Northern Ireland’s historic new government marks a beginning, not an end February 12, 2024 Michelle O'Neill's historic appointment marks an era of cautious cooperation, with much to gain or lose on all sides, writes Eliot Wilson.
Rafael Nadal: ‘Mentally destroyed’ tennis ace gives his verdict on retirement after shock Australian Open defeat January 18, 2023 Tennis ace Rafael Nadal admitted he was “mentally destroyed” and fearing another long injury absence after suffering a shock defeat in the second round of the Australian Open today. The defending champion and 22-time Grand Slam winner reported he had been hampered by severe hip pain during the 6-4 6-3 7-5 loss to American Mackenzie [...]
Wetherspoon’s pubs are more than drinking dens – they’re cultural glue in a world without much of it January 29, 2024 Come for the prices, stay for the history: in many of Britain’s towns, “Spoons” has become the chief steward of civic heritage, writes Adam Hawksbee
Sixty spreads sprinkling of stardust on FWD Champions Day April 30, 2023 GOLDEN SIXTY became the highest earning racehorse of all time when winning £1.2 million after taking out the FWD Champions Mile at a packed Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday morning. Francis Lui’s brilliant seven-year-old, who has won 25 of his 29 career starts, was always well placed by regular partner Vincent Ho and won comfortably [...]
RBC fires finance chief over secret relationship with employee who enjoyed promotions and pay rises April 7, 2024 Royal Bank of Canada, the country's largest bank, has fired its chief financial officer after finding that she was in a secret personal relationship with another employee who received promotions and pay rises as a result.
City exclusive: HSBC strikes £605m deal for iconic Cheesegrater skyscraper in the Square Mile July 12, 2022 City A.M. can exclusively reveal this afternoon that property investment giant CC Land Holdings has struck a £605m refinancing deal for one of London’s tallest buildings, the iconic ‘Cheesegrater’, in an agreement co-ordinated by HSBC. Officially named The Leadenhall Building, after its London location, the 225-metre-tall skyscraper was purchased by Hong Kong-headquartered C C Land [...]
Rochdale by-election: The only winners will be the losers February 13, 2024 When the Rochdale by-election results come in on 29 February, you would be forgiven for thinking it was an identity parade. Rochdale has showcased a lack of political choice, and poor process for selecting candidates, but out of this pretty dire situation, there will be winners too. First and foremost, however, there will be the [...]
Carlsberg ‘shocked’ at Russian capture of business August 16, 2023 The chief executive of Carlsberg has described his “shock” over Russia’s seizure of its business after the brewer left the territory. Last month, Russia took control of the beer maker’s eight breweries and 8,400 employees in the country after it closed a sale of the business to an undisclosed buyer. “We have known from the [...]
‘Cosmic’ borrowing costs stop Russian bond sales as debt teeters on brink of default April 11, 2022 “Cosmic” borrowing costs have forced Russia to stop bond sales for the rest of the year, as its debt teeters on the brink of defaulting. Sanctions on the Kremlin continued to bite, as its finance minister revealed drastic action this week. This comes after Western sanctions forced it to pay bondholders in roubles, despite it [...]
Just Eat bags deal to deliver McDonald’s January 28, 2020 Just Eat today became the second UK delivery firm to partner with McDonald’s after signing a multi-million-pound deal with the fast food chain. The delivery giant, which is set to enter a £6bn merger with Dutch firm Takeaway.com, said the partnership will hit the road later this year. It comes as a blow to rival Uber [...]