England 0, Scotland 0: Gareth Southgate needs to find a solution to – or a replacement for – worryingly peripheral Harry Kane June 18, 2021 On a night of full-throated support from both sides of football’s oldest rivalry, perhaps the biggest cheer came in the 63rd minute. That was when Jack Grealish, England’s maverick talent, came off the bench as the hosts searched for a breakthrough against Scotland. The cheers reflected Grealish’s elevation to cult hero status, but also a [...]
Russian boss of Gazprom-backed boxing body AIBA turns to man who lifted lid on Russian state-sponsored doping to lead corruption probes June 17, 2021 Richard McLaren, the Canadian law professor and sports investigator, is best known for exposing Russia for state-sponsored doping. So eyebrows were raised this week when it emerged that McLaren had been hired by one of Russia’s most powerful sports administrators. Umar Kremlev has called on McLaren Global Sports Solutions as part of his bid to [...]
The highest prosecutor at the International Criminal Court is now London lawyer Karim Khan June 16, 2021 British lawyer Karim Khan has been sworn in as the new chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court, pledging to reach out to nations that are not members of the court. Khan, a 51-year-old English lawyer, has years of experience in international courts as a prosecutor, investigator and defence lawyer. He takes over from Fatou [...]
Biden–Putin summit: Leaders agree to resume talks after ‘constructive’ discussions June 16, 2021 US president Joe Biden and Russian president Vladimir Putin today discussed in detail steps they will take on arms control at a “positive” summit in Geneva. Putin at a press conference described the talks, lasting less than four hours, as “extremely constructive” without any hostility. Biden echoed similar remarks at a separate press conference, saying they [...]
In centralised finance we distrust June 15, 2021 Dr Chris Kacher reflects on the history books and explains his use of metrics as a buying guide to Bitcoin.
Ryanair boss says UK and EU flying bans over Belarus ‘not the way forward’ June 15, 2021 The UK and EU’s bans on flights crossing over Belarussian airspace is “not the way forward” and should not be in place long-term, according to Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary. O’Leary told MPs today that the Belarussian government’s move to ground a Ryanair flight and detain an opposition journalist was a “state sponsored hijacking”, but [...]
The Analyst: Ian Whittaker on the future of media June 15, 2021 Ian Whittaker has been a City analyst for more than two decades, and what he doesn’t know about media, advertising and the creative services industry isn’t worth knowing. Here’s his first monthly column for City A.M. After twenty years covering media, technology, and everything else in between, it’s always tempting to look back and marvel [...]
Trouble brewing at BrewDog: Can co-founder James Watt apologise his way out of a toxic culture? June 14, 2021 Last week was a rocky one for self-styled “punk” brewers BrewDog. Some 60 former employees under the collective name of Punks with Purpose posted an open letter on Twitter, in which they accused the company and its founders, James Watt and Martin Dickie, of fostering a “cult of personality” and alleged that a “culture of [...]
G7 coronavirus vaccine pledge: how far does it stretch? June 11, 2021 Leaders of the G7 countries will unveil a pledge to donate 1bn coronavirus vaccines to poorer nations at the 2021 summit in Cornwall. The pledge is part of a plan to “vaccinate the world” by the end of 2022, after western governments faced mounting pressure to do more to help the poorest countries in the [...]
Screenshot: How did a software glitch break the internet? June 11, 2021 This week **Media Moment of the Week: Motty goes off the rails **How did a software glitch break the internet? **BT’s bolt from the blue Media Moment of the Week: Motty goes off the rails Look, everyone loves John Motson. He’s a juggernaut of football broadcasting and I don’t have a bad word to say [...]