Leung and Loriz to give punters fast start from key low draw May 31, 2022 RACING at Happy Valley is back on the infamous ‘C+3’ track where a low draw number is paramount to a winning chance. Records over the past three seasons show that horses drawn low in sprint races – five and six-furlong contests – have a huge advantage over rivals drawn with double-figure numbers. It’s the same [...]
All sizzle and all stake: Salt Bae’s restaurant owner to sell stake to Qatar wealth fund May 31, 2022 Internet meme and meat seasoner Salt Bae’s steakhouse owner is in talks to sell a 20 per cent stake to Qatar’s $450 billion wealth fund. Dream Group, owner of restaurants including the Nusr-Et steakhouse – which was founded by Turkish butcher and salt sprinkler Nusret Gökçe, who later became an Instagram sensation – confirmed discussions [...]
Purton’s Star Rising again to renew title fight May 31, 2022 RIVALS Joao Moreira and Zac Purton are set to take centre stage again when the duelling duo go head-to-head in eight of the nine races at Happy Valley today. Former Champion Jockey Purton finally breathed some life back into the Championship race with a winning treble at Sha Tin on Sunday, cutting Moreira’s lead back [...]
The City View: Boris on his last legs? May 31, 2022 On today’s final episode of The City View, Andy Silvester talks to City A.M.’s Opinion and Features Editor Sascha O’Sullivan. They ask whether Boris Johnson is harming the Tory party’s chances of reelection, and if Starmer is the right man for the job as Labour leader. And in the business news: TUI has cancelled nearly [...]
UK watchdog tells police and prosecutors to stop collecting excessive data on rape victims May 31, 2022 The UK data watchdog has called on the criminal justice sector to immediately stop collecting excessive amounts of personal information from victims of rape and serious sexual assault cases.
Shell refuses to set up Gazprom account as it continues Russian withdrawal May 31, 2022 Energy giant Shell has confirmed it will not set up a rouble account, under new terms demanded by Kremlin-backed giant Gazprom.
Cutting the fast stream won’t speed up renewal of the civil service May 31, 2022 There are many problems with Britain’s civil service. It is clunky, bureaucratic, probably too large, oftentimes unable to keep up with technological advances and has an institutional bias towards expanding, rather than reducing, its remit. One of its many problems is not, however, the fast stream – a program designed to elevate smart young graduates [...]
Chris Tremlett: Era of Stokes and McCullum won’t see miracles on day one May 31, 2022 When Ben Stokes leads his side out against New Zealand at Lord’s on Thursday with head coach Brendon McCullum watching down from the famous pavilion, it will mark a new era in English Test cricket. I was not surprised to see Stokes appointed captain – there weren’t too many other options around the squad at [...]
Union yet to set date for railway strike as talks continue May 31, 2022 The RMT union has yet to set a date for the announced railway strike as discussions are still ongoing. “Since the ballot results on 24th May, discussions have been taking place at industry-wide level under the auspices of the Rail Industry Recovery Group (RIRG) to create a framework and structure for negotiations on all issues [...]
BT and Ericsson join forces for multi-million pound 5G push May 31, 2022 BT and Ericsson today announced a multi-million-pound new joint partnership to provide commercial 5G Private Networks for the UK market – the first agreement of its kind in the country.
