Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury upgrades expectations once again as readers devour fantasy fiction February 14, 2024 Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury has forecast its full year pre-tax profits to be "significantly ahead" of market expectations.
Fans vote with feet as Champions Cup semi-final weekend set for bumper attendance May 4, 2024 When Dublin’s Croke Park and Toulouse’s Le Stadium play hosts to this weekend’s Investec Champions Cup semi-finals, it’ll mark a bumper weekend of attendance figures for European rugby’s governing body EPCR. Because the sell-outs across the Irish Sea – for Leinster’s clash with Northampton Saints – and the English Channel – for Toulouse’s tie against [...]
Black Lion Challenge Cup inclusion opens door to Champions Cup dreams January 11, 2024 Stepping out of the concourse and into the bowl of the Mikheil Meskhi Stadium in Tbilisi, Georgia felt like a big moment. The fatigue from travelling more than 2,000 miles for 80 minutes of rugby, equating to over seven hours on two overnight flights, instantly vanished. There, on the pitch, were historic English club Gloucester [...]
Bobby Arora: B&M bigwig sells London pad near Buckingham Palace for 30 per cent loss March 8, 2024 British billionaire and trading director for budget retailer B&M has sold his London mansion for a 30 per cent loss.
Celebrating the Square Mile: Full list of winners at City A.M. Awards 2023 March 2, 2023 The great and the good of the Square Mile gathered for the annual City A.M. awards in the Guildhall on Thursday evening. The winners – drawn from right across the City – were rightly feted, having gone through a rigorous shortlisting and judging process to stand on the stage with host Julia Streets and City [...]
GDP: When is no growth in the economy a good thing? November 10, 2023 Ministers may have breathed a sigh of relief today as the UK economy narrowly dodged recession in the third quarter of the year after eeking out minor growth in September and August.
Investec to cut 210 London jobs as first-half profit plunges September 18, 2020 Investec today confirmed plans to cut 210 jobs in its London office as it warned profit could fall by up to 60 per cent in the first half of the year. The wealth manager and banking group said the job cuts — which equate to roughly 13 per cent of its UK headcount — were [...]
School of Hard Knocks announce roster of ambassadors June 11, 2024 Charity School of Hard Knocks (SOHK) have announced a roster of new ambassadors as the leading sport-for-development organisation targets growth and expansion. Rugby referee Hollie Davidson will join the likes as professional boxer Johnny Fisher, former internationals Fraser Brown and Nick De Luca, and GB 7s player Amy Wilson-Hardy in representing the charity. Over the [...]
Champions Cup final could be bumped from ITV1 to make room for FA Cup April 23, 2024 Broadcaster ITV is facing a scheduling conundrum next month with the FA Cup final and the Champions Cup rugby final set to take place on the same day at the same time. Due to the derby between Manchester United and Manchester City being one requiring heightened security, the kick-off was moved to 3pm. But the [...]
Bordeaux humiliate Saracens to lay down Champions Cup marker January 14, 2024 Bordeaux Begles scored nine tries against a lacklustre Saracens in a thumping 55-15 Investec Champions Cup victory on Sunday evening to leave the Londoners humiliated and on the brink of exiting the continental competition. Owen Farrell – reportedly eyeing up a move to Parisian side Racing 92 – put the three-time winners ahead in the [...]