Toulouse is the French capital of music – this is what it’s like to visit April 15, 2024 Visit the musical city Toulouse for incredible food and drink, as well as some amazing sonic attractions
Boehly’s billion: Cole Palmer signing sees Chelsea hit spending landmark on transfer deadline day September 1, 2023 Cole Palmer’s £40m move from Manchester City takes Chelsea’s lavish spending under Todd Boehly’s ownership group past £1billion in three transfer windows. Chelsea became used to unprecedented transfer outlay under former chairman Roman Abramovich but, if anything, Boehly and Behdad Eghbali’s Clearlake consortium have taken it to new levels. Raheem Sterling was the first signing [...]
No crackdown needed to halt spate of pitch invasions, says football crowd expert May 23, 2022 Football authorities should resist pressure to implement tougher crowd control measures following a spate of pitch invasions, says a leading authority on fan disorder. Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira called for current safeguards to be reviewed on Sunday after Aston Villa goalkeeper Robin Olsen alleged he was attacked by Manchester City fans who flooded onto [...]
‘This time it’s personal’: Ex-Man Utd boss Richard Arnold vows to take Norton Motorcycles global August 7, 2024 As the former-CEO of Manchester United, Richard Arnold knows a thing or two about high stakes. But with a recent career pivot seeing him take the helm of beloved heritage motorcycle brand Norton – which is currently fighting for survival after being rescued from the brink of collapse four years ago – the biking enthusiast [...]
West Ham peaking ahead of Conference League and Premier League run-in May 10, 2023 West Ham are peaking ahead of tonight’s Europa Conference League semi-final against AZ Alkmaar, according to manager David Moyes. The Hammers returned to winning ways with a 1-0 victory over Manchester United at the weekend, a result which has given Moyes’s men renewed hope of surviving in the Premier League. West Ham are currently 15th, [...]
Exclusive: Gary Neville to ramp up Labour role and do series of events with Starmer March 29, 2022 Gary Neville is set to ramp up his work with the Labour party and make a series of appearances beside Sir Keir Starmer in a move that will fuel further speculation the former Manchester United captain wants to run for parliament. It is understood that Starmer thinks Neville, who became a Labour member for the [...]
Two million Brits set to travel abroad this Easter April 7, 2023 An estimated two million British holidaymakers are heading overseas during the Easter bank holiday weekend. Travel trade organisation Abta, which calculated the figure, said there is strong demand for trips to mainland Spain, the Canary and Balearic Islands, the Algarve, Madeira, Cyprus, Croatia, Italy, Greece and southern Turkey. Figures from aviation analytics company Cirium show [...]
Yimbys v Nimbys: The London boroughs blocking new homes April 1, 2024 New data reveals the most anti-development London boroughs, with some approving less than two fifths of major developments proposals they received.
Dragons’ Den-inspired Social Chain media agency that works with Amazon and TikTok sold for £7.7m February 3, 2023 Social Chain, the social media agency founded by Dragons’ Den star Steven Bartlett, is to be sold in a deal worth at least £7.7 million. Social and digital media group Brave Bison announced on Friday that it had struck a deal to buy Social Chain. Mr Bartlett, who is a Dragon on the BBC show [...]
Storm Franklin LIVE: Brits told to stay at home * Parts of tube suspended * Motorways closed * Emergency evacuations February 21, 2022 Storm Franklin so far this morning: Brits urged to stay at home Parts of London Overground suspended Multiple emergency evacuations across the UK Some motorways in Northwest closed Emergency 50mph speed restrictions introduced Train operators ihave ssued ‘a do not travel’ warning Train operator Northern has suspended ALL services in north-west England until further notice [...]