WHILE all the media attention has concentrated on trainers’ title contenders Pierre Ng and Francis Lui in recent weeks, 12-time champion John Size has become a forgotten man in the …
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Shum can Chill the champagne ahead of Chibi’s run
SHA TIN in Hong Kong is under threat again of possible rain and thunderstorms when racing gets underway with a mixed card of six turf and four all-weather contests, starting …
London Tide review: A dirge – but what did you expect?
London Tide at the Lyttelton Theatre: ★★★★ “Every writer of fiction, though he may not adopt the dramatic form, writes in effect for the stage,” Charles Dickens announced in 1858. …
Virgin Atlantic Holidays makes first profit since 2018 as luxury travel to Florida and the Caribbean recovers
Virgin Atlantic Holidays returned to making a profit for the first time since 2018. The company has posted a pre-tax profit of £31.8m for 2023 after making a loss of …
Mondi pulls out of DS Smith bidding war in win for US buyer
Packaging giant Mondi has walked away from a bidding war for its smaller rival DS Smith, paving the way for Memphis-based International Paper to snap up the firm in a …
EP: 267 Ayr, Newbury & Hong Kong
After winning the Grand National last Saturday, Willie Mullins takes aim at the Scottish National at Ayr this weekend in the hope of winning the British Trainers Championship for the …
WATCH: Tesco picks up market share despite cost of living concerns
Britain’s biggest supermarket, Tesco, has traded in line with raised expectations, posting a total operating profit of £2.8bn for the full year. In a statement to markets on April 10, chief …
Answer to Britain’s housing crisis? Labour announces plan to build on ‘grey belt’ land
Labour have set out plans for a housebuilding drive on so-called ‘grey belt’ land in an effort to address the housing crisis. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and deputy leader …
Watch: M&C Saatchi looks ahead to new senior team
Media stalwart Zillah Byng-Thorne said this morning that ad agency M&C Saatchi, which she now chairs, still had “much more to do.” The former head honcho at publishing giant Future …
Asda: Billionaire Zuber Issa close to selling £500m stake in supermarket giant to TDR Capital
Billionaire Zuber Issa is close to completing talks to sell his £500m stake in Asda to its private equity backer, TDR Capital, according to reports. First reported by Bloomberg, Issa in …