Hong Kong Racing Tips: Bo Bo looks a Handsome bet December 15, 2020 DANNY Shum, fresh off a sparkling double at Sha Tin on Sunday, could be the trainer to follow at Happy Valley on Wednesday. Shum has been one of the most consistent handlers in the territory for many years, nearly always making the top six in the trainers’ championship table, and associated with the likes of [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: All Eyes on Purton again December 15, 2020 IT’S back to reality for racegoers in Hong Kong on Wednesday following Sunday’s global showpiece at Sha Tin as Happy Valley hosts a competitive eight-race programme. The good news for racing fans and bettors is champion jockey Zac Purton is back to his imperious best. The Zac-Man has found it tough going in the last [...]
Boris Johnson did not want to settle Sonia Khan unfair dismissal case out of court December 15, 2020 Boris Johnson issued an order to not settle a high-profile unfair dismissal claim out of court, despite the advice of one of the country’s top civil servants. Sonia Khan, who was dismissed by Dominic Cummings last year for alleged leaking, was last month paid out in the region of £100,000 by the government in an [...]
Harry and Meghan sign exclusive podcast deal with Spotify December 15, 2020 Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have signed an exclusive podcast partnership with Spotify just months after inking a Netflix deal. Under the multi-year deal the couple will produce the podcasts through their newly-formed production company Archewell Audio, which will produce programming “aimed to uplift and entertain audiences”. They have no previous experience as producers [...]
Amazon to cut vehicle use in the City December 15, 2020 Amazon has teamed up with the City of London Corporation to reduce the number of delivery vehicles from City streets.
Brexit: UK signs continuity trade deal with Mexico December 15, 2020 The UK has signed a continuity trade deal with Mexico, which will ensure trade between the two countries will not be disrupted after the Brexit transition period ends next year. The deal will see the two countries continue to trade on the same terms as under the EU-Mexico trade deal, however both sides have now [...]
H&M sales drop as second Covid-19 wave slows recovery December 15, 2020 H&M reported a sharp drop in sales in the fourth quarter as the second wave of coronavirus restrictions curbed spending. The world’s second-biggest fashion retailer said sales dropped 10 per cent, driven by a slowdown in the final quarter of the month. H&M said the recovery seen in the third quarter had continued into the [...]
FTSE 100 slips ahead of London lockdown as job losses mount December 15, 2020 The FTSE 100 slipped into the red as London prepared itself for a new lockdown and job losses climbed, with the index bucking the trend of European and US markets which rose amid positivity about coronavirus vaccines. London’s biggest index was down 0.5 per cent in afternoon trading to 6,501 points. The FTSE 250 was [...]
Supreme Court to give Heathrow expansion the go-ahead, lawyer alleges – CityAM : CityAM December 15, 2020 The Supreme Court will tomorrow give Heathrow Airport’s expansion plans the go-ahead, a lawyer working on the case has alleged, overturning the Court of Appeal’s decision to block the project on environmental grounds back in February.Lawyer Tim Crosland said today that he was breaking the court embargo, and that in so doing he was committing [...]
‘Test to release’ travel scheme off to ‘chaotic’ start December 15, 2020 The government’s new “test to release” system to reduce quarantine got off to a “chaotic start” this morning after it transpired that only three of its approved test providers were open. Under the scheme, which was announced on 24 November, travellers who wish to leave quarantine early can do so by taking a coronavirus test [...]
