Prem clubs ‘trade deficit’ hits £781m as critics of Covid-19 response mount September 29, 2020 Premier League clubs spent £781m more on bringing players into the league in 2019/20 than they received for selling players abroad, a new report reveals. The twenty top English clubs spent a record £1.61bn in the season just gone on incoming players from other leagues, but clubs brought in only £829m. Read more: Real and [...]
UK sports bodies call for emergency government support September 22, 2020 Britain’s leading sports bodies have called for emergency government support to prop them up through a second wave of coronavirus, as ministers prepare to scrap the scheduled reopening of stadiums across the country. A coalition of more than 100 organisations including the Premier League, Rugby Football Union and the England and Wales Cricket Board have [...]
The Power of Inclusion seminar September 14, 2020 | Sponsored The fourth Power of Inclusion seminar in our 2020 series was sponsored by Standard Chartered, titled Diversity at the top: leading from above. It focused on the importance of inclusive workplace cultures and explore how to create a culture of belonging where those from diverse socio-economic backgrounds are able to be themselves and succeed in [...]
David Beckham’s e-sports team Guild to float in London September 9, 2020 David Beckham’s e-sports company is to list on the London Stock Exchange this autumn, raising £20m at a valuation of £50m. If successful, Guild Esports would become the first company of its kind to float in London. Former England captain Beckham is an original shareholder of the group, which was founded in September and launched [...]
Hong Kong hits new heights for season opener September 7, 2020 Hong Kong’s racing season got off to a stellar start with a takings record for an opening meet. Turnover for Sunday’s ten-race curtain raiser at Sha Tin hit HK $1.376bn (£134.2m), up more than six per cent on 2019. The racecourse is still ensuring social distancing guidelines remain in place, with only owners, trainers and [...]
How City businesses are going digital for City Giving Day September 7, 2020 | Sponsored This year, The Lord Mayor’s Appeal’s City Giving Day celebrations will be somewhat different. Many organisations, both new and old, will have to rethink the way they organise events. And we’ve been thrilled that companies have embraced the chance to broaden their horizons and find even more creative ways to support our communities. They are [...]
Tenet film review: Can Christopher Nolan save cinema with his latest time-bending blockbuster? August 29, 2020 Inception filmmaker Christopher Nolan is one of the few remaining directors whose name alone can draw in a crowd. His post-Batman films stand as outliers in this industry – adult-targeted, original stories with no potential for sequels or spin-offs. In fact, Warner Bros have such confidence in the director’s brand that all but the most [...]
Williams F1 team bought by US investment firm Dorilton Capital August 21, 2020 Formula One racing team Williams has been bought by US-based investment firm Dorilton Capital in a deal that marks the end of an era for the family-run group. The team will continue to race and compete under the Williams brand, and will remain at its base at Grove in Oxfordshire. The deal received the unanimous [...]
Charity sector to suffer 60,000 job losses due to coronavirus August 19, 2020 The charity sector has lost more than 25,000 jobs since the coronavirus pandemic began and a further 35,000 could go, according to new data. Analysis of a survey of 455 charities has revealed that there are an estimated five times as many redundancies as the official 5,400 that have been announced. The research from Pro Bono [...]
Lords urge government to protect UK creative industries in post-Brexit trade deal August 5, 2020 A House of Lords committee has written to the culture secretary demanding clarification on how a post-Brexit trade deal will affect the UK’s “overlooked” creative industries, as Britain edges towards the Brexit transition period deadline. In a letter to Oliver Dowden, the House of Lords EU Services sub-committee urged the government to provide a comprehensive [...]