Ollie Phillips: Eddie Jones needs players to buy into his methods fully in defining year for England January 24, 2019 England are in Portugal on their pre-Six Nations training camp, which means the players will be being put through their paces by Eddie Jones. Jones is an interesting character – intense and hard to judge. He likes to challenge those he works with, so it’s bound to be testing time ahead of the opening match [...]
Legal Q&A: I bought a leasehold house 10 years ago and I am worried I may have difficulties selling it. What should I do? January 24, 2019 Firstly, please do not assume that a leasehold house is bad news. There are many parts of the UK, especially in London, where there are a considerable number of leasehold houses that are perfectly saleable and mortgageable. You need to look through the documents you received from your solicitor to check if whether there are [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Murphy and Johnson can brew up a storm at Cheltenham January 24, 2019 LESS THAN a week ago trainer Nicky Henderson threw a spanner in the works by changing his running plans at the last minute in a high-profile hurdle race and he appears to be repeating the trick. Champ had been a warm order for tomorrow’s Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle (3.00pm), but is set to be replaced by [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: West looks the right Approach in Cleeve Hurdle January 24, 2019 YOU CAN always feel the excitement building at Cheltenham’s Festival Trials Day, the last meeting at Prestbury Park before those incredible four days in March. It’s debatable whether tomorrow’s action will have too much bearing on the major races at the Festival, but it’s bound to be competitive stuff with loads of prize money up [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: You should have a few Buttons on Willie Boy and Federici at Donny January 24, 2019 CHELTENHAM takes centre stage this weekend, but there is some decent racing at Doncaster as well, where the big betting race is the Sky Bet Chase (3.15pm). Just 11 runners are set to go to post for the £100,000 contest, which is a smaller field than normal and is undoubtedly due to the dry winter [...]
Here’s how retailers can enhance the customer experience in-store in 2019 January 24, 2019 The pressure on Britain’s high street is intensifying with shopkeepers preparing themselves for yet another year of declining footfall, driven by low consumer confidence and the growth of online competitors. Against this backdrop, we’re seeing a number of high street retailers revamping their customer experience in-store and trialling new creative strategies to encourage shoppers back [...]
Horseracing: David Pipe on his weekend runners January 24, 2019 WE HAVE been quite lucky to avoid the worst of the cold snap and despite there being no jump racing for a couple of days, the team were able to come in and work as normal. It's a relatively quiet time of year for us as we have also vaccinated the entire string meaning that [...]
DEBATE: Following reports of the Dyson relocation, is Singapore the new go-to place for tech? January 24, 2019 Following reports of the Dyson relocation, is Singapore the new go-to place for tech? Elsa Hu, director of Asia at GP Bullhound, says YES. Singapore has long been the headquarters of choice for Southeast Asian tech startups, due to its mature business ecosystem, proximity to two of the world’s booming economies, huge talent pool, and attitude [...]
The Franco-German push for EU integration may backfire January 24, 2019 Amid the turmoil of the Brexit process, it is perhaps understandable that British eyes have not been focused much on recent developments within the European Union. After all, nobody is particularly interested in changes in a club when their membership is about to lapse. But just as we are preparing to set the seal on our [...]
The Premier League is one of the UK economy’s star players January 24, 2019 I am a Stoke City supporter and a huge fan of all football. For me, it really is the beautiful game, and that makes me especially pleased that EY’s new report on the economic and social impact of the Premier League demonstrates just how much football contributes to the UK economy and society. The Premier League [...]