THERE aren’t many big races that Aidan O’Brien hasn’t won in 23 years, but the Gimcrack Stakes (3.00pm) is one of them. In truth, it’s not a race the master …
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Labour’s North Sea windfall tax plans a ‘blunt response’ that will hammer businesses across the UK
The government’s plans for North Sea oil and gas are a “blunt response” that could jeopardise hundreds of thousands of jobs not just in the energy sector, several of the …
The London Film Festival launches free video games arena
Sitting and watching a big screen is a brilliant, but increasingly old fashioned, way to take in the latest stories. As technology advances, it becomes increasingly clearer that there are …
Insanity far from a mad bet in Friday’s opener
YORK is a very hard place for jockeys to ride winners, but Rossa Ryan has one of the best strike-rates in the weighing room at 16% and I fancy him …
Time to start Believing in Regional and Rova
AUSSIE ace Asfoora has caused a stir in the British sprinting ranks this season. She couldn’t win a Group One on home soil but duly bolted up at Royal Ascot …
The Capitalist: Banksy isn’t cool anymore but do you know what is? Toe wrestling
City rumours, whispers and gossip with The Capitalist, this week including Banksy fans cashing out, deals breaking but friendships forming and City boys oiling up for the World Toe Wrestling …
Former Fujitsu supplier Escher Group eyes London stock market comeback
Escher Group, a former supplier to Fujitsu, the tech giant embroiled in the Post Office scandal, is reportedly planning a return to the London Stock Exchange after its delisting in …
PwC China to be hit with ban over audit of collapsed property developer Evergrande
The Big Four firm PwC’s Chinese entity is expected to be hit with a six-month business ban over its audit of collapsed Chinese real estate property developer Evergrande. PwC China …
England Women to play first Test at Lord’s as 2025 schedule revealed
England Women will play their first ever Test match at Lord’s Cricket Ground as part of a string of new fixtures announced for both the men’s and women’s sides for …
Hays results ‘lay bare’ UK recruitment crisis
Recent results from the UK’s leading recruitment firms have been, quite frankly, dismal: profit has collapsed across the board as firms struggle to stay afloat amid a sharp downturn in …