Spring Statement 2025: Reeves makes further cuts to Universal Credit March 26, 2025 Further cuts will be made to Britain’s welfare bill – but only save the government £3.4bn rather than the £5bn originally thought – Rachel Reeves has announced in the Spring Statement. The Chancellor has confirmed there will be further reductions to the cost of benefits, and to government spending, after the Office for Budget Responsibility [...]
Wong can continue to fly High on Sha Tin dirt March 25, 2025 FOLLOWING all the excitement and drama at Sha Tin last Sunday when around 70,000 spectators witnessed the Hong Kong Derby, and £170 million was bet across the card, the track now reverts to a midweek nine-race programme on the all-weather surface. As has been said on numerous occasions, regular racegoers in the city are suspicious [...]
Will the government’s £2bn affordable housing top-up make a difference? March 25, 2025 The government has ploughed a ‘top-up’ investment of £2bn into the UK’s affordable housing sector as part of its pledge to revitalise residential construction. Officials say it will get working people and families into secure homes, while detractors say it doesn’t go far enough and might even be less money than the sector had anticipated. [...]
Glamorous world of the Edwardians to be explored in major exhibition at The King’s Gallery March 24, 2025 This spring, a major exhibition at The King’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace will immerse visitors in the glamour and opulence of the Edwardian era. The Edwardians: Age of Elegance will explore the lives and tastes of two of Britain’s most fashionable royal couples – King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, and King George V and Queen [...]
Adolescence fans are discovering ‘unbearably tense’ Stephen Graham drama Boiling Point March 24, 2025 Adolescence, following one teenage boy’s relationship with women and incel culture, has taken the internet by storm, with millions of people tuning in to watch Stephen Graham’s incredible performance as the dad of a young boy accused of murder. But fans are pointing out that Adolescence isn’t the first time Stephen Graham has worked in [...]
Boehly: Chelsea worth more now than £2.5bn we paid March 24, 2025 Chelsea chairman Todd Boehly believes the club is worth more now than the record £2.5bn his consortium paid to acquire them in summer 2022. The Blues have not won a trophy or qualified for the Champions League since the takeover, while Boehly’s group has spent more than £1bn on new players. But asked whether Chelsea [...]
England rugby’s nutritionist on social media dangers and advising City traders March 24, 2025 Rugby fans watching England’s explosive renaissance at the recent Six Nations might have been left wondering just what they’d had for breakfast. One person who knows the answer is James Morehen, men’s performance nutritionist at the Rugby Football Union and part of a backroom team that has helped Steve Borthwick’s young side emerge from the [...]
AIM: Private equity takeovers reach £5bn over last year March 24, 2025 The value of AIM-listed takeovers by private equity firms has reached £5bn over the last year as the number of companies on London’s junior stock exchange continues to drop. Private equity houses continued to be the major driver of AIM M&A deals, accounting for 62 per cent of M&A deals by value, according to data [...]
Snow White review: Live action Disney is dated and out of touch March 20, 2025 After 15 years of churning through their back catalogue, Disney’s quest to make a live action version of every one of their hits has led them to the film that started it all. This new version of Snow White has been beset by controversy, but the headlines may be more entertaining than the film itself. Rachel [...]
Fintech boss outlines industry’s Spring Statement needs March 20, 2025 With the Chancellor’s Spring Statement under a week away, a fintech boss has laid out how the government must support the industry. Laurent Descout, co-founder and chief executive of payments platform NEO, said Rachel Reeves must prioritise support for the fintech sector through two key areas: university funding and helping small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). [...]