‘We’d rather have no decision than a bad decision’: EU threatens to walk from climate talks November 19, 2022 The EU has threatened to walk away from COP27 talks based on concerns that the UN summit could backtrack on commitments. “We’d rather have no decision than a bad decision,” EU climate chief Frans Timmermans told reporters at Sharm el-Sheikh on Saturday. “All ministers . . . like myself are prepared to walk away if we do not have [...]
Exclusive: Powerleague chief on price rises and making the ‘tinder of grassroots football’ November 18, 2022 On the eve of the World Cup, grassroots football is the focus for Powerleague boss Christian Rose, who has dragged it out of red and through pandemic with a metaphorical Cruyff Turn. The CEO has been in post for four years after being brought in during 2018 when the company was “not in great shape.” [...]
EP: 170 Haydock, Ascot & Hong Kong November 18, 2022 The Grade 1 Betfair Chase is the feature race of the weekend, attracting a small but classy field to the Lancashire course. Irish raider A Plus Tard looks to follow up from his impressive win 12 months ago. Ascot also race on Saturday where the Ascot Hurdle is one of two Grade 2 races to [...]
November 19th – Punter Podcast Summary November 18, 2022 You can now hear all of City AM racing editor Bill Esdaile’s weekend tips in a short, summary episode of the Punter Podcast alongside Chris Barnett. The full weekend preview is also available on the City AM website. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports betting section for over a decade with [...]
This shakeout isn’t done yet – there will be more crypto casualties November 18, 2022 Jason Deane carefully picks apart the events of the last week to see what effect they've had on the cryptocurrency markets.
Exclusive: Brits ready to splash £300m in World Cup flutter November 18, 2022 BRITISH punters are set to splash over £300m during the Qatar World Cup, according to new data from gambling titan Flutter. As owner of Paddy Power, Sky Bet and Betfair UK, Flutter said the tournament would undoubtedly be the biggest betting event of the year – on track to surpass the 2018 World Cup figures, [...]
3 red flags for a workplace with a bad culture November 17, 2022 We hear a lot about culture at work these days. It’s a slightly hard-to-grasp term that can mean a number of things, from how well a company’s people are treated to its policies around diversity and inclusion, but essentially, culture is the company’s core values, traditions, attitudes, behaviours, and beliefs which are shared and upheld [...]
Government slashes bank surcharge in boost for the City November 17, 2022 The government has slashed a surcharge on bank profits to three per cent today in a bid to keep the UK's finance industry internationally competitive.
Matt Hancock’s eating bugs to improve his image – will the same work for me too? November 17, 2022 Spare a thought for poor former health secretary Matt Hancock, who has been so drastically misunderstood that he’s had to fly all the way to Australia to eat bugs and worms and testicles to present his “human” side to the British public. “The honest truth is there’s so few ways in which politicians can show [...]
Cryptocurrency markets continue to reflect wider volatility November 17, 2022 At $16,538, Bitcoin is trading down by less than a percentage point in the last day, while Ethereum is down by 2.7%, trading for $1,196 this morning.