The Crime Lord: Peter Capaldi on the manosphere, London and rocking out with his band as he approaches 70
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Shum and Purton set to Star February 9, 2021 TRAINER Danny Shum’s stable are continuing to churn out winners at regular intervals. Records show the stable hit the bullseye five times, with nine places, from just 32 runners in the past fortnight. Statistics read even better when reigning champion jockey Zac Purton climbs aboard Shum’s gallopers. The Australian has ridden four winners from his [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Moreira to prove he’s a Legend again February 9, 2021 EXPECTATIONS are high that jockey Joao Moreira is going to produce a masterclass at Happy Valley on Wednesday. The Brazilian has his card marked in all of the nine races and all are capable of winning. The ‘Magic Man’ looks to hold a virtually unassailable lead with regards to the jockeys’ championship. He is currently [...]
UK launches new body to oversee booming cybersecurity sector February 9, 2021 The government has launched a new independent body to oversee standards in the UK’s booming cybersecurity sector. Britain’s £8.3bn cyber sector has enjoyed continued growth during the pandemic, as a shift to homeworking has encouraged businesses and individuals to sharpen up their online sector. The government said the new UK Cyber Security Council, launched to [...]
Twitter, Uber and Disney: What to expect in the latest round of tech earnings February 9, 2021 Twitter, Uber and Disney will all be under the spotlight as they report fourth-quarter earnings this week. Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google (known as the FAANGs) all closed the year with bumper results as the tech titans continued to cash in on the pandemic. But it will be a more complicated picture for Twitter, [...]
Cash is still king for the majority of UK investors February 9, 2021 Cautious Brits have continued to pile money into cash savings even as interest rates remain at record lows. Some 70 per cent of Brits have put their money into cash savings with a further 38 per cent putting more in over the next year, according to research commissioned by broker HYCM. It comes even after [...]
Arcadia staff gear up for legal action against Philip Green’s retail empire February 9, 2021 Dozens of ex-Arcadia staff have vowed to take legal action against the retail consortium, after it became clear their jobs would not be saved when the Arcadia brands were sold. Arcadia fell into administration in December, becoming the biggest high street casualty of the Covid-19 pandemic. Earlier this week online fashion giant Boohoo announced it [...]
Hydrogen truck firm Hyzon to go public through SPAC February 9, 2021 Fuel-cell truck firm Hyzon Motors has agreed to go public through a merger with blank-check firm Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corp in a deal that values the startup at $2.7bn. It is the latest electric vehicle company which has chosen mergers with special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) as the route to go public instead of traditional initial [...]
Office Politics: Apprenticeships aren’t the only way to nurture young talent February 9, 2021 This week is National Apprenticeships Week – a focal point of the national drive to make more training accessible for young people. But rather than a laser-like focus on apprenticeships or to focus on the Kickstart false-start – what it should be about is businesses recognising that apprenticeships aren’t the only way, and there are [...]
Disgruntled client ordered to pay law firm £25,000 over Trustpilot review February 9, 2021 A man who left an angry review of a legal firm on Trustpilot has been ordered to pay £25,000 in damages after a judge ruled he had committed libel. Philip James Waymouth hired Summerfield Browne to represent him in a dispute concerning the enforcement of a court order, paying a fixed fee of £200. Waymouth [...]
Best of travel: Beijing and its surprising contemporary art scene February 9, 2021 To tide us over until we’re able to travel again, we’re republishing classic travel stories from our archives. This week we revisit Laura Millar’s exploration of Beijing’s contemporary art scene. Read more: Jaguar XF P300 review: revitalised luxury at a surprisingly low price ••• Picture the likes of London’s White Cube, the Saatchi Gallery, and the [...]
