Banks raise the alarm over £100 contactless payment limit March 2, 2021 Major UK banks are said to have raised concerns over an increase in the contactless payment limit to £100 due to the growing risk of fraud. In his Budget tomorrow chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to hike the cap on contactless spending from its current limit of £45. But a string of high street lenders [...]
Budget 2021: Philip Hammond tells Boris Johnson to ditch big infrastructure projects March 2, 2021 Former chancellor Lord Philip Hammond has told Boris Johnson to ditch his plans for big infrastructure projects in the North, with the UK facing its largest ever Budget deficit. Hammond said today that a better way to enact Johnson’s “levelling up” agenda was for more devolution to regions, while also calling for tax rises and [...]
Budget 2021: Tax hikes are the same as austerity and will spell Rishi Sunak’s downfall March 2, 2021 Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s budget marks the beginning of a damaging era of austerity that risks crushing Britain’s economic recovery. While other countries are trying to jumpstart their economies, Rishi is expected to ratchet up income and corporate taxes to address the mounting deficit. The Chancellor is right that Britain’s fiscal position is not sustainable. It [...]
G20 nations including UK agree to raise IMF funds March 2, 2021 The G20 agrees to inflate IMF funds as a gesture to poorer countries to help them recover from pandemic.
Almost 20.5m Brits have received the first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine March 2, 2021 Almost 20.5m Brits have received the first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Fownes to hit back at the Valley March 2, 2021 WITH runaway jockeys’ championship leader Joao Moreira forced on the sidelines once again with a two-meeting suspension, it’s over to Zac Purton to produce the spoils for his many thousands of supporters at Happy Valley. The reigning champ has a strong book of rides in all nine races, with at least a half-a-dozen of his mounts guaranteed [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Chariot in with an Excellent chance March 2, 2021 REIGNING champion trainer Ricky Yiu has found it tough going in Hong Kong this season, with only 18 winners and languishing mid-table in the trainers’ championship. This is due to having a stable full of handicappers who, after last season’s successful exploits, are too high in the ratings and are waiting for some relief from the [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: All aboard the ‘Poon Train’ March 2, 2021 MATTHEW Poon is the jockey to follow when racing takes place under floodlights at Happy Valley in Hong Kong on Wednesday. The ‘Poon Train’, as he’s nick-named by the locals in the territory, has been on the crest of a wave over the past month, riding seven winners including a hat-trick at the city track three weeks back. He [...]
Are you ready to knock back seafood-infused vodka and gin? March 2, 2021 Many of us feel like we’re slightly losing our minds during lockdown, but few of us have used that time to infuse vodka and gin with various varieties of seafood. Some have, though, and when pubs reopen they hope you’ll be switching your Bloody Mary for a caviar-infused vodka, squid-ink gin or oyster voddy on [...]
High street retailer French Connection seeking new suitors after investment firms pull out of talks March 2, 2021 High street retailer French Connection is racing to find a new buyer after investment firms Spotlight Brands and Gordon Brothers pulled out of early-stage talks to buy the struggling chain. The fashion firm has formally launched a sales process and said it has been approached by three other suitors. It is also still in preliminary [...]
