MPs slam ‘short-sighted and incredibly damaging’ tax-free shopping u-turn October 24, 2022 Cross-party MPs have warned that a u-turn on tax-free shopping for overseas tourists is “short-sighted and incredibly damaging” as the tourism sector hopes to recover post-Covid. In a new report, the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Committee said Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s u-turn was hindering the sector. The committee said it felt the government was [...]
Portland Oregon is the best of the West Coast – and a new direct flight makes visiting easy October 24, 2022 Portland Oregon is your new West Coast city visit, thanks to a new direct British Airways flight route
Frasers Group increases Hugo Boss stake to £840m October 24, 2022 Frasers Group revealed it had snapped up a further chunk of shares from fashion firm Hugo Boss today taking its stake in the firm to £840m.
How to invest in the metaverse October 21, 2022 Crypto AM columnist Jonny Fry digs deep into his wisdom vaults to explain how to invest sensibly in the metaverse.
Ed Warner: Don’t criticise British Cycling for accepting sponsorship from Shell October 20, 2022 Disclaimer No1: I don’t think I’ve written anything in support of British Cycling down the years. Quite the opposite in fact. But I can’t bring myself to add my name to the lengthening petition that splutters in indignation about the governing body’s sponsorship deal with Shell. So, here’s a first for me. British Cycling’s eight-year [...]
Ferrari 296 GTS review: Blue blooded October 18, 2022 With a retractable roof and electric driving mode, you might think the new Ferrari 296 GTS has gone a bit soft. Not a chance, says Tim Pitt.
Matalan secures deadline extension for £350m debt payment October 17, 2022 Matalan has announced that its debt payments have been kicked back several months, buying the high street retailer more time to find cash. The discount clothes retailer said that a January deadline to refinance £350m of debt has been pushed back to July. Matalan described the update as “an important milestone” in its recapitalisation plan [...]
Rugby chief suggests French-style governance can save game in England October 16, 2022 England rugby chief Bill Sweeney has insisted the Premiership and Championship should look across the Channel to France for inspiration as the domestic game faces a crisis unlike anything it has seen in the professional era. Two clubs – Worcester Warriors and Wasps – have been suspended from the league after going into administration, with [...]
Govt gives telecom giants extended deadline to boot Huawei out October 13, 2022 The government has extended the deadline for telecom giants to boot Huawei from its 5G network after concerns that it could cause major disruption. The timeframe for the likes of BT’s Openreach and Vodafone to remove Huawei equipment and services in core networks was moved 11 months from January 2023 to December. Telecoms and broadband [...]
Ed Warner: Boxing’s parallel existence, Benn-Eubank, and a Trussian shambles October 13, 2022 The Sweet Science. The Noble Art. Boxing has a lore of its own and is a law unto itself. It occupies a parallel existence in which its rules, first published under the sponsorship of the ninth Marquess of Queensbury in 1867, and a love of litigation – real and threatened – are deemed sufficient to [...]