The Irishman looks a Rising star on first visit to the Valley November 15, 2022 BETTORS are faced with a quandary when racing gets under way with a nine-race programme at Happy Valley on Wednesday. Reigning champion jockey Zac Purton tested positive for Covid last Sunday, ruling him out of riding at Happy Valley, and meaning it’s in the balance whether he can ride at Sha Tin on Sunday. With [...]
MPs and peers urge Sunak to sanction pro-Beijing Hong Kong officials November 15, 2022 Rishi Sunak must slap sanctions on pro-Beijing Hong Kong officials for alleged human rights abuses, a group of cross-party MPs and peers has said. The All Parliamentary Party Group (APPG) on Hong Kong today said the British government should financially sanction Hong Kong chief executive John Lee Ka-chiu, ex-chief executive Carrie Lam and other senior [...]
Hunt says council tax hikes coming in Thursday’s fiscal statement November 15, 2022 Jeremy Hunt has said he will hike council tax on Thursday, with the increase set to help pay for social care. The chancellor told MPs today that he will “be asking people who have more, to contribute even more” and that this “will be reflected in our decisions on council tax”. Thursday’s statement will have [...]
‘One-size-fits-all’ UK crypto rules won’t prevent an FTX repeat, Ripple warns November 15, 2022 The implosion of crypto exchange FTX has underscored the urgent need for a “comprehensive and nuanced regulatory framework” in the UK, crypto firm Ripple told City A.M. today.
Biometric, baby! BA passengers to Malaga no longer need to show passport November 15, 2022 British Airways’ passengers departing from Heathrow’s terminal 5 to Malaga will no longer be required to show their passport. BA has become the first UK airline to trial the use of biometric technology, allowing passengers to register their details – including face scan, passport and boarding pass information – ahead of travel. On arrival, travellers [...]
Indonesia reaches £17bn climate partnership with world’s wealthiest nations November 15, 2022 A group of the world's wealthiest nations has entered into a $20bn energy partnership with Indonesia, which hosting the G20 summit.
Hospitals warned that NHS staff may have to exit procedures to care for other patients November 15, 2022 NHS bosses and watchdogs have warned hospitals that staff may have to “depart from established procedures” to care for other patients this winter. In a letter revealed today, medical and regulatory chiefs told hospital bosses that should NHS staff have to exit procedures to fulfil other duties during heightened hospital admissions, that watchdogs will consider [...]
Solicitors watchdog should ‘reconsider’ plans for turnover-linked fines, Law Society says November 15, 2022 The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) should “reconsider” plans to let itself begin serving fines equivalent to five per cent of a law firm’s annual revenues, the Law Society has said. The Law Society said fines matching five per cent of a law firm’s annual revenues would be “excessive and unjustified” as it urged the SRA [...]
YouTube bets on social shopping in Tiktok style videos to drive growth November 15, 2022 IN A BID to diversify its revenue streams from the dwindling ads market, YouTube is going head first into the world of shopping. While the tech firm, which is owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, launched its short-form, TikTok style video offering ‘Shorts’ in 2020, the firm is now testing how budding influencers can sell [...]
UK loses over half a million work days to strikes and unions signal more to come November 15, 2022 The number of working days lost to strike action in the UK over the summer topped 560,000, stats out today reveal, and unions have warned this year’s total could hit the highest yearly number this century. The combined September and August figure is the highest two month total in over a decade, according to the [...]
