As news spreads of an almost 9,000 per cent increase in pregabalin-related deaths in the last decade, Rehabs UK founder, Lester Morse, calls for government aid to tackle the root cause – …
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Football regulator could clash with Fifa and scare off would-be owners, experts warn
The independent football regulator could put itself on collision course with world governing body Fifa if it exercises its ultimate power to disqualify errant club owners, experts have warned. Further …
Richards’ raiders ready to Attack at Happy Valley
RACING at Happy Valley hosts its regular mid-week slot today, with a nine-race card featuring plenty of exciting and competitive handicaps. The action returns to the C+3 track, where in …
Hard Work beating Meetingofthewaters in Grand National
WITH Cheltenham on the backburner for another year, attention quickly turns to Aintree and the Grand National. We didn’t do too badly with our ante-post tipping at Prestbury Park with …
Back Burke to hit the board in the Lincoln
WITH the dust having settled on last week’s Cheltenham Festival, it’s worth looking back at what was a fantastic four days racing. State Man took full advantage of Constitution Hill’s …
Low-productivity public services need ‘revolution’ to avoid cuts, Hunt says
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said public services needed to undergo a “productivity revolution” to ensure that the quality of public services did not suffer from a shortage of funding. In a …
Microsoft: Tech giant makes splash by tapping Deepmind founder to run AI division
Microsoft has hired the co-founder of Google’s Deepmind, Mustafa Suleyman, to head up its new Artificial Intelligence division, the technology firm said this evening. Suleyman will join as chief executive …
Jimmy Ting heading to War on Wings of Amazing Duck
ONE TRAINER in desperate need of a change of fortune is Jimmy Ting, who presently is having a season to forget, with just four wins leaving him sitting at the …
A leading sports lawyer explains what the football regulator will and won’t do
The government has finally introduced the long awaited and highly anticipated Football Governance Bill, which will see the establishment of an Independent Regulator for Football (IREF) to oversee the men’s …
UK investors missed the global rally in 2023 as they dumped equity funds for bonds
Retail investors pulled more than initially stated from equity funds in 2022, but outflows slowed in 2023, according to data from the Investment Association (IA) and Deutsche Numis. IA’s figures …