated former cabinet ministers Andrea Leadsom an…