England complete ODI rescue mission as Livingstone shines September 10, 2023 England recovered from a sloppy start with the bat yesterday to beat New Zealand by 79 runs in Southampton as Liam Livingstone starred at the crease. Jos Buttler’s side fell to 8-3 and 55-5 inside 13 overs with Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Joe Root and Ben Stokes dispatched for six, two, zero and one respectively. [...]
Rugby World Cup: Takeaways after England beat Argentina September 10, 2023 Some have dubbed it the “Miracle of Marseille”; for others it was the minimum England needed to show. But in Saturday night’s 27-10 win over Argentina in their opening match of the Rugby World Cup only one thing mattered: the result. It had been a long time coming and in the south of France England [...]
FTSE 100 live: London rallies at end of week after mixed bag for European and US markets September 8, 2023 The FTSE 100 rallied at the end of the week to finish up by half a percent, after a mixed bag in Europe and US markets weighed down sentiment earlier on. London’s premier bluechip index was at 7,478.19 points by close, finishing 0.49 per cent up after hovering between being under marginally up and down [...]
Berkeley: Housebuilder warns of plummeting sales value amid property market volatility September 8, 2023 Berkeley has warned its value of private sales reservations has fallen 35 per cent on last year, reflecting the challenges facing the housing market. The housebuilder said the drop echoed the “elevated macroeconomic and political volatility”. It comes after house prices in August were revealed to be 4.6 per cent lower than the same month [...]
Inflation: Firms expect to hike prices at slowest rate since November 2021 September 7, 2023 Firms are expecting price and wage growth to ease over the coming months, giving rate-setters a boost in their fight against inflation.
FTSE 100 close: London markets mixed as weaker pound helps offset fears over China September 7, 2023 The FTSE 100 climbed 0.1 per cent to trade at 7,434.79 although the FTSE 250 remained in negative territory, down 0.1 per cent at 18,425.43.
Ollie Phillips: France needs Les Bleus to get party started at Rugby World Cup September 7, 2023 If I could turn back time and play more of my career in France, I would do it in a heartbeat. The country is rugby mad and you’re put on a pedestal by fans. That’s why this could be one of the great World Cups – the country is about to descend into two months [...]
House prices fall at fastest rate since 2009 – and it’s worst in London September 7, 2023 House prices are falling at their fastest annual rate since the global financial crisis, with London hit hard
Interest rates nearing peak as inflation set for ‘quite marked’ fall this year, Bailey says September 6, 2023 The Bank of England is nearing the end of its monetary tightening cycle, the Bank's governor suggested today, adding that there will be a "quite marked" fall in inflation by the end of the year.
Rachel Reeves preferred to Jeremy Hunt for Chancellor by voters, poll finds September 6, 2023 Pollsters found 21 per cent of the public opted for Reeves, versus just 14 per cent for the former health secretary.