Red Roses dominance is bad omen for women’s game (but they’re great to watch) March 29, 2024 Having beaten Italy 48-0 with 14 players in their Women’s Six Nations opener, it is fair to say England’s Red Roses continue to be one of rugby’s most dominant teams ever. Yes, that makes successive World Cup failures harder to stomach but the England national team are otherwise seemingly unstoppable. However, their impressive win in [...]
Letters: Prevention is better than cure November 1, 2022 [Re: Sunak confronted by patient over nurses’ pay, Oct 28] On his visit to a South London hospital on Friday, Rishi Sunak was confronted by a patient over nurses’ pay. The government “is trying”, he said; but as the patient rightly said, they need to be trying harder to deliver a stronger NHS. With health [...]
Jeremy Hunt: UK economy has a ‘sprain’ – but it’s not as bad as a broken leg December 4, 2023 Jeremy Hunt has denied the UK economy has a “broken leg," although he admitted it is suffering from a “sprained ankle."
Just 100,000 Brits pay a quarter of all income and capital gains tax December 4, 2023 Britain’s top 100,000 taxpayers paid almost a quarter (24 per cent) of all income and capital gains tax in 2021/22, despite making up just 0.3 per cent of taxpayers, according to data obtained by retail investment group Wealth Club.
Inflation erodes UK real pay rapidly despite record wage increases as 137,000 Brits return to workforce February 14, 2023 UK take home pay is falling at one of the fastest paces since records began over two decades ago despite wage growth racing ahead at the quickest rate outside the pandemic, official figures out today reveal. Real pay fell 4.3 per cent over the three months to December last year when using the consumer price [...]
Surge in female SME owners as gender gap narrows March 8, 2020 International Women’s Day has been capped off by a report today showing a surge in the number of female owners of small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) over the past year. The analysis of more than 1.4m small businesses revealed the number of SMEs owned by women rose 31 per cent in 2019, according to SME [...]
London Stock Exchange eyes world-first private stock exchange launch by next year May 23, 2023 The London Stock Exchange has said it could launch a world-first stock market for private companies as soon as next year as it looks to revive the fortunes of the Square Mile and stop a flood of firms leaving for New York.
Sword set to Point punters towards All the Riches April 21, 2023 JUST how much more improvement can come from Ricky Yiu’s talented all-weather specialist, Adefill, who goes for a four-timer in the Kowloon Cricket Club Centenary Cup Handicap (8.35am), over six furlongs? Karis Teetan’s mount has become a firm favourite with racegoers, with his never-say-die attitude a big reason for his recent winning sequence. The handicapper [...]
Government debt continues to balloon as Rishi Sunak promises stability October 28, 2022 Government debt ballooned in the second quarter of this year, making up 101.9 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP). New figures released by the ONS show that gross debt was £2,436.7bn between April and June in the UK. At 101.9 per cent of GDP, this puts the UK 15.5 percentage points above the EU [...]
Wild 1,360hp Lanzador concept previews Lamborghini’s first EV September 4, 2023 The electric Lamborghini Lanzador is a two-door, four-seat 'Ultra-GT' that blurs the boundary between an SUV and a supercar.