Oldest ever Chivas Scotch commands 21k price tag at Sotheby’s auction December 2, 2018 A bottle of Chivas’s oldest ever Scotch whisky has fetched £21,780 at a Sotheby’s auction in London, one of four limited edition bottles made to celebrate Manchester United’s 1968 European Cup victory. The bottle, containing the oldest whisky ever made by the Highlands-based producer, is the only one of the four that has been put [...]
Sports Direct HQ sold to Malaysian pension fund for £120m May 28, 2019 Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct has confirmed the freehold sale of its headquarters to a Malaysian pension fund. The sportswear retailer, which will continue to occupy the building on a 15-year lease, said this morning that it has sold its logistics centre to Kwasa Logix Sportivo for more than £120m in cash. Read more: Debenhams versus [...]
Champions League last 16: Who could Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea, Tottenham and Manchester City face in the next round? December 7, 2017 For the first time in history, there will be five teams from a single country in the last 16 of the Champions League after Premier League sides reversed years of underwhelming results by collectively booking their place in the knock-out rounds. Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City and Tottenham all progressed as winners of their group, [...]
Manchester City 1, Liverpool 2: Reds see off City comeback to reach Champions League semi-finals for first time in 10 years April 11, 2018 Manchester City 1, Liverpool 2 (Liverpool win 5-1 on aggregate) Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp saluted his team’s less celebrated fighting qualities after they scuppered a Manchester City comeback to reach their first Champions League semi-final for a decade. City shook the visitors with a goal after 117 seconds from Gabriel Jesus and believed they had [...]
Brexit: what’s next? The crunch dates ahead and what investors expect January 31, 2020 The UK voted to leave the European Union by a margin of 52% to 48% in a referendum held on 23 June 2016. Since then, the debate over how and when the UK’s departure would happen has dominated the news in the UK. The December 2019 general election gave the Conservative party the majority it [...]
Don’t Thomas Cook it: What customers should do after tour operator collapse September 23, 2019 Airline Thomas Cook gave way to its financial pressures this morning, impacting 600,000 passengers around the world. Experts say that many customers will be covered and the government has embarked on the UK’s biggest peacetime repatriation in history, but what should you do if you have a ticket with Thomas Cook? If you are abroad [...]
Trevor Steven: Liverpool have shown the rest how to beat Manchester City January 16, 2018 Liverpool’s thrilling win over Manchester City on Sunday was more than just a mighty performance. In becoming the first team to beat the leaders in the Premier League this season they also established a blueprint for how to set up against Pep Guardiola’s team that I expect other managers to follow. The formula was simple: [...]
Brexit talks between the Conservatives and Labour set to close without a deal May 17, 2019 Cross-party Brexit discussions between Labour and the Conservatives are set to close without a deal, according to reports. Prime Minister Theresa May and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will now move into a second stage of talks, aimed at agreeing a parliamentary process that could be used to reach a consensus. Labour are worried that a [...]
Vodafone expands 5G rollout to 19 UK cities this year March 7, 2019 Vodafone will roll out 5G in 19 cities across the UK this year as it looks to pull ahead of rivals in the race to launch the new network. The operator has already announced 5G trials in Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, Liverpool, London and Manchester. Read more: Vodafone connects smartphones to 5G in world first [...]
England can’t have any complaints, Australia have been the better side from day one and thoroughly deserve to win the Ashes September 8, 2019 It’s a shame that England are ending an incredible summer on a disappointing note but there can’t be any debate that Australia 100 per cent deserve to win this Ashes series. They have been the best side from day one. Having won at Edgbaston, they dominated the second Test at Lord’s, where they would have [...]