The National Lottery, once a staple of Saturday night television, is hoping to rejuvenate its ageing demographic with plans to draw in a younger crowd. Clare Vidler, the chief executive …
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Exclusive: London Lions’ new owners defend controversial CEO appointment
The London Lions’ new management has defended the decision to retain Lenz Balan, a former vice-president of previous owners 777 Partners, as chief executive of the basketball club. Balan was …
Curing cancer and cleaning our oceans? Here’s why I’m betting on biotech
Something that can cure cancer and clean our oceans? Biotech sounds too good to be true, but some things really are just like magic, writes Andrew Craig In the last …
Viagogo defends reselling Oasis tickets for thousands of pounds as ‘legal’
Viagogo defended reselling Oasis tickets for thousands of pounds on its website following the Britpop group warning fans that passes would be “cancelled” if not sold on an official site. …
IT experts say ‘huge possibility’ of Oasis tickets being bought by bots
IT experts say there is a “huge possibility” that high numbers of Oasis tickets are being purchased by computer bots at once. Ticket re-sellers often use automated software to buy …
Oasis ticket-selling websites hit with outage issues
Oasis fans face a struggle to secure general sale tickets for the band’s comeback tour as booking websites experienced outages. Manchester-based promoter SJM Concerts’ website Gigs and Tours faced issues …
MP ‘profoundly sorry’ for alleged ‘pretty serious faults’ in flats he rents out
A newly elected MP has said he is “profoundly sorry” for alleged “pretty serious faults” in some of the flats he rents out. Some of Jas Athwal’s tenants have said …
Which tennis Grand Slam makes the most money?
As the US Open enters its decisive week, a look at how Grand Slams generate revenue – and which one makes the most money. Like many tennis Grand Slams, this …
The Gen Z shoppers driving luxury reselling online
Secondhand luxury goods have boomed online over the last few years, going from a corner of the internet to a $50bn sector last year, covering just over 10 per cent …
Will Manchester be the biggest winner of the Oasis reunion tour?
The Gallagher brothers’ hometown of Manchester is set to win big from the long-awaited Oasis reunion tour, with international fans expected to descend on the city in droves. The tour, …