French football chief Philippe Diallo says it is “too soon to know” whether star man Kylian Mbappe will be able to play the rest of Euro 2024 with a broken …
June 2024
Michael Johnson announces Grand Slam Track with Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone
Michael Johnson’s challenger athletics tour was announced yesterday with Grand Slam Track set to contract racers to four Slams per year with prize money up to $100,000 per event. The …
Harry Potter and The Cursed Child theatre owner stages sales success
Nimax Theatres, the West End operator behind iconic London venues including The Palace, Garrick and Apollo Theatres, is celebrating another year of profit as sales outstrip their pre-pandemic levels for …
Make tax boring again!
There’s a smooth inverse correlation between how likely a party is to become the next government and the radicalism of its manifesto tax plans, says Tim Sarson “I suppose I …
Gatwick boss on the hub’s bumper summer and the return of Virgin Atlantic
It is the beginning of what is expected to be one of the busiest summers in UK aviation’s history and Gatwick is booming. Up to 850 takeoffs and landings occur …
Easyhotel: Bookings surge fails to stop budget chain sinking further into the red
Budget chain Easyhotel has reported its biggest loss since 2020 as a rise in bookings failed to offset more than £16m in loan charges. The London-headquartered business saw its pre-tax …
Hargreaves Lansdown ‘willing to recommend’ £5.4bn CVC-led takeover to shareholders
Hargreaves Lansdown has said it is ready to recommend a takeover to its shareholders after a group of private equity bidders led by CVC rounded again with a fourth £5.4bn …
HSBC ‘seriously violated’ Swiss money laundering rules, regulator says
HSBC’s Swiss private bank failed to conduct adequate checks on more than $300m (£236m) worth of transactions over the course of 13 years, the country’s banking regulator has found. The …
VAR check: Joey Barton set to cough up £75,000 to settle defamatory ‘bike nonce’ dispute with Jeremy Vine
Former Premier League football Joey Barton issued a statement on X today to apologise to broadcaster Jeremy Vine after he posted several defamatory messages, including one calling him a ‘#BikeNonce’. …
FCA appoints interim retail banking boss after shake-up at payments regulator
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed an interim retail banking boss after parachuting in its director to lead the payments watchdog amid industry backlash over new fraud refund rules. …