REIGNING champion jockey Zac Purton, who has been champion on six previous occasions, could reach another milestone in Hong Kong on Sunday, when he has good prospects of reaching his …
Prepare for Unbelievable result in the Queen Mother Memorial Cup
SURFACE conditions will once again ride soft when racing gets underway with an 11-race programme, featuring the Group Three Queen Mother Memorial Cup (9.05am) over a mile-and-a-half, at Sha Tin …
HSBC scraps bonus cap for hundreds of top bankers after tense annual meeting
HSBC shareholders have waved through the lender’s proposal to remove the current bonus cap and set a new one, paving the way for it to hand massive payouts to hundreds …
Magic circle law firm Freshfields ups NQ salary to £150,000
As the salary war in the legal market battles on, magic circle law firm Freshfields has just increased its newly qualified (NQ) lawyers’ salaries to £150,000. Last November every magic …
Giro d’Italia can give Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Ineos rare sporting victory
When the peloton departs Venaria Reale in Turin for the first stage of the Giro d’Italia, there’s more than just the pink jersey riding on it for Geraint Thomas and …
Qatari prime minister Mayfair mansion sale among top property deals of 2023
The Qatari prime minister sold his Mayfair mansion to a fellow member of the Gulf state’s royal family last year, in what was one of the most lucrative property deals …
HSBC dished out £15.1bn to shareholders last year and there’s more to come in 2024
HSBC dished out roughly $19bn (£15.1bn) to shareholders last year and expects hefty payouts to continue in 2024, its management has said, as Europe’s biggest bank looks to weather economic …
London rejects most planning applications despite housing crisis
Housebuilders in London have the lowest chance of getting approval for residential planning applications, new data has revealed. According to leading property data provider Search Acumen, some 15 local planning …
John Cleese: Fawlty Towers goose-stepping scenes will amuse young audiences
It’s been almost 50 years since Basil Fawlty first jesticulated angrily about his middling Torquay hotel, but this morning John Cleese re-birthed the iconic British comedy Fawlty Towers for a …
Co-op Live: How Manchester’s new icon turned into a national joke
For the last few years the building that was to become Co-op Live has been slowing emerging from the building site lying in the shadow of Manchester City‘s Etihad Stadium. …