Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has kicked off a reshuffle of his top team following Angela Rayner’s dramatic resignation. Starmer will have to fill in two major spots in the …
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Mike Tyson v Floyd Mayweather to ‘give boxing fans what they want’
The trend of big-name but ill-matched money-spinning exhibition boxing fights is set to continue after Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather Jr agreed to face off next year. It comes after …
Rayner resigns: Legal advice excuse falls flat in tax duty scandal
Angela Rayner threw her lawyers under the bus over her brewing tax scandal, but the lawyers rebutted, citing the “arrows stuck” in their backs, as experts insisted she shouldn’t have …
Bull and Ibis to give Newnham fast start at Sha Tin
IT WILL be worth keeping a close watch of the weather in Hong Kong over the next couple of weeks. Racegoers and horses will turn up at Sha Tin on …
General can shine brightest on seasonal return
HONG Kong racing is back as the 2025/26 season gets underway at Sha Tin on Sunday with a 10-race programme, featuring the eagerly awaited HKSAR Chief Executive’s Cup (7.00am), a …
Bodycare: Full list of stores to close as 450 jobs lost
High street health and beauty retailer Bodycare has collapsed into administration with the loss of 32 stores and around 450 jobs being made redundant. Nick Holloway, Chris Pole and Mike …
UK firms race into AI as Peter Kyle urges regulators to keep pace
Tech consultancy firm Capgemini has urged that, despite businesses racing to roll out generative artificial intelligence (genAI), most remain aptly unprepared for the governance challenges it will bring. This warning …
Savers race to withdraw pension lump sums over tax concerns
UK pension savers rushed to withdraw their tax free cash over the past financial year, as they braced themselves for possible changes to tax rules on retirement funds. The amount …
Nigel Farage: City regulator ‘is a disaster’
Nigel Farage has branded the Financial Conduct Authority a “disaster” as he promised his party would overhaul the City’s regulatory landscape. The Reform UK leader – who is hosting the …
Private equity deals bounce back after sluggish start to the year
UK private equity deals bounced back in the later stage of the first half of 2025, as investors became increasingly optimistic about growth opportunities. The total deal value for UK …