Planning bill will ‘avoid bat tunnels’, housing minister claims March 11, 2025 The government hopes its planning reforms will “avoid bat tunnels”, the housing minister has said. It comes as Labour unveiled major changes to the UK’s planning permissions system – as part of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill – with measures to overhaul how developers meet environmental obligations, replacing site-specific schemes with a general fund. Speaking [...]
Alan Sugar’s empire hails record profit despite falling sales March 11, 2025 A group controlled by The Apprentice star Lord Alan Sugar has posted a record profit despite falling sales, it has been revealed. Amshold Trading has reported a pre-tax profit of £10.8m for the 12 months to 30 September, 2024, up from the £8.4m it achieved in the prior period. However, new accounts filed with Companies [...]
Aboriginal healing: mind-body-spirit therapy unlike anything else March 10, 2025 Aboriginal healing therapies use some of the oldest techniques in the world. Lisa Kjellsson ventured into the wilderness to look inwards I’m in a location on the travel wish list of landscape photographers the world over. The sandstone cliffs above Number 16 Beach, in Rye on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, overlook a rock formation that resembles a dragon’s [...]
Cheltenham Day 1 Betting Offers and Tips 2025 – Pointers & Bonuses for Cheltenham Day 1 March 10, 2025 *City AM’s journalism is supported by our readers. If you click links to other sites on this page, we will earn a commission. The most highly anticipated time of year in the world of horse racing is upon us, and punters are getting ready for the first day of the 2025 Cheltenham Festival. Hear the iconic [...]
British and Irish Lions copy Formula 1 with live squad reveal at O2 March 10, 2025 The British and Irish Lions are taking a leaf out of Formula 1’s book by announcing their squad for this summer’s tour to Australia in a live event for fans at the O2 in London. Lions chair Ieuan Evans will unveil Andy Farrell’s touring party and reveal who will captain the side in front of [...]
Sidemen charity match proves importance of entertainment in sport March 10, 2025 On Saturday afternoon at Wembley Stadium, 90,000 fans packed out the home of football for a charity match featuring online celebrities the Sidemen. Having begun with games at Southampton in 2016 and Charlton’s The Valley, the Sidemen – a group of seven YouTubers who have banded together to grow their brand, and whose most notable [...]
Countries cannot be ‘dragooned’ into coalition of the willing, says McFadden March 9, 2025 Countries cannot be “dragooned” into the so-called coalition of the willing by the UK, a senior minister has suggested. Pat McFadden has said that nations have to “step forward themselves” if they want to be part of the group of nations willing to defend a peace deal in Ukraine. The UK and France have been [...]
Cheltenham Free Bets 2025 – Cheltenham Betting Offers and Free Bets UK March 9, 2025 *City AM’s journalism is supported by our readers. If you click links to other sites on this page, we will earn a commission. Cheltenham Festival is one of the UK’s most looked-forward-to horse racing meetings, seeing the industry’s most successful horses, trainers, and jockeys go head to head. Watchers can look forward to an exceptional showcase [...]
How To Bet On Cheltenham – Betting Guide for Cheltenham 2025 March 8, 2025 *City AM’s journalism is supported by our readers. If you click links to other sites on this page, we will earn a commission. Cheltenham Festival is one of the year’s biggest events, attracting some of the largest crowds and featuring the best in the business. It hosts four days of top racing action with 28 races, [...]
Netball Super League 2025: Learning from the WNBA – and coming to the O2 March 8, 2025 New teams, new rules, a new competition structure and a big bump in pay; a new era of the Netball Super League begins this weekend with the biggest shake-up in its 20-year history. Gone are Bath, the league’s most successful side, and three other teams as the field has shrunk from 10 to eight. In [...]