Interview: Premiership Rugby chairman Phillips insists on high standards April 12, 2022 Ealing Trailfinders were last weekend confirmed as the winners of English rugby’s second tier, the RFU Championship. So why haven’t they been confirmed as the 14th Premiership side? Well, because they have been deemed to have failed to meet certain criteria relating to infrastructure, the London-based club have been denied their chance to join the [...]
Scottish Power boss hammers huge levy on electricity generators November 17, 2022 One of the leading figures in the energy industry has slammed the Government’s decision to impose a 45 per cent tax on electricity generators. Keith Anderson, chief executive of Scottish Power, warned the new Electricity Generator Levy will create a “five-year long corridor of uncertainty for investors” which risks undermining the UK’s green ambitions. He [...]
SSE profits soar in line with energy prices as windfall tax expansion looms November 16, 2022 Energy giant SSE reported a 221 per cent surge in pre-tax profits for the first half of the year today on the back of spike in gas and electricity prices this year.
Ollie Phillips: Lions is the pinnacle, I wish I could have worn the shirt July 21, 2023 I enjoyed my career, let’s get that straight from the off, but I wish I had donned the famous British and Irish Lions jersey at least once. It was back then, and remains to this day, the pinnacle of rugby for a British or Irish rugby player and it is an institution that we simply [...]
‘Great mistake’: Boris Johnson warns Rishi Sunak over post-Brexit Northern Ireland protocol February 19, 2023 Boris Johnson has warned Rishi Sunak it would be a “great mistake” to drop the Northern Ireland protocol amid speculation a deal between the UK and the EU is close. It comes as a new post-Brexit trading arrangement for Northern Ireland is expected to emerge within days after the Prime Minister met with Stormont leaders [...]
The Grove: Heaven in Hertfordshire April 24, 2024 A world-class golf course needs peace, quiet and plenty of space.
British Airways is the first airline to take delivery of UK sustainable jet fuel March 28, 2022 British Airways has become the first airline to use sustainable aviation fuel produced in the UK on a commercial scale.
One Shot film review: Single take movie is a violent action curio February 8, 2022 Scott Adkins, undisputed king of the On Demand action movie, saves the free world once again in ‘single take’ action thriller One Shot. He plays Jake Harris, a Navy SEAL leading an elite team to a prison island where terrorists are being held. His mission is to escort government analyst Zoe Anderson (Ashley Greene) and [...]
LIV Golf Invitational Series venue guide: From Centurion Club to Jeddah and Doral June 7, 2022 The inaugural LIV Golf Invitational Series is a globe-trotting circuit of eight big-money tournaments, culminating in three events in the space of four weeks in October. It takes in four countries, three continents and some of the most prestigious golf courses in the world, which have played host to majors and occasions such as the [...]
Frasers Group: Mike Ashley’s firm issues profit warning amid ‘significant disruption’ caused by coronavirus March 20, 2020 Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has issued a profit warning this morning citing the “significant disruption” to business. Formerly Sports Direct, the retailer will no longer give guidance in relation to the current financial year. Due to the coronavirus outbreak, the firm has seen reduced customer footfall to its brands’ stores, which includes House of Fraser, [...]