Rishi Sunak cuts red tape on inheritance tax for Treasury’s ‘tax day’ March 23, 2021 Rishi Sunak will cut red tape involved with UK inheritance tax and tighten tax rules for second property owners as the Treasury today released a series of consultations and reports in what Whitehall is calling “tax day”. The measures will see the government reduce paperwork and other red tape required for people with smaller estates [...]
Hitting the right note: Piano Works to double bar tabs for May reopening March 23, 2021 After a year of closure caused by lockdown, fans of The Piano Works have not had much to sing about recently. But the iconic ivory-tickling venue today announced it will now be among the first to reopen in May, bringing some much-needed music to their ears. The singalong favourite is now taking bookings for its [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Lui to continue fine recent run March 23, 2021 IT’S BEEN a tough few months for trainer Douglas Whyte. The former 13-time champion jockey come trainer most recently saw his Hong Kong Derby hope Russian Emperor need two more strides to win the territory’s coveted prize. Unfortunately, that’s been the story of Whyte’s run of bad fortune since the beginning of January with only [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Kingman is a Savvy shout March 23, 2021 WHEN in-form trainer Frankie Lor and last Sunday’s HK Derby winning hero Joao Moreira team up it always looks a recipe for success. The partnership has a 22% strike rate season and over 50% have finished in the first three. Lor and Moreira team-up with lightly raced but exciting SAVVY KINGMAN, who will be looking [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Farshad with critical inside draw March 23, 2021 WITH the action taking place on the infamous C+3 track at Happy Valley on Wednesday, FARSHAD is a sporting bet to follow up his recent course and distance win with the inside draw a massive bonus. Past records show that when racing takes place on this track, which only measures 23.5 meters in width, being [...]
My dream London day: Chef Shaun Rankin on the joys of Mayfair March 23, 2021 For the first in a new series of articles looking forward to London reopening, we spoke to one of the countruy’s top chefs about how he plans to spend his dream day mosying around the maze-like streets of Mayfair. ••• For my dream day, I would head straight to Mayfair, where I cut my teeth [...]
Holiday-goers face £5,000 fine for travelling abroad under new Covid laws March 23, 2021 Anyone trying to leave England to travel abroad without “good reason” could be hit with a £5,000 fine under new coronavirus laws that are due to come into force next week. Holidays abroad are not currently allowed under lockdown rules which come to an end on Monday, but MPs will this week vote on legislation [...]
UK record label revenue grows as streaming offsets pandemic hit March 23, 2021 UK record label revenues ticked up last year as the booming popularity of streaming services helped to offset the impact of the pandemic. Recorded music revenue grew to £1.1bn in 2020, up 3.8 per cent on the previous 12 months and the highest level since 2006. It is also the fifth consecutive year of growth, [...]
Almost two in three adults fear mortgage holiday will hit credit score as deadline nears March 23, 2021 Nearly two in three adults fear a mortgage holiday could impact their credit score, according to the latest research published as the deadline for a payment break approaches. A survey of UK homeowners found that 73 per cent are worried that a mortgage holiday will impact their credit rating, with 10 per cent believing it [...]
Anti-virus firm Norton taken to court amid competition investigation March 23, 2021 The UK competition watchdog is taking anti-virus software firm Norton to court after it refused to provide information relating to an ongoing investigation. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has identified concerns that Norton’s practices for automatically renewing contracts result in customers paying for services they no longer want or need. It asked the company [...]
