The Notebook: London’s electric drive is charging full speed ahead – but there are obstacles March 27, 2024 Mike Randall, CEO of Simply Asset Finance, takes the pen to talk electric cars, lessons from football - and some rare praise for Avanti.
The top sports events to watch in London in 2024 January 3, 2024 The coming 12 months will see London at the heart of a number of iconic sports events. From sport which returns annually to European finals that the city has bid for, here are 15 of the top events to put in your calendar for 2024. Men’s and Women’s Guinness Six Nations 10 February, 9, March, [...]
Ed Warner: What Ivan Toney and Shohei Ohtani say about sport and gambling March 28, 2024 From football to baseball, sport is intertwined with betting.
Can The Maldives cure me? I went to find out February 20, 2023 “The first dedicated wellness retreat in the Maldives,” they said. “Nonsense,” I said. Every Maldivian island and their dog has “well-something” splashed across their website. Once you’re done petting dolphins, what else is there to do but be tended to by therapists promising repair, realignment, reconnection, restoration and revitalisation? “I’m not having it,” I thought. [...]
Ivan Toney ban explained: Why Brentford striker was suspended for eight months and how he has prepared for comeback January 20, 2024 Toney was banned in May after admitting more than 200 betting offences.
Smooth deal: PZ Cussons snaps up baby and skincare brand Childs Farm March 21, 2022 Soap giant PZ Cussons has acquired UK baby and child skincare brand Childs Farm. The deal has seen Joanna Jensen, the founder of the fast-growing brand, invest into the PZ Cussons subsidiary which completed the deal. PZ Cussons now owns a 92 per cent stake in the business, valued at £36.8m. The firms said PZ [...]
How Formula 1 is looking beyond Drive to Survive in search for new fans February 28, 2024 Ahead of the new season, a look at how F1 has turned to celebrities and streaming for further growth.
Khannabis high: Mayor praised for starting ‘national conversation’ about cannabis May 12, 2022 There aren’t many things that London mayor and the Adam Smith Institute see eye to eye on, but the legalisation of cannabis may just be one of them. Following his trip to a Los Angeles cannabis farm, Sadiq Khan announced that he would be setting up the London Drugs Commission, which looks at decriminalising the [...]
JD Sports sells Footasylum to private equity firm after watchdog crackdown August 1, 2022 Trainer seller JD Sports has inked a deal to hand over Footasylum to Aurelius Group for £37.5m, following competition concerns. In recent weeks, JD Sports had been rumoured to be in talks with the German private equity group about selling the high street brand, which it attempted to takeover in 2019. JD said the sale [...]
Covid tests no longer required for fully vaccinated travellers January 16, 2022 Fully vaccinated travellers will no longer need to take a Covid-19 test when retuning to the UK in time for February’s half-term. Transport secretary Grant Shapps is understood to be in favour of the move – which will likely be announced on 26 January and will save Brits hundreds of pounds in Covid testing – [...]