First-time buyers continued to drive the housing market in February as they rush to purchase homes before the end of the stamp duty holiday at the end of March. The …
Financial Planning
The Monkey film review: thoughtful frights rather than mindless shocks
A big hit in the states, the maker of last year’s Nicolas Cage hit Longlegs returns with Stephen King adaptation The Monkey. The story centres on Hal and Bill, brothers …
Five of the best Easter Breaks to book for April sunshine
The Easter Break is coming up quickly, and even though the holiday is later in the calendar month than usual this year, it’s still a good idea to book an …
London 2012 Team GB boxer becomes Reform UK mayoral candidate
London 2012 Olympic gold medallist boxer Luke Campbell will stand for Reform UK in the upcoming Hull and East Yorkshire mayoral election. Campbell, bantamweight Olympic champion in London, is the …
IAG: British Airways owner beats expectations as profit hits £3.6bn
British Airways owner IAG beat expectations in its full-year results as strong travel demand in the post-pandemic era continued through 2024. The airline conglomerate reported operating profit of €4.3bn (£3.6bn), …
FA Cup prize money: What non-league clubs would spend £2m on
This weekend the fifth round of the FA Cup will hand out a good amount of prize money. But for the non-league clubs out of the draw, where would that …
Why rugby union should get its own Riyadh Season event
One gripe I have with the 2025 Six Nations is the second rest week; it stifles interest and really damages the flow of the rugby tournament. As least, then, I …
The UK needs a rules-based zoning system for planning
Under the discretionary planning system created in 1947, no part of England has ever been able to harness private sector development to meet housing targets at the scale we now …
Is Pisces a solution looking for a problem?
There’s a good reason no other jurisdiction has created a regulated private stock market… argues Delphine Currie Imitation, it is often said, is the sincerest form of flattery, so it’s …
Concern for British high street deepens with flat January sales
Online shopping drove retail sales in January, offsetting flat in-store sales on the high street. In-store sales were lower in real terms in February, meaning that actual sales volumes shrank …