Dazzling is Fit and ready to re-enter winners’ circle for Eustace October 24, 2025 SUNDAY’s Panasonic Vitalift Handicap (8.15am) over 10 furlongs may look an open looking contest on paper but it is guaranteed to have a short-priced favourite in the line-up, with Gentleman’s Legacy and Purton seeking to gain compensation for a recent costly seasonal appearance defeat. A healthy revised weights advantage with the winner of that race [...]
Messi signs new Inter Miami deal with $1bn stadium project in final stages October 24, 2025 Lionel Messi has signed a three-year deal to extend his spell in the United States with MLS club Inter Miami. The Argentine joined Inter Miami – owned by David Beckham, Jorge Mas and Jose Mas – in 2023 on a deal reportedly worth $60m a year and over $150m in total. It also promised the [...]
Reeves’ LLP tax raid will trigger an exodus of family doctors October 24, 2025 Rachel Reeves plan for a tax hike on partnerships will decimate the GP workforce – and her government’s plans to turn the NHS around, says Katie Collin We’re now a month nearer to Reeves’ second Autumn Budget, and the speculation has come thick and fast. But of all the tax raids potentially on the horizon [...]
Motability cuts? Rachel Reeves is taking British taxpayers for a ride October 24, 2025 Rachel Reeves pledge to reform the absurd Motability scheme essentially amounts to giving alcoholics Peugeots instead of a BMWs, says Jack Rankin As Rachel Reeves continues to take the scenic route to the next Budget, rumours are swirling that she is setting her sights on the Motability Scheme, hoping to claw back around £1bn in [...]
A mansion tax would hit ordinary Londoners and stall the market October 24, 2025 A rumoured tax raid on sales of properties over £1.5m would be a disaster for Londoners, says James Evans With the Treasury neither confirming nor ruling out the prospect of a so-called ‘mansion tax’ – a capital gains levy thought to be based on the sale of primary residences above £1.5m – uncertainty is already [...]
New watches: Our favourite colourful chronos to beat the winter blues October 23, 2025 From London Time, three colourful chronograph watches to beat the winter blues BELL & ROSS BR-X3 NIGHT VISION Looking like something Neo would wear in The Matrix, Paris’s military watchmaker has instead been inspired by head-up displays (HUD) from the cockpits of the Rafale fighter jets, whose pilots they supply. A stealthy case in ‘LUM-CAMO’ [...]
NBA rocked as FBI arrests stars Billups and Rozier in illegal betting probe October 23, 2025 The NBA has been rocked after Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat point guard Tony Rozier were arrested by the FBI as part of a probe into alleged “illegal gambling schemes”. Billups, who became a five-time NBA All Star during a 17-year career most famously with the Detroit Pistons and is now coach [...]
LinkedIn: UK businesses could get £532bn AI recruitment boost October 23, 2025 UK businesses could theoretically unlock £532bn in productivity through AI-assisted recruitment, according to new research from LinkedIn. The report suggests that AI tools, such as LinkedIn’s own ‘hiring assistant’ tool, can free recruiters from administrative tasks like screening CVs, writing job descriptions and scouting talent, allowing them to focus on strategic hiring decisions. Janine Chamberlin, [...]
Is Brexit really to blame for the Chancellor’s growth headache? October 23, 2025 As the government prepares the public psyche for substantial tax hikes at next month’s Budget, the Chancellor has taken a Brexit-shaped risk. Keir Starmer’s government has largely opted for caution over talking about relations with the European Union. The Prime Minister has insisted that re-opening the Brexit debate would bring only “turmoil” but he also [...]
St James’s Place continues on its path to redemption October 23, 2025 The UK’s leading wealth manager, St James’s Place, has continued on with its work to move past its 2024 downfall, reporting a “strong quarter” as funds under management hit record highs. Gross inflows increased to £5.7bn, a 30 per cent jump from the £4.4bn recorded the previous year, while net inflows jumped 98 per cent, [...]