Hong Kong Racing Tips: Size and Moreira the Savvy pick for a festive feast December 22, 2021 WITH Christmas Day fast approaching, bettors at Happy Valley will be banking on trainer John Size and jockey Joao Moreira to pay for their festive expenses over the holiday period. Size and Moreira completed a hat-trick at the city track a week ago and they won’t be big odds to replicate that feat again when they combine [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Vincy can Warm up Christmas for Valley punters December 22, 2021 FORMER Australian champion jockey Blake Shinn is the man to provide plenty of pre-Christmas celebrations when he climbs aboard unpredictable but talented galloper VINCY in the competitive one mile three-furlong Marble Handicap (12.15pm) at Happy Valley today. With victories in the Melbourne Cup, Golden Slipper and Doncaster Mile on his CV, plus a Sydney jockeys premiership medal [...]
Tackling homelessness is the key to become a fairer society December 22, 2021 We are only as strong as our weakest link. In our society, this is homelessness – an issue that leaves a moral stain on our country. If we are serious about levelling up society, guaranteeing a safe home for everyone is the only place to start. The Big Birmingham Sleep Out is a fantastic event [...]
Mild or not: Omicron variant doubles risk of catching Covid aboard a plane December 22, 2021 As millions of people prepare to fly home for Christmas an industry expert has warned that Omicron doubles the risk of being infected on a plane.
Covid-19: Self-isolation period cut from 10 days to seven with negative result December 22, 2021 People self-isolating with Covid in England can now end their quarantine three days early as long as they receive two negative test results, the health secretary has announced. Under previous rules, people had to self-isolate for a full 10 days if they were infected with Covid-19. Now they can curtail that period by producing negative [...]
Omicron, inflation and shortages compound to spike UK businesses December 22, 2021 A cocktail of Omicron, soaring inflation and ongoing worker shortages are spiking UK businesses, reveals a fresh study released today. Business confidence in the UK economy dipped nine percentage points over the last three months to minus six, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC). The emergence of the Omicron variant of coronavirus has [...]
Boris Johnson rules out any further restrictions before Christmas December 21, 2021 The Prime Minister has confirmed that the government will not introduce any further Covid restrictions in England before Christmas, but cautioned that the situation remains “finely balanced” thereafter. In a video posted on Twitter from Downing Street, Boris Johnson delivered a message ensuring “people can go ahead with their Christmas plans” and said that the [...]
London markets whipsaw on Omicron curbs uncertainty December 21, 2021 A whipsawing in the likelihood of fresh restrictions to curb the spread of Omicron being imposed in England is generating wild swings on London markets. The capital’s premier FTSE 100 index closed 1.38 per cent higher today to reach 7,297.41 points, while the mid-cap FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned to the health of [...]
Vodafone auctions the world’s first text message as an NFT for £91k December 21, 2021 The first text message ever sent, reading "Merry Christmas," was sold today for €107,000 (£91,000) as a 'Non-Fungible Token' at a Paris auction house.
PM to make lockdown decision by Christmas Eve December 21, 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to make an announcement in the next 48 hours on whether to impose "circuit-breaker" restrictions in England to stem the spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus.