Britain’s post-Brexit priorities are starting to smell a bit fishy March 22, 2018 I get scared just listening to the shipping forecast, so I have nothing but respect for fishing communities and those who fight to protect them. But Brexit is doing something very peculiar to our sense of perspective. Just compare our reactions to news about finance with those we have to news about fish. Read more: [...]
Ross Barkley: Chelsea transfer spending set to hit £200m mark as club close in on Everton midfielder January 5, 2018 Chelsea are set to take their season’s spending past the £200m mark after making a £15m bid for Everton midfielder Ross Barkley. The England international is believed to be in London to negotiate terms with the reigning Premier League champions, despite having turned them down last summer. Barkley opted against leaving Everton while carrying a [...]
Qatar Airways is launching direct flights to London Gatwick from Doha March 7, 2018 Qatar Airways said today it will launch direct flights to London's Gatwick Airport from 22 May with double-daily services from Doha. Gatwick's boss Stewart Wingate said the new flights bolster the airport's business credentials with Qatar "an important business destination, particularly for those working in finance, infrastructure, oil and gas". He added: "This new route [...]
Liverpool 0, Porto 0 (agg: 5-0): Jurgen Klopp revels in Reds reaching Champions League quarter-finals for first time since 2009 March 6, 2018 Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp declared himself satisfied after his side cruised into the Champions League quarter-finals following an uninspiring stalemate against a wounded Porto outfit. The damage had already been done in the first leg, from which the Reds emerged with an all but unassailable 5-0 lead, and there was little chance of even the [...]
Manchester United 2, Hull City 0: Jose Mourinho questions celebrations, while United agree to sell midfielder January 10, 2017 Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho believes his side are within touching distance of Wembley despite admitting his irritation at over-zealous celebrations after their opening goal against Hull in their EFL Cup semi-final first leg. United took a significant step towards the first major final of the Mourinho era courtesy of second-half strikes from Juan Mata and [...]
Chelsea boss Antonio Conte blames Premier League for his team’s faltering title defence – and English clubs’ recent failure in the Champions League November 21, 2017 Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has taken a swipe at the Premier League, accusing its fixture compilers of sabotaging English clubs chances of success at home and in the Champions League. Conte insists the scheduling has repeatedly put his team at an unfair disadvantage in domestic competition this season. The Blues do not expect to arrive [...]
January transfer window 2017: Premier League clubs record profit for the first time as Manchester United and Chelsea earn over £100m February 1, 2017 Premier League clubs recorded a transfer profit for the first time in last month's transfer window, despite spending more money than ever before in January. A record £215m was spent by top flight teams on new signings in this year's January window, according to Deloitte's Sport Business Group, yet teams still enjoyed a collective £40m [...]
UK house prices: Here’s how much London property prices fell in November January 16, 2018 London house prices fell for the fourth month in a row in November, official figures have shown, suggesting the cooldown is showing no signs of abating. Average prices in the capital fell to £482,000 in November, down 0.9 per cent on the month before, and 1.6 per cent lower than the £490,000 peak they hit [...]
Full list of towns and cities where Prezzo restaurants are for the chop March 3, 2018 Italian chain Prezzo confirmed this week that it is closing 94 restaurants. The company has launched a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) which states that it will close branches which would not be profitable even with a rent reduction. Landlords for another portion of the estate will be asked to consider a reduced rent. Update: Prezzo [...]
Telegram initial coin offering (ICO): WhatsApp rival raises $850m in token pre-sale February 18, 2018 A controversial messaging app that rivals WhatsApp has raised millions of dollars by issuing its own version of bitcoin. Telegram is one of several tech companies that has been singled out by the UK government – along with Facebook’s WhatsApp and Apple’s iMessage – after terrorist attacks in London and Manchester last year. Messages sent [...]