Coronavirus: The impact on the sporting world as numerous events are disrupted March 12, 2020 In the space of a week the coronavirus pandemic has gone from having a minimal impact on the world’s sporting events to causing vast swathes of postponements and contests played out behind closed doors. This week saw the first Premier League game postponed due to Covid-19, Champions League matches played in empty stadiums and two [...]
‘My goal is to return to Red Bull’: Pierre Gasly ready to bounce back after rollercoaster 2019 March 11, 2020 Few will have experienced the emotional rollercoaster that Formula One driver Pierre Gasly did in 2019. Six months into his first season with Red Bull the Frenchman was demoted back to their junior team, Toro Rosso. The same weekend his close friend, Anthoine Hubert, was killed in a horrific crash in Formula Two. “Last year [...]
Max Chilton on his Indy500 hopes, the dangers of IndyCar and a difficult end to his Formula One career March 10, 2020 Max Chilton’s motor racing career has been filled with highs and lows but, having found a home in North America’s IndyCar series, there is now a need to start delivering results. The 28-year-old bowed out of Formula One in 2014 and has since set about establishing himself as the fastest Briton in America. This weekend [...]
England show grit to hold off late Wales surge and win Triple Crown March 8, 2020 England sealed the Triple Crown and kept their Six Nations hopes alive – in theory, at least – with victory against Wales on Saturday, but they were made to work for it. The hosts had to cling on as they finished the match with 13 men despite being the better side for long periods and [...]
Neil Woodford in talks with investors as he plots comeback March 7, 2020 Neil Woodford and a number of colleagues from Woodford Investment Management (WIM) are in talks with investors about snapping up a number of the fallen fund manager’s old investments. Woodford has held talks with institutional and wealth managers in recent weeks about creating a vehicle to buy back some of the unquoted WIM stakes, according [...]
HMRC doubles down on undeclared foreign income crackdown March 7, 2020 HM Revenue & Customs has doubled down on its campaign against taxpayers with undeclared foreign income. Thousands of UK taxpayers have received letters in the last fortnight urging them to review foreign assets and bank accounts, and warning false declarations could lead to prosecution. It follows a trend that started last year as thousands of [...]
China exports tumble 17 per cent as coronavirus batters trade March 7, 2020 China’s exports slumped in January and February of this year as global supply chains were hit by the coronavirus outbreak. China saw exports plummet by 17.2 per cent in the last two months following reduced business activity across the world’s second-largest economy. It was a bigger contraction than economists at Bloomberg had forecast. Imports fell [...]
Coronavirus: $2bn needed to develop Covid-19 vaccine, says epidemic response group March 7, 2020 An epidemic response group set up to fight diseases such as the coronavirus has called for $2bn (£1.5bn) to support the development of a vaccine for Covid-19. The global movement, known as the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), has said the outbreak is an “unprecedented threat in terms of its global impact”. The group [...]
Defence committee to probe 5G network security amid Huawei concerns March 7, 2020 The UK’s defence committee is set to investigate the security of the country’s 5G mobile network, it said on Friday. It comes amid continuing concerns over the role of Chinese firm Huawei, with the US urging the UK to rethink the tech company’s involvement. Prime Minister Boris Johnson granted the controversial Huawei a limited role [...]
Coronavirus: Donald Trump wants thousands left on Grand Princess cruise ship as 21 test positive March 7, 2020 US President Donald Trump has said he would rather leave thousands of people on board the coronavirus-hit Grand Princess cruise ship as 21 people tested positive for Covid-19. It was revealed on Friday that 21 people on the ship off the coast of California had tested positive for coronavirus. The US vice-president Mike Pence confirmed [...]
