By: Joe Hall

I'm a sports and sports business journalist with City A.M. Follow me for coverage of the industry behind sports and the money made by top athletes. I've provided expert commentary on sports business for both TV and radio, including the BBC World Service. My email is always open to tips and story ideas: joe.hall@cityam.com

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Sir Malcolm Rifkind to ask for details of UK references in CIA torture report

December 14, 2014

Sir Malcolm Rifkind has vowed to investigate allegations of UK complicity in the CIA’s post-9/11 interrogation programme. The House of Commons Intelligence and Security Committee said the group will ask the US to hand over material from the US Senate report which detailed “brutal” treatment of al-Qaeda suspects in the wake of 9/11. [...]
UN members reach climate change deal after last-minute compromise

December 14, 2014

United Nations member have come to an agreement on how to tackle climate change, after slow negotiations at the Lima Call for Climate Action ran almost two days over time. For the first time every country will be committed to drawing up a national pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions, yet the deal has [...]
Manchester City are the lowest prize money earners in the Champions League knockout stage

December 12, 2014

With the Champions League group stage now wrapped up, the executives at Europe’s elite clubs will be counting up the cash their teams have earned. Real Madrid are this season’s biggest earners so far, having won a total of €14.6m in prize money from Uefa for their performances in Europe. No other Champions [...]
Nigel Farage has made more BBC Question Time appearances than anyone else this decade following clash with Russell Brand

December 12, 2014

No one has appeared on Question Time more than Nigel Farage this decade. Following his hotly anticipated clash with Russell Brand on Thursday, Farage has made 12 appearances as a guest on Question Time since 2010. In fact, since the Ukip leader first sat on David Dimbleby’s panel in November 2000, only three [...]
Orange Wednesdays cancelled: Cinema ticket prices have risen by 47 per cent in the 10 years since promotion was introduced

December 11, 2014

EE is pulling the plug on Orange Wednesdays. The promotion, which for 10 years has offered two-for-one deals on cinema tickets and Pizza Express restaurants for all Orange users, will come to an end on 25 February next year. Although Valentine’s Day crowds will manage to sneak in a final two-for-one deal for [...]
Boris Johnson praises Chelsea for becoming first Premier League club to adopt living wage

December 11, 2014

London mayor Boris Johnson has praised Chelsea for becoming the first Premier League club to sign up to the living wage. The current league leaders have been accredited by the Living Wage Foundation which advises companies pay staff a minimum of £9.15 per hour in London and £7.85 per hour everywhere else. Workers [...]
HSBC fires top European foreign exchange trader in wake of fine

December 10, 2014

HSBC has dismissed a top foreign exchange trading executive, following a £389m fine it received from US and UK regulators over market manipulation. Stuart Scott, head of forex trading for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), was let go on Tuesday, City A.M. understands. HSBC’s forex trading division has cost the bank hundreds of [...]
UK petrol prices fall to four-year lows as oil costs continue to tumble

December 10, 2014

The average price of petrol in the UK has hit a four-year low, dropping below 120p a litre for the first time since December 2010. According to government figures, the average cost for a litre of unleaded petrol now stands at just 119.83p – a nine per cent fall from the year high 131.11p [...]
Amir Khan vs Devon Alexander: Khan to wear most expensive boxing shorts in history lined with 24-carat gold

December 10, 2014

Amir Khan may have narrowly missed out on gold at the 2004 Athens Olympics, but he’s more than compensated for that with the lavish shorts he will sport when he fights Devon Alexander this Saturday. The Bolton boxer nicknamed “King” will wear white nappa leather shorts with genuine 24-carat gold woven into the waistband [...]
HSBC fires foreign exchange executive Stuart Scott following fines for market rigging

December 10, 2014

HSBC has dismissed a top foreign exchange trading executive following the £389m fine it received from US and UK regulators over market manipulation. Stuart Scott, head of forex trading for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), was let go on Tuesday according to reports. HSBC’s Forex trading division has cost the bank [...]

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