London councils give ice cream vans the cold shoulder in pollution crackdown May 1, 2019 Bad news, Londoners – just as the weather warms up it appears ice cream vans could be banned from some of the capital's boroughs this summer over air pollution fears. Camden and Westminster councils are taking a range of measures to restrict the operation of the vans in an effort to reduce pollution levels on [...]
Record-breaking Beauty Generation bolts up for eighth time of the season May 1, 2019 Beauty Generation, the world’s joint top-rated racehorse, etched himself into the record books with an electric eighth win of the season in Sunday’s Group 1 FWD Champions Mile. The John Moore-trained six-year-old is now Hong Kong’s highest ever earner on £8.3million and is the only horse from the territory to have won eight races in [...]
Uber: Is it worthy of the price tag? May 1, 2019 | City Talk Underwhelming or canny? Uber may have learned something from Lyft after it announced it will chase a lower market valuation than previously forecast when it lists next month. Nevertheless, for a company that is burning cash at the rate it does and with no obvious path to profitability, it’s still asking rather a lot from [...]
Our healthcare system is trapped in an impasse as pharmaceutical firms struggle to fund medical innovations May 1, 2019 The price of technological innovations in health care has once again been brought into focus. Orkambi, a new pharmaceutical treatment for a specific type of cystic fibrosis has not been approved for availability on the NHS because its price is deemed too high. Meanwhile, there is panic at the relentless rise of fatal antibiotic-resistant infections [...]
Blockchain technology promises to change the world, but so far it has delivered very little May 1, 2019 Last month, I attended a debate in the Houses of Parliament, not on the legalities of the ever so tedious withdrawal agreement, but on cryptocurrency and blockchain. At first, I was surprised that a discussion on these topics only lasted an hour and a half considering that, although blockchain technology powers cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, [...]
DEBATE: Should we be concerned about our freedoms as the UK is placed fourth in the Nanny State Index? May 1, 2019 Should we be concerned about our freedoms as the UK is placed fourth in the Nanny State Index? Alex Deane, a Conservative commentator, says YES. The Institute of Economic Affairs is right to criticise the UK by ranking it as one of the least free countries in terms of excessive regulation of alcohol, food, and tobacco. [...]
Extinction Rebellion hates capitalism, but these climate change protesters wouldn’t exist without it May 1, 2019 The Extinction Rebellion protesters on the streets of London seemed to consist of two disparate interest groups: pensioners and the young. Their shared connection is that most of them – certainly in the former group – seemed to be affluent. An identical alliance was observed a few months ago in the rather unlikely setting of the [...]
Trevor Steven: Klopp’s decision on how to deal with Messi will prove decisive for Liverpool in Barcelona Champions League clash April 30, 2019 Liverpool’s Champions League semi-final against Barcelona tomorrow night comes at the perfect time. The Reds in form, have momentum after a 5-0 thrashing of Huddersfield on Friday and, following Roberto Firmino’s return to training, have all their major players fit. If this game had come around one year ago I definitely would have preferred Barca [...]
Hong Kong Horse Racing Tips: Fancy Frankie’s Vincy to finally strike on start number seven April 30, 2019 THERE is just no stopping trainer Frankie Lor at present. The 53-year-old continues to be the punters’ friend, having landed another winning treble at Sha Tin last Sunday. There is no doubt his stable is in red-hot form, with 10 winners and 10 places from his last 50 runners. He looks certain to surpass last [...]
Hong Kong Horse Racing Tips: Precious Sweetie can prove to be a treat for punters April 30, 2019 RACING takes place on the dreaded Happy Valley ‘ C+3’ course today. The inner-city venue has seven different tracks, with the rails moved from meeting to meeting. With racing taking place weekly throughout the season, this allows the grass to grow normally without too much wear on each track. The C+3 course is the tightest [...]