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El Nino heatwaves to ‘fuel inflation next year’

Economics

The ‘Super El Nino’ triggering record temperatures across Europe could add a full percentage point to inflation next year, hampering central bank efforts to slow down price rises, a top investment bank has warned. According to an analysis by Jefferies, harsh weather unleashed by the meteorological phenomenon will pose “an inflationary threat” next year and […]
As it happened: Stocks rise despite new tensions in Strait of Hormuz; Oil price climbs

FTSE 100 Live

Opinion

The BBC shouldn’t push Londoners to accept antisocial phone behaviour

Opinion

Life is already hard enough. The public don’t need commentators telling them that playing music out loud on public transport is a kind of performance art, writes Matt Kenyon A few years back, I was sitting on a Chiltern Rail train opposite a woman who didn’t realise her headphones weren’t properly plugged in, as her […]
Britain’s problem isn’t too much Thatcherism, but too little

Opinion

Is Canary Wharf Back? Barclays' Mega Bet
The City should prepare for Burnham's tax raid
Motor finance compensation in doutbt, Thatcher aide on 'No. 10 North' and: what is co-living?
Why Andy Burnham Could Spell Disaster for the UK Economy
Sky buys chunk of ITV, what the City makes of Burnham, and $8m World Cup tickets

Sport

Champions Cup rugby team hacked in ransom attack with player data at risk

Sport Business

Champions Cup rugby club Stade Francais has said it is the victim of a cyber attack, with reports stating players’ identity documents are being held to ransom. Cybercriminals have reportedly threatened to release documents relating to players, having already unveiled a number of identifiable documents belonging to 18 players. “Immediate containment, investigation and recovery measures […]
Norwegian FA chief Klaveness cools Fifa election talk and takes swipe at Blatter

Sport Business

The Punter

Thunder Call set to Strike in Shergar Cup Sprint

Sport

SATURDAY’s Shergar Cup Sprint (3.20pm) looks set to be one of the highlights of the card, with a competitive field lining up over six furlongs at Ascot. Favourite THUNDER CALL brings the strongest form into the contest and looks difficult to oppose. William Haggas’ colt has done little wrong this season, making a winning return […]
Moore can set Ozat on Road to victory at Shergar Cup

Sport
Twilight and Thunder the Calls at Shergar Cup

Sport

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