Malabar to give Channon a second Irish Guineas May 21, 2015 TOP CLASS flat action takes place across the Irish Sea this weekend, with three Group One contests at the Curragh. I’d expect Gleneagles to double-up on his Classic success at Newmarket with a win in tomorrow’s Irish 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh (3.20pm). However, he is 2/5 with Betway and I’m happy to sit the [...]
Big Sam can come back to haunt Magpies May 21, 2015 BEN CLEMINSON PREVIEWS THE FINAL WEEKEND OF PREMIER LEAGUE ACTION ST JAMES’ PARK will take centre-stage for a dramatic final day of the Premier League season on Sunday, with Newcastle needing all three points against West Ham to ensure their safety. After a sour sacking by the Magpies back in 2008, don’t expect Sam Allardyce [...]
Manchester United can tame Tigers to relegation May 21, 2015 THE SAME fixture on the final day of the season back in 2009 ended with Phil Brown singing on the pitch as Hull escaped relegation – it looks unlikely that Steve Bruce will be doing the same. Hull lost 1-0 that day, but other results meant that they maintained their top flight status. This time [...]
Maximum excitement on the final day May 21, 2015 THE FINAL day of the Premier League season is often the most exciting, but with the title wrapped up weeks ago, and only two sides in danger of the drop, Sunday might not be as lively as normal. Unless you’re spread betting of course! Spread bettors need to make up their minds which teams and [...]
David Cameron: Firms must crack down on illegal migrants May 21, 2015 Prime Minister David Cameron took his hardest line yet on illegal immigration this morning, when he introduced sweeping legislation cracking down not only on foreign workers, but on the landlords, banks and employers that help them as well. In a speech today in Westminster, Cameron said the Queen’s Speech will include an immigration bill intended to [...]
Banks clobbered by $6bn forex-rigging fine but share prices rise as penalties less severe than expected May 20, 2015 Six of the world’s biggest banks were punished with a mega $5.7bn (£3.7bn) fine by financial watchdogs yesterday after foreign currency traders were found to have rigged prices to rip off customers. Barclays, Royal Bank of Scotland, Swiss giant UBS and three US banks – JP Morgan Chase, Citi and Bank of America – [...]
Forex-rigging fines: Legal troubles continue to brew despite FX settlement May 20, 2015 European banks embroiled in the FX-rigging scandal saw their shares rise yesterday after regulatory fines came in lower than unexpected, despite further legal woes looming on the horizon in UK courts. FTSE-listed Barclays rose 3.37 per cent and RBS increased 1.78 per cent, while in Zurich UBS ended the day 3.23 per cent higher [...]
Sky loses key anchor for drama fans as Mad Men final show airs May 20, 2015 DON DRAPER will pour his last scotch tonight, as the seventh and final series of Mad Men reaches its moody denouement. The drama, which features the trials and tribulations of a Madison Avenue advertising firm, moved from the BBC to Sky Atlantic in 2012. The sale gave the programme’s producers, AMC, a nice financial boost [...]
George Osborne says Britain wants to be in Europe, not run by Europe May 20, 2015 Chancellor George Osborne told business leaders last night that they need to “confront some hard truths about Europe”. In a speech at the pro-European Confederation of British Industry’s annual dinner, Osborne said that the government wants “Britain to be in Europe, not run by Europe.” “The continent is sleepwalking towards a future where it has [...]
UK national train strike: Unions begin fourth day of crisis talks as 24-hour rail walkout looms May 20, 2015 UPDATE: The RMT has followed the TSSA union in suspending strike action after an improved offer from Network Rail. Union representatives are returning for a fourth day at the bargaining table today after late-night mediation failed to avert a planned 24-hour rail strike. Network Rail and the unions RMT and TSSA are yet to find a compromise [...]
