Supermarket retailers in the UK are still jacking up petrol prices at the pumps despite nearly a year passing since the government pledged to intervene, the Energy Secretary has been …
Keir Starmer to launch Labour ‘down payment for change’ pre-election offer
Keir Starmer will today launch Labour’s “down payment for change” in a pre-election doorstep offer to voters. The Labour leader will speak at an event in Essex where he will …
Fawlty Towers Play review: Is John Cleese reboot any good?
Fawlty Towers Play review and star rating: ★★★ In news no one was expecting (apart from, perhaps, financial analysts) John Cleese has rebirthed Fawlty Towers for the stage. It only …
Maro Itoje and Ben Earl on Saracens, departing teammates and what success looks like
Sat on the balcony overlooking the trading ring of Finsbury Square’s London Metal Exchange, Saracens stalwarts and England internationals Ben Earl and Maro Itoje take in what they’ve just witnessed. …
Bernanke: Inflation was ‘unavoidable’ but the Bank of England needs to change
The surge in inflation seen over the past few years was “unavoidable,” Ben Bernanke said today, as he outlined ways in which the Bank of England could navigate future uncertainty. …
Premier League clubs to vote on scrapping VAR next month
Premier League clubs are set to hold a vote next month which could see VAR abolished from the English top flight. Introduced in 2019, VAR has been at the centre …
Fifa paves way for football to follow NFL, MLB and NBA with overseas league games
Fifa has taken a major step towards allowing football leagues to stage regular season games overseas in a similar way to the NFL, MLB and NBA. The world governing body …
US firm offer Everton £150m loan to help finish Bramley-Moore Dock stadium
Struggling Premier League club Everton have been offered a £150m loan by a private equity firm to help in the completion of their new Bramley-Moore Dock stadium. The Merseyside club’s …
Netflix scores rights to screen NFL Christmas Day games
Netflix is set to dip its toe into sports streaming as it announced today it has secured the rights to show the NFL’s two Christmas Day marquee games this year. …
Graduate visa ‘does not offer any skills value’ to UK labour market, MP claims
The graduate visa system “does not offer any value to the skills of the UK labour market”, a Conservative MP has claimed. A government-commissioned review into the UK’s graduate visa …