West Brom vow to fight as EFL probe threatens relegation from Championship April 13, 2026 West Bromwich Albion have confirmed reports that a financial investigation could torpedo their bid to avoid relegation to the third tier for the first time since 1993. A seven-match unbeaten run has helped West Brom to climb out of the Championship’s bottom three and they now sit two points above the relegation zone with four [...]
For Dubai lawyers, loyalty is now being judged April 13, 2026 Dubai has long been seen as a flexible market where lawyers can reside for a few years before coming back. That could be changing.
Exclusive: London Broncos back NRL to invest in Super League April 13, 2026 The London Broncos rugby league team have backed the proposed Australian NRL investment in Super League. Officials from the richest league in the sport, the NRL, are set for talks with Super League representatives and other officials in the game later this month as the southern hemisphere competition looks to buy a stake in its [...]
Keir Starmer: Bypass law for EU single market in UK’s ‘best interest’ April 13, 2026 Sir Keir Starmer has said Labour’s effort to allow the UK government to adopt new EU single market rules without parliamentary approval was in the “UK’s best interest”. Fresh legislation to be presented after May is set to allow the government to adopt EU single market rules without amendments from MPs. Parliamentarians would be able [...]
2026 Women’s T20 World Cup winners’ prize money frozen despite pot increase April 13, 2026 Prize money for the winners of this summer’s Women’s T20 World Cup in England and Wales has been frozen despite the overall pot rising to a record $8.8m. The International Cricket Council has increased the prize fund by 10 per cent from the last edition in 2024 but the expansion of the tournament to 12 [...]
Gocardless axes 90 jobs as UK fintech targets profitability April 13, 2026 UK fintech Gocardless has taken the chop to its workforce as the firm sets its sights on breaking into the black in the new financial year. The London-based firm, which specialises in bank-to-bank payment solutions, said it had made a redundancy provision for around 90 roles in the year ending 30 June 2025. This led [...]
Hungarian stocks surge as Peter Magyar topples Viktor Orban from power April 13, 2026 Hungarian-listed stocks hit records high in early trading after Prime Minister Viktor Orban was toppled from 16 years in power following a sweeping election defeat. Budapest’s BUX jumped 3.3 per cent upon market open, before settling at a 2.7 per cent gain, trading at 136,481 points, a fresh record high for the index. Gains were [...]
Voters tell Reeves: Cut taxes and energy costs to boost ‘poor’ UK economy April 13, 2026 British voters want Rachel Reeves to cut taxes and reduce energy costs in order to focus on growth as a majority of people felt the UK economy was “poor”, new research has shown. Polling by Freshwater Strategy for the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), a free market think tank, suggested that the vast majority of [...]
‘Mortgage mayhem’: Deal lifespans hit record low as interest rate cut hopes dim April 13, 2026 Borrowers have been left in a “mortgage maze” after lenders frantically pulled deals due to the unfolding crisis in the Middle East leading to the lowest average shelf-life on record. The average mortgage was on the market for just eight days in March – the lowest since records began in November 2011. This marks a [...]
Rory McIlroy Masters win sets him up to break Tiger Woods prize money record April 13, 2026 Rory McIlroy could eclipse Tiger Woods’s all-time PGA Tour prize money record this year following his successful defence of the Masters. McIlroy held off the challenge of world No1 Scottie Scheffler, England’s Justin Rose and American Cameron Young to retain the Green Jacket at Augusta on Sunday. The Northern Irishman’s second Masters win earned him [...]