Cheer up England rugby fans, you could support Wales Sport England may be on a bad run, but Wales are looking as if they’re looking into a deep abyss. Ollie Phillips writes that sacking Gatland, however, is not the answer. You’ve got to go back to 1973 to find an England rugby team who lost four home matches on the bounce. Steve Borthwick’s team have [...]
Ministers urged to deploy biometric age verification to address underage vaping Politics Ministers have been urged to deploy a biometric age verification solution to address the issue of underage vaping. The company IKE Tech says it has developed a technological solution to mandate continuous age verification on vapes. It comes as the government is set to bring the Tobacco and Vapes Bill to Parliament which proposes to [...]
Ed Warner: Gold rush for athletes as sport venures into crazy territory Sport Business Too much money chasing too few goods spells inflation. In the madcap pursuit of novel sporting ventures it is the athletes whose prices are swelling.
A MAGA playbook for business November 21, 2024 What did one of Britain’s top storytelling and speaker coaches learn from a Trump rally? As a storytelling and speaker coach, I am usually behind the stage in rehearsal rooms, hotel rooms, green rooms or board rooms, crafting, dissecting and honing speeches, refining messages, and coaching leaders on their delivery. On a hot southern Sunday [...]
Hospitality firms are bracing for the return of inflation November 21, 2024 October’s inflation figure has worried hospitality firms. While it is not too far above target – 2.3 per cent versus the sweet spot of two per cent – and one month does not constitute a trend, it has exacerbated concerns companies already had about the future of their industry. There are two reasons hospitality is [...]
Even liberal Canada realises mass immigration has failed November 20, 2024 When even open-borders torchbearer Justin Trudeau admits that Canada has a problem, it’s time to admit that mass immigration has been a mistake, says James Price We all know that America’s southern border has been a hugely important topic in the recent US election, especially with Trump signalling that he intends to declare a national [...]
Prawns could cook his Eleven rivals under Bentley November 19, 2024 Australian trainer Mark Newnham continues to saddle winners at regular intervals in only his second season in Hong Kong. The once assistant to legendary Gai Waterhouse, finds himself joint-third in the trainers’ championship table with 15 wins and with an astonishing record of over 36 percent of his performers making the first three places since [...]
Russian Olympic champion sanctioned by UK over aiding “forced deportation” of Ukrainian children November 19, 2024 Russian former Olympic champion gymnast Nikita Nagornyy has been sanctioned by the UK Government for helping to forcibly deport Ukrainian children. Nagornyy, 27, was added to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office UK Sanctions List on Tuesday for his part in what it called the “forced deportation and re-education of Ukrainian children”. Nagornyy, described by [...]
Saudi Arabia: A Unique Travel Experience November 19, 2024 At the World Travel Market (WTM) in London, Inside Saudi’s Sir Martyn Lewis stepped onto the Saudi Tourism Authority’s (STA) stand to see just how Saudi Arabia is positioning itself as a ‘Must-Visit’ international tourist destination. Having undergone a significant cultural transformation in recent years, the government has committed vast resources to tourism and hospitality. [...]
Lunchtime City tourism: Cannon Street’s London Stone November 19, 2024 You wouldn’t know it, but London’s heart beats from a small alcove just opposite Cannon Street station. The city’s heart is made of limestone, wrenched from Rutland and its beats are faint. But its power is unmistakable. Passing office workers fear it so much they’re reluctant to even look at it, let alone stand near it. [...]