EP: 124 Aintree Grand National Day & Hong Kong April 8, 2022 For some, the greatest jumps race in the world takes place on Saturday afternoon at Aintree racecourse when 40 horses line up in this year’s Grand National, run over the unique and historic fences. Jockey Davy Russell talks us through the Gordon Elliott runners. Charlie Longsdon has always hoped his exciting grey Snow Leopardess would [...]
P&O cancels all services this weekend despite planned return April 8, 2022 Ferry operator P&O cancelled today all passenger services for this weekend, despite saying on Wednesday operations could resume as soon as tomorrow. “All P&O Ferries passenger services are suspended this weekend,” the company tweeted this morning. “For travel 8/9/10th April please re-book directly with another operator before arriving at the port. “DFDS will not be [...]
Night Tube services to return on Jubilee line from end of May April 8, 2022 The Night Tube on the Jubilee line is set to return from 21 May, Transport for London (TfL) announced today. Services will run every Friday and Saturday night, joining the Central and Victoria lines, which reopened in November after an 18-month hiatus induced by the pandemic. The Piccadilly and Northern lines will reopen later in [...]
Miami ad-Vice: Hold on to your Bitcoin April 8, 2022 Jason Deane drags himself away from the party to report from Miami, where the world's biggest Bitcoin conference is urging everyone to hold firm.
Fighting back: Rishi Sunak dismisses wife’s non-dom tax controversy as ‘unpleasant Labour smears’ April 8, 2022 Chancellor Rishi Sunak has come out fighting for his wife Akshata Murthy, who is facing claims of avoiding tax due to her Indian citizenship and non-dom status. The Tory heavyweight insisted that his wife, who owns a 0.9 per cent stake in her billionaire father’s firm Infosys, is “100 per cent doing everything this country [...]
Sunak tells Bank of England to ease up on opposition to fossil fuel April 8, 2022 Rishi Sunak has urged the Bank of England to ease up on its opposition to fossil fuel investment despite the UK's green commitments.
Trevor Steven: Only Manchester City can sew up Premier League in showdown with Liverpool April 8, 2022 Sunday’s Premier League showdown between Manchester City and Liverpool has been billed as a title decider and it’s hard to disagree. If either team wins they will not only have the upper hand in the table with seven games to play but also receive a huge boost – and inflict a body blow on their [...]
Letters: A light touch for crypto rules April 8, 2022 [Re: Rishi Sunak sets out plan to turn UK into ‘global hub’ for crypto, April 4] The UK government’s plan to regulate cryptocurrencies is a major step in the right direction towards unlocking the huge potential of digital assets while ensuring investors are protected – just like in any other financial market. It is vital [...]
TfL makes less money from ultra-low emission zone than expected April 8, 2022 Transport for London (TfL) has reportedly made little money from the ultra-low emissions zone (ULEZ) since its October expansion. According to a performance report, TfL made only £16m from ULEZ’s expansion to cover the North and South Circular Roads, as polluting vehicles are charged a daily £12.50. To cut pollution and congestion, London mayor Sadiq [...]
Investors pour record £1.13bn into venture capital trusts April 8, 2022 Venture capital trusts have reported a record year of funding in the past year as UK investors poured more than £1bn into the growth investment vehicles.