Former Tory minister has whip restored after being cleared of misconduct December 3, 2022 Former minister Conor Burns has had the Tory whip restored after being cleared of “serious misconduct” at the party conference in October. In a statement, the party said that after reviewing all the available evidence it had concluded there was “no basis on which to investigate further” and that the matter was closed. Mr Burns [...]
Strike chaos: TSSA announces more railway staff will walk out ahead of Christmas December 3, 2022 Thousands more railway station staff are set to walk out this month, as union bosses and ministers held talks at Parliament yesterday. The TSSA union served notice for strike action in a further six train operating companies and Network Rail yesterday, meaning thousands more workers will walk out on 17 December. This takes the number [...]
Royal Bomb set to blast home for Fownes and Bowman December 2, 2022 TRAINER Caspar Fownes and jockey Hugh Bowman are starting to build a formidable partnership. The combination has only paired up twice so far this season, but with a 100% strike-rate. With Fownes’ stable in the middle of a purple patch, and Bowman presently riding winners for fun, unpredictable and frustrating character ROYAL BOMB is worth more than [...]
FRANKIE LOR HAS FRIEND IN A PAL December 2, 2022 THERE is a mixed bag of entertainment for racing fans in Hong Kong this weekend as Sha Tin hosts a 10 race card with six races on the all-weather surface and four on turf. With Hong Kong’s flagship meeting, the LONGINES International Races, set to take place next weekend, the use of the all-weather track [...]
Planet Crypto: Grim Reaper annoyed at ‘Bitcoin is dead’ hoax December 2, 2022 The harbingers of mischief at Planet Crypto have summoned up death itself for some comedy value this week with the Grim Reaper.
EP: 172 Sandown, Aintree & Hong Kong December 2, 2022 The Tingle Creek Chase is always a wonderful race to watch and this year Greaneteen returns to Sandown to defend his crown from 12 months ago for champion trainer Paul Nicholls. We hear from his handler in a Jockey Club press conference held earlier this week talking about the chances of a repeat victory. The [...]
December 3rd – Punter Podcast Summary December 2, 2022 You can now hear all of City AM racing editor Bill Esdaile’s weekend tips in a short, summary episode of the Punter Podcast alongside Chris Barnett. The full weekend preview is also available on the City AM website. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports betting section for over a decade with [...]
Ofwat to focus on credit ratings as it defends lack of debt limits for water suppliers December 2, 2022 Boosting the financial resiliency of each water supplier is more important than taming overall sector debt, argued Ofwat.
Where is Gary Gensler in this FTX debacle, and how did SBF and Alameda end up controlling so much money? December 2, 2022 How was it possible that Sam Bankman-Fried and Caroline Ellison ended up controlling such vast sums, and where is Gary Gensler in all this?
Explainer-in-brief: Behind Dominic Raab’s jail drives December 2, 2022 Dominic Raab is under the spotlight – again. After facing complaints of bullying from senior civil servants, he’s now accused of having led a failed prisons policy as Secretary for Justice. It emerged this week that prisons are so full that the Justice Department had to ask to use 400 police cells for inmates. Raab [...]
