It’s all change at the Rugby Players Association come the new year December 15, 2022 It’s due to be all change at the Rugby Players Association come the new year with a raft of new non-executive directors and a new general secretary of the union coming in. Having dealt with the impact of the pandemic on its members, the RPA has recently had to spring into action following the downfall [...]
Toblerone doesn’t need the Matterhorn to scale the heights of chocolatier success March 8, 2023 Toblerone is having to renounce to the iconic Mattherhorn on its branding. But people will still love it, because it's not the mountain making it special: it's the chocolate, writes Jim Prior
Formula 1 desperately needs competition right up to the final race October 27, 2022 No matter which army you fought for – Max Verstappen’s or Lewis Hamilton’s – after last year’s Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix controversy, at least that event had one thing: something on the line. Last season looked as if we were embarking on a period of Formula 1 where three constructors could fight it [...]
Mark Kleinman: Tate & Lyle’s sweet deal isn’t just for taste July 18, 2024 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his weekly City A.M. column. Today, he looks at Tate & Lyle’s , the Telegraph auction and a Staveley’s pitchside plays
Outrage growing over alleged Downing Street Christmas party during lockdown as Covid victims’ families hit back December 8, 2021 The latest Downing Street Christmas party development has been called a “bullet to the chest” of families who have lost loved ones during the pandemic. Dr Saleyha Ahsan, from the Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice, told BBC Breakfast this morning the saga was “an example of how the Government have run this from the start: [...]
AIBU? Mumsnet can sway the election June 13, 2024 Mumsnet is a political power player, and its Manifesto shows it knows it. But its drift to the left reflects a wider gender gap in politics, writes Anna Moloney.
Cabinet minister ‘confident’ there was no Number 10 interference in Gray report May 29, 2022 Northern Ireland secretary Brandon Lewis has said he is “confident” there was no Number 10 interference in the Sue Gray report into partygate amid reports to the contrary. The Sunday Times reported today that three senior government officials, including top civil servant Simon Case, lobbied Gray to water down her report on the eve of [...]
Qatar Airways v Airbus $1bn corporate divorce: UK judge grants airline speedy trial May 26, 2022 A UK judge has granted Qatar Airways a speedy trial against plane manufacturer Airbus in what is the latest round of the $1bn corporate divorce saga. “I am in absolutely no doubt that this case should be tried as soon as is practically possible,” Judge David Walksman said. He added that the trial could start [...]
Two more Tory MPs send in letters of no-confidence in Boris Johnson February 2, 2022 Tory MPs Tobias Ellwood and Anthony Mangnall have called for the resignation of Boris Johnson today, with both revealing they will send in letters of no-confidence in the Prime Minister’s leadership of the Tory party. Ellwood, who is MP for Bournemouth East and chair of the Defence Select Committee, said it was “time to resolve [...]
With Altman moving to Microsoft, what’s next for OpenAI? November 20, 2023 Drama levels at OpenAI are through the roof after a rapid succession of firing, hiring and resigning. Where does it leave the company?