O’Brien to rewrite the record books with eighth Investec Derby success July 2, 2020 EPSOM is ready to stage the 241st running of Saturday’s Investec Derby (4.55pm) behind closed doors. The build-up has been like no other with the global coronavirus pandemic forcing the race to be delayed by a month. A dramatically revised racing schedule means that the majority have taken unorthodox routes to Epsom and plenty have [...]
4 July reopening: Soho to sizzle as street festival kicks off this weekend July 2, 2020 The West End is set to be the epicentre of 4 July reopening revelry this weekend with newly pedestrianised streets heralding what some are calling “The Summer of Soho”. Westminster Council have now confirmed that a number of streets in the famous entertainment district will be closed to motor traffic. That will allow venues to [...]
EU prepares ban on US travellers over high coronavirus case count June 24, 2020 The EU is said to be ready to issue a travel ban on US citizens and travellers from other countries, due to their high coronavirus infection rates. Documents seen by the New York Times showed American, Russian and Brazilian visitors to the EU would be unwelcome as their governments’ fail to control the virus’ spread. [...]
UK newspaper the Independent to launch Russian language edition June 17, 2020 British newspaper The Independent is set to launch an online Russian-language edition starting this month, according to Russia’s RBC media portal. Russian media magnate Alexander Lebedev, the financial backer of both the Independent and the Evening Standard, provided no specific date of the launch. Artem Artemov, the editor overseeing the roll out, told RBC that [...]
German virus tracing app hits 6.5m downloads as Norway and Russia experience technical glitches June 17, 2020 Germany’s app to help trace coronavirus infections has been downloaded 6.5m times within the first 24 hours since its launch. Chief executive of software giant SAP Christian Klein today said he viewed the promising figures as a sign of a job well done, following a collaborative effort between SAP and Deutsche Telekom to develop the [...]
Facebook to allow users to turn off political adverts June 17, 2020 Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg today announced it will allow users to turn off political adverts in the run-up to the US presidential election, closing what critics have described as a glaring loophole in the firm’s transparency efforts. Writing in American newspaper USA Today, Zuckerberg said the social media giant would let users mute political, electoral [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Addeybb can serve it up to Japan in Prince Of Wales’s Stakes June 16, 2020 TRAINER Aidan O’Brien didn’t take long to get off the mark at this year’s Royal meeting when Circus Maximus landed the Queen Anne Stakes and he will fancy he chances of landing the feature on day two. Japan heads the betting for the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes (3.00pm) and hasn’t been seen in action since [...]
A Machiavellian mastermind or a naïve kid? The story of the Flash Crash Trader June 5, 2020 On a cold morning in April 2015, half a dozen FBI agents and police officers pulled up outside a modest semi-detached house in Hounslow to arrest a man they considered to be among the most prolific and dangerous market manipulators in the world. Their target, Navinder Singh Sarao, had accumulated $70m buying and selling futures [...]
Petropavlovsk pours cold water on UGC merger reports June 1, 2020 Russian gold mining giant Petropavlovsk has poured cold water on reports that it is considering a potential merger deal with largest shareholder UGC. In an interview with the Telegraph, the FTSE 250 firm’s chief executive Pavel Maslovskiy said that discussions between the firms were at an early stage but the deal could “definitely happen”. If [...]
SpaceX astronauts arrive at ISS in historic moment for private spaceflight May 31, 2020 The first US space mission since 2011 has reached its destination, the International Space Station, NASA has confirmed. Astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken entered the ISS at around 6pm UK time, having docked at the ISS a few hours earlier. In doing so, they have become the first astronauts to reach the station via [...]