Britain’s Luke Campbell on his world title shot, facing pound-for-pound No1 Vasiliy Lomachenko and rediscovering his happiness August 28, 2019 It was just under two years ago that British boxer Luke Campbell lost his father and then his first world title fight in the space of two weeks. The 31-year-old former Olympic champion pushed through the pain to fight Jorge Linares but would ultimately lose to the Venezuelan by a split decision in California – [...]
South Western Railway to be hit by four days of strikes August 27, 2019 South Western Railway (SWR) is to be hit by four days of strike action from this Friday in the ongoing row over guard safety. Guards and drivers who are members of the RMT rail union have been told not to go to work from one minute past midnight on Friday 30 August to one minute [...]
Republicans have no clue how to handle their deranged ‘Messiah’ August 23, 2019 Imagine you are a serious US politician. What do you do when the man your party put in the White House tries to buy another country’s territory, before repeating claims that he is like the “King of Israel” and boasting that he is “the Chosen One”, all within the space of two days? The obvious [...]
Results are in, now businesses across the City must level up to boost social mobility August 19, 2019 Last week saw pupils across the UK celebrate their A-level results. A lot of hard work and dedication goes into preparing for these exams – not only from the pupils themselves, but also from teachers, support staff, school governors, and parents. The City of London Corporation, which manages 10 high-performing academies across London’s boroughs, was [...]
Window slams shut on litigation funder floats after Burford Capital’s terrible week August 11, 2019 The attack by shortseller Muddy Waters on Burford Capital last week has slammed shut the window on other litigation funders looking to go public. Muddy Waters criticised Burford’s use of fair value accounting – the inclusion of unrealised gains – and accused the funder of “aggressively marking” the value of the cases on its books, something Burford denied. The Aim darling-turned-lame-duck lost [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: De Bromhead pair can leave Poker Party players feeling flush July 30, 2019 HIGH class action doesn’t just come from Glorious Goodwood this week, with the seven-day Galway Festival taking place on the other side of the Irish Sea as well. With racing across both codes, there is something for everyone and it’s in this evening’s highlight, the Galway Plate (7.20pm), where I’m hoping Henry De Bromhead can [...]
Lawsuit opened over Capital One data breach which hit 100m customers July 30, 2019 A class action lawsuit has been filed in the US over a data breach at Capital One bank that saw about 100m US customers have their personal information stolen by a hacker. Read more: Equifax fined up to $700m for massive data breach Roughly 140,000 social security numbers and 80,000 linked bank details were stolen, [...]
Barclays and RBS among banks hit by £1bn forex rigging lawsuit July 29, 2019 Barclays and the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) are among five banks targeted in a £1bn class action lawsuit over forex rigging that was filed today. The action follows a May ruling by the European Commission that Barclays, RBS, JP Morgan, Citibank and UBS had violated EU competition law. The five banks have been collectively [...]
Marriott International to be fined £99m for data breach July 9, 2019 Hotel chain Marriott is set to be fined more than £99m for a data breach that compromised the personal details of roughly 393m guests. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) today announced its intention to hand down the fine following an “extensive” investigation into the breach. Read more: British Airways set for £189m fine for 2018 [...]
Netflix to open huge UK production hub at Shepperton Studios July 3, 2019 Netflix has signed a deal to set up a production hub in the iconic Shepperton Studios, marking a major expansion of the streaming giant’s UK presence. Netflix will take over 435,000 square feet of space in the Surrey studio complex, which boasts a rich history of productions including A Clockwork Orange, Gladiator and Gravity. Read [...]