Hero to finally hit the winning Patch at Sha Tin February 10, 2023 IT’S SAFE to assume trainer Manfred Man must have celebrated the start to the Chinese New Year in some style last week! Not only did the 65-year-old have his trainers licence extended by the HKJC, he also proceeded to win the Group One Centenary Sprint Cup with flying-machine Lucky Sweynesse. To add icing to the [...]
Size’s Eternal looks a Beauty of a bet February 10, 2023 THE PROGRESSIVE and exciting John Size-trained galloper BEAUTY ETERNAL will take centre stage on a 10-race programme at Sha Tin in Hong Kong on Sunday. The son of Starspangledbanner has been one of the talking horses in Hong Kong this season, following an impressive winning debut from the outside draw back in October. There has been plenty [...]
FTSE close: Index closes the week on a muted note, as traders eye 8,000 barrier February 10, 2023 London’s blue chip index closed at 7,882.45, down 28.70 points, or 0.36 per cent as investors paused for breath at the end of a trading week which saw the FTSE 100 hit an all-time high. Optimism over the British economy, which narrowly avoided recession, appeared to be tempered with a warning from Jeremy Hunt, Chancellor [...]
More strikes coming? Rail union RMT rejects ‘dreadful’ new offer from Network Rail and train firms February 10, 2023 The biggest rail workers’ union has rejected the latest offers from Network Rail and the train operating companies aimed at resolving the long-running disputes over pay, jobs and conditions. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) said that following a wide-ranging consultation with every level of the union involved in the national rail dispute, its [...]
Brexit: UK makes final EU payment in £2.3bn China import fraud dispute February 10, 2023 The Government has paid £2.3bn to the EU as part of a long-standing dispute over textiles and footwear imported into the UK from China. The final payment of £1.1bn made this week, brings the case to a close. Chief Secretary to the Treasury John Glen confirmed the payment in a written statement to the Commons. [...]
Turkey and Syria Earthquake appeal: Royal donations including from King Charles lifts total to £33m in just 24 hours February 10, 2023 An appeal to help the victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria has raised more than £30 million in just 24 hours. Donations from the King and Queen Consort, as well as the Prince and Princess of Wales, helped the Disasters Emergency Committee’s (DEC) fund soar to £32.9 million, including £5 million from the [...]
Just three per cent of people have missed work as a result of train and teacher strikes, government survey suggests February 10, 2023 Strikes have had little impact on people being able to work, figures have suggested. A wave of industrial action has been taking place in various sectors as disputes with the Government over pay and conditions rumble on. Almost half (43 per cent) of adults surveyed by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) stated that such [...]
City A.M.’s Top Five: This week’s best read stories – 10 February February 10, 2023 The concept of the UK’s first official digital currency was something that interested City A.M. readers, while the idea of BA’s pedestal as the world’s favourite airline being kicked over also struck a chord. Just in case you missed them, here are the best read stories on City A.M. this week One: Could the UK [...]
Britcoin: Why a UK CBDC should be treated with caution February 10, 2023 Jai Bifulco, Chief Commercial Officer at Kinesis Money, believes the centralised nature of CBDCs comes with more sinister complications.
UK lost out on £320m AstraZeneca factory: Hunt ‘disappointed’ after drug giant choses low-tax Ireland instead February 10, 2023 Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said he was disappointed the UK “lost out this time” on a £320 million new AstraZeneca factory after the drugs giant chose the low-tax Republic of Ireland instead. The group had wanted to build a plant near its existing sites close to Macclesfield, Cheshire, but the “discouraging” tax rate had prompted a [...]
