Sam Torrance: Jon Rahm is due another major as magical Masters week rolls around April 4, 2022 Masters week is always one of my favourites and I am really looking forward to watching the best players in the world, hopefully including Tiger Woods, grace Augusta National. Five-time winner Woods is set to make a last-minute decision on whether to play in his first 72-hole tournament since almost losing his leg in a [...]
80 organisations pull out of government LGBTQ conference post-conversion therapy backlash April 4, 2022 A growing tally of organisations have pulled out of the government’s LGBTQ+ conference this summer, as part of growing backlash towards it looking to ditch its promise to ban conversion therapy. More than 80 LGBTQ+ and HIV organisations, including Stonewall, in the UK have bailed out of the international conference. Conversion therapy attempts to change [...]
Exxon records record quarterly profits of $9.3bn April 4, 2022 Oil giant Exxon had record quarterly profits of almost $9.5bn, with Russia’s war in Ukraine ramping up production and the price of oil. America’s largest oil firm cashed in as the conflict pushed up oil to $114 per barrel, a seven-year high, and a 45 per cent increase from the previous quarter. Its record profits [...]
London shoppers evacuated from Oxford Street after gas leak April 4, 2022 Shoppers have been evacuated from Oxford St after emergency services have shut down the West End shopping destination. The Met closed several streets in the area on Monday afternoon, including Poland Street, Berwick Street, Oxford Street, Noel Street, Wardour Street and Great Marlborough Street. In a tweet, the police force said: “Please can we make [...]
UK to level up local transport with £7bn investment April 4, 2022 The UK Government announced today it will invest £7bn to level up the country’s local transport system. Transport secretary Grant Shapps tweeted that the funding will be use “to roll out cheaper, better bus services outside of London”, providing upgrade to tram, cycling and rail networks too. Under the scheme, 31 counties, city regions and [...]
French election: Macron’s lead over Le Pen cut days before first vote April 4, 2022 Polling for the French Presidential race has drastically tightened with less than a week before the first round of voting. Emmanuel Macron’s large lead over far-right challenger Marine Le Pen has shrunk over the past month, with a recent IFOP poll showing the incumbent ahead 53-47 in a head-to-head run-off. Macron and Le Pen are [...]
Rishi Sunak sets out plan to turn UK into ‘global hub’ for crypto April 4, 2022 The Chancellor of the Exchequer has unveiled plans to transform the UK into a global hub for crypto assets.
NFTs to be launched by the Treasury later this year in crypto push April 4, 2022 The Treasury has announced plans to dive into the crypto space with the launch of an official NFT later this year.
Treasury unveils plans to regulate stable coin payments April 4, 2022 The treasury has unveiled plans to regulate stable coins today as ministers grapple with how to bring the technology under financial watchdogs’ control.
Russia to resume flights with 52 ‘friendly’ countries April 4, 2022 Russia is set to resume flights with 52 “friendly countries,” according to Moscow news agency TASS. The Kremlin said today it would end its ban – imposed as a retaliation against the West – and would resume routes to and from countries such as Argentina and South Africa. The decision comes after the Russian Government announced [...]
