Opinion: Tech hubs, new transport, and space near the city centre – why Birmingham is a smart place to buy property December 11, 2018 Birmingham continues to hit the headlines at the moment, with several factors converging to make investment in residential property particularly attractive right now in the UK’s second largest city. Everyone’s heard of the HS2 transport infrastructure, which is lined up to connect the city to London in 49 minutes. But HS2 also shifts the conceptual [...]
High Court to examine allegations of Treasury involvement in scandal-hit RBS GRG unit February 10, 2019 The Treasury’s role in determining the strategy and actions of RBS’s disgraced restructuring unit GRG is to be examined in court for the first time after a High Court judge ruled the issue was relevant to a £100m claim being pursued by a Manchester-based property developer. The court ruling on Friday allows Oliver Morley, who [...]
Pay for bosses at star architect Norman Foster’s firm triples September 16, 2018 Payments to partners in the firm of star architect Norman Foster more than tripled last year despite a fall in profits. Foster and Partners bosses shared £23.4m in the year ending in April, up from £7m last year, according to the firm’s latest annual filing. The firm, the largest architecture practice in the UK with [...]
Pay for bosses at star architect Norman Foster’s firm triples September 16, 2018 Payments to partners in the firm of star architect Norman Foster more than tripled last year despite a fall in profits. Foster and Partners bosses shared £23.4m in the year ending in April, up from £7m last year, according to the firm’s latest annual filing. The firm, the largest architecture practice in the UK with [...]
Uefa figures reveal Leicester banked more money from Europe last season than Champions League winners Real Madrid and Europa League winners Manchester United October 20, 2017 Leicester City made more money from playing in Europe last season than Champions League winners Real Madrid, new figures from Uefa reveal. The European football governing body has published the exact sums earned in prize money and TV payments by clubs playing in the Champions League and Europa League last season. Leicester, currently in the [...]
AFC Wimbledon v Millwall: The FA Cup tie neither team wanted as giant-killers meet at Kingsmeadow February 14, 2019 If the FA Cup is a competition most loved for its giant-killings, then Millwall are its best proponents. In the entire history of the world’s oldest cup tournament the Lions have produced 25 giant-killings – defined as victories over a top-flight side by one in a lower division – the joint most alongside Southampton. And [...]
Flybe shares in turmoil as Virgin-led consortium makes cut-price offer for struggling airline January 11, 2019 Struggling airline Flybe is set to be picked up in a basement bargain deal from a Virgin-led consortium that values the budget business at just £2.2m. Shares were sent crashing 80 per cent this morning on news of the offer from Virgin Atlantic, Stobart Aviation and US private equity firm Cyrus Capital Partners, which will leave [...]
On the up and in the cup: Frank Lampard has turned Derby County into giant-killers as they look to claim third Premier League scalp February 14, 2019 Earlier this week Frank Lampard brushed off talk that he could be the man to replace Maurizio Sarri at Chelsea, anid speculation over the Italian’s future following a turbulent start to 2019. The notion that Lampard could be ready to take on such a big challenge at his former club is testament to the job [...]
With nine games to go, the battle for the Premier League Golden Boot looks set to go down to the wire March 7, 2019 At the front of every great team there is a goalscorer, charged with converting the team's chances into goals and delivering moments of quality that can change the course of a game. While the battle for the Premier League crown looks set to go down to the wire, there is another race that is starting [...]
Weekend football talking points: Ralph Hasenhuttl makes Southampton mark; Tottenham super-subs; Leroy Sane shines in Benjamin Mendy’s absence; Rangers make Celtic sweat December 16, 2018 Southampton’s first home Premier League win since April, a harum-scarum 3-2 victory that ended Arsenal’s 22-game unbeaten run in all competitions, was a day to remember for new manager Ralph Hasenhuttl. The impact of the Austrian, known as a task-master who favours a high-intensity approach, was evident on Sunday as the Saints gave the Gunners [...]