Horse Racing Betting Tips: Course form points to Coulis and Escobar in Balmoral October 17, 2019 RACING purists are spoiled tomorrow with four Group Ones and a Group Two kicking off QIPCO British Champions Day, yet for many punters the most important race of the day is the closing Balmoral Handicap (4.40pm). John Gosden is yet to win Europe’s richest mile handicap, but he has saddled the runner-up in four of [...]
M&S launches urban farming scheme in London stores September 12, 2019 Marks & Spencer is launching an “urban farming” scheme in its London stores, the retailer announced yesterday. M&S Food has partnered with Infarm to grow fresh herbs – including basil, mint, parsley and coriander – at its branch in Clapham Junction. Read more: M&S’s FTSE exit is a symbol of its terminal decline The retailer [...]
The neo townhouse: These enduringly popular London homes are getting a modern makeover November 4, 2019 London is an architectural patchwork of cottages and terraces, mansion flats, mews and tower blocks. And then there’s the townhouse. Definitions vary for this apparently all-encompassing name – for what is a townhouse? Is it no more than a house in town? If so, what is a “town”? Or is it a particular kind of [...]
Profiting from the retail revolution: What’s hot and what’s not? January 15, 2019 It turns out that so-called Super Thursday wasn’t so super after all. Despite being lauded as a day when retailers boast strong figures from the festive period, last Thursday proved to be a mixed basket of results. With consumers feeling the pinch and Brexit-sized uncertainty looming large over the high street, it’s not surprising that [...]
Theresa May drops plan to publish new Brexit deal as she holds crunch talks with Cabinet ministers May 23, 2019 Theresa May has ducked publishing the derided new version of her Brexit deal as she desperately tries to hold her Cabinet together. The Withdrawal Agreement Bill, which contained a controversial pledge to offer MPs a vote on another referendum, was due to be published on Friday and voted on in the Commons in the first [...]
FTSE 100 falls as coronavirus cases overshadow Sunak stimulus July 9, 2020 The FTSE 100 lost one and a half per cent today as fears over a continued rise in coronavirus cases offset chancellor Rishi Sunak’s £30bn of extra financial firepower. The UK index initially barely moved after yesterday’s 0.55 per cent drop, which left it at 6,156 points. By 4pm today the FTSE 100 had fallen [...]
The options facing Eddie Jones ahead of England’s Six Nations squad announcement January 15, 2020 England’s opening Six Nations match next month is a difficult trip to Paris against a French side that has undergone a complete overhaul. Their new head coach, Fabien Galthie, who was promoted from assistant following the World Cup, has left out a handful of experienced stars, including Yoann Huget, Maxime Medard and Camille Lopez, in [...]
Ocado sales growth accelerates after Andover fire recovery September 17, 2019 Online supermarket Ocado reported accelerating growth in the third quarter after it secured an additional warehouse following a fire at the firm’s Andover site. Retail revenue increased 11.4 per cent to £386.3m in the 13 weeks to 1 September, the company reported in a trading update this morning. Read more: Firefighters put out blaze at [...]
FTSE 100 opens higher as China tariff waiver raises hopes of trade truce December 6, 2019 The FTSE 100 bounced back in early trading today as China’s decision to roll back tariffs on some US exports raised hopes of a pre-Christmas trade war truce. London’s blue-chip index was up roughly 0.8 per cent to 7,195.1 points this morning as traders reacted to developments in Beijing. Read more: Global growth to pick [...]
Brexit: Queen approves Boris Johnson’s prorogation request August 28, 2019 The Queen has approved the Prime Minister’s request to suspend parliament for an extended period, reducing the amount of time MPs will sit before the Brexit deadline. The Privy Council, represented by leader of the House of Commons Jacob Rees-Mogg, chief whip Mark Spencer and Baroness Evans of Bowes Park, flew to Balmoral this morning, [...]