Wimbledon 2019: Believe it or not, tennis is a sport in decline July 1, 2019 Wimbledon is once again nearly upon us. And despite the munificence of the championships and inspirational successes of Andy Murray, it is a staggering indictment that the long-term trend is a declining sport, turning over £1.5bn per annum. Read more: Wimbledon men’s tennis is still finding its titanic trio hard to replace In its latest [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Madhmoon to bridge 40-year Guineas gap for Prendergast May 2, 2019 WITH the jumps season ending at Sandown last weekend, it’s time for a change of codes with the QIPCO British Champions Series kicking off at Newmarket tomorrow with the 2000 Guineas (3.35pm). When trying to find the winner of the season’s opening Classic, the obvious place to start is with trainer Aidan O’Brien. The master [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Madhmoon to bridge 40-year Guineas gap for Prendergast May 2, 2019 WITH the jumps season ending at Sandown last weekend, it’s time for a change of codes with the QIPCO British Champions Series kicking off at Newmarket tomorrow with the 2000 Guineas (3.35pm). When trying to find the winner of the season’s opening Classic, the obvious place to start is with trainer Aidan O’Brien. The master [...]
Thomas Cook goes bust: How did it end up like this? September 23, 2019 Britain’s 178-year-old travel firm Thomas Cook officially collapsed into administration in the early hours of this morning after last-ditch rescue talks with lenders failed. The UK’s aviation regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), is now in the process of escorting back home hundreds of thousands British holidaymakers who are abroad after booking with Thomas Cook. [...]
The answer to the UK’s renewable energy future is blowing in the wind March 18, 2019 The UK’s offshore wind sector is booming. Auctions for new capacity held in 2017 resulted in deals at half the price of those signed just two years prior, while we are seeing a steady drumbeat of new records relating to clean power production. Just last month, the world’s largest offshore wind farm began generating power. Anchored [...]
Oman Air beats British Airways to top Heathrow’s greenest airlines league March 18, 2019 Oman Air has topped Heathrow Airport's league of green and quiet airlines, beating rivals such as British Airways and Etihad Airways. Oman's flag carrier landed itself at the top of the league after it phased out its older aircraft and replaced it with the ultra-quiet and green Boeing 787 dreamliner. The Heathrow "fly quiet and [...]
Thin Cats launches £100m funding programme for private equity backed SMEs March 18, 2019 Fintech lender Thin Cats has launched a £100m funding programme for private equity backed small and medium businesses in the UK. The loan provider is aiming to help private equity backed companies fund larger sized deals up to £15m. Read more: Oneweb lands $1.25bn in funding after successful satellite launch Recently the firm has provided [...]
UK hiring intentions decline for second month in a row as Brexit looms March 11, 2019 UK firms intend to hire fewer people for the second month in a row in a sign of Brexit uncertainty weighing on the jobs market, a new study has said. British companies said they were looking to take on fewer new employees in the six months from February than they were from January, according to the [...]
Jaguar Land Rover confirms 4,500 job cuts as it switches focus to electric vehicles January 10, 2019 Jaguar Land Rover today confirmed it will swing the axe at 4,500 staff as it looks to safeguard its future after a slump in demand from China and falling diesel sales. Read more: China sales halve at JLR Hacking back its global workforce will help deliver a leaner organisation, JLR said, as the move follows [...]
Pound falls as UK economy shrinks by 0.4 per cent in April June 10, 2019 The UK economy contracted by 0.4 per cent in April as car plant shutdowns due to Brexit and the unwinding of stockpiling dented output, official figures have revealed. Read more: Brexit helps manufacturing fall to 34-month low Sterling fell below $1.27 as traders digested the worse-than-expected news. It had fallen 0.4 per cent to buy [...]