Why prime property buyers need an agent November 8, 2021 A search for a prime property can involve speaking to 20 or 30 different selling agents. The market is being disrupted all the time, with new agents and brokers splintering off from other firms and setting up on their own. Brokerage numbers are increasing all the time and it is harder than ever to stay [...]
Chelsea v Liverpool to mark return of safe-standing in the top flight November 8, 2021 Chelsea FC will host the first safe-standing football match in the top flight for nearly three decades. The London club will play Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on January 2 with thousands of fans able to stand up throughout the game. The Blues’ application to be part of a safe-standing trial has been approved by sports [...]
Disney+ to offer discount on subscription service to boost audience November 8, 2021 With its second birthday coming up Disney+ is dropping the price of its subscription service to $1.99 for a month as it seeks to grow its subscriber base. The offer will begin today and will be valid until next week for new and eligible returning subscribers in the United States and some other countries according [...]
BT Sport retains exclusive UK rights to show men’s and women’s Ashes November 8, 2021 BT Sport has confirmed that it will have exclusive UK broadcast rights for the upcoming England men’s and women’s Ashes series in Australia. It will also show the one-day and Twenty20 series that follow the men’s Ashes early next year as part of a new four-year deal with Cricket Australia. “We loved bringing the highs, [...]
Barclays, Innocent and Ecotricty named in new ‘sport for good’ index November 8, 2021 Barclays and drink maker Innocent are among five British companies to be named on the inaugural Laureus Sport for Good Index, which will be announced today. Energy providers Octopus and Ecotricity and renewable running shoe brand Hylo Athletics are the other UK companies on the global list of brands that deliver social or ecological impact [...]
West Ham in wonderland and Alisson in blunderland as Hammers stun Liverpool November 7, 2021 Almost two years into his second coming at West Ham United, David Moyes has never had it so good. This afternoon they ended Liverpool’s 25-match unbeaten run with a 3-2 victory that lifted them above the Reds into third place. No wonder Moyes was beaming amid the bubbles at full-time. What’s equally impressive is the [...]
England’s fly-half options offer glimpse into an exciting future November 7, 2021 In England’s dominant win over Tonga on Saturday, the scoreline was never really going to be the point of discussion. For the first time since the 2020 Six Nations more than 80,000 spectators packed into Twickenham, and at the weekend they were offered a glimpse of what a future England side could look like. Amid [...]
Finch movie: Tom Hanks pulls heartstrings in robo-buddy movie November 7, 2021 The timing of Tom Hanks’ new film Finch is either perfect or terrible depending on your outlook. The sci-fi drama with an environmental backdrop comes to Apple TV+ just as major leaders are deciding how to tackle the climate crisis at the COP26 conference in Glasgow. If anyone can inspire people to make a change, surely it’s [...]
A Cop Movie review: A captivating warning about a broken system November 7, 2021 With its flashy music and action cliches, A Cop Movie sets out to be stylistically reminiscent of 70s police dramas. However, for those who saw last year’s Midnight Family, a heart-breaking look at a private ambulance in Mexico City, a different resemblance will begin to emerge. The docu-drama is about two Mexican police officers, Teresa [...]
UB40 star Terence Wilson dies after battling short illness November 7, 2021 British vocalist and former member of UB40 Terence Wilson has died aged 64 after fighting a short illness.