Would-be sponsors of Ukraine refugees threaten to drag Priti Patel and govt to court over visa delays May 3, 2022 Would-be sponsors under the Homes for Ukraine visa scheme are threatening the Government with legal action on behalf of hundreds of Ukrainian refugees who have spent weeks waiting to come to the UK. A class action lawsuit is being prepared over “inordinate and unreasonable delays” in processing hundreds of visa applications made in March. Figures [...]
Why Premiership and Championship rugby clubs are teaming up to win May 3, 2022 While the powers that be seem to be determined to keep Premiership rugby outfits apart from Championship teams, that hasn’t stopped clubs from partnering up with one another in a series of mutually beneficial playing arrangements. Last week defending Premiership champions Harlequins announced a partnership with London Scottish, who play just up the road at [...]
EY faces $2.5bn lawsuit over NMC Health audit April 30, 2022 Big Four accountancy firm EY faces a $2.5bn (£2bn) lawsuit over its audit of collapsed healthcare company NMC Health, after bankruptcy administrators yesterday said they had filed a claim against the auditor. The lawsuit comes after Abu Dhabi firm NMC Health went into administration in 2020, after the firm was accused of understating more than [...]
Jerusalem review: Mark Rylance proves he is the leading actor of a generation in juggernaut play April 30, 2022 After Jerusalem premiered at the Royal Court in 2009 it began to generate a reputation as the greatest play of the 21st century. It’s hard to do justice to the level of prestige which has surrounded the show since; within theatre circles it is untouchable and nothing since – at least, no plays – have [...]
Tennis legend Boris Becker jailed: The dramatic rise and fall of a world champion April 30, 2022 A dramatic fall from grace for tennis legend Boris Becker, as he was jailed for two-and-a-half years yesterday for trying to hide £2.5m in assets and loans. As Becker starts his prison sentence, City A.M. zooms in on the turbulent and colourful life of the three-time Wimbledon champion. Boris Franz Becker was born in Leimen, [...]
Explainer-in-brief: Voters, get your id at the ready April 29, 2022 The government will have the final say on the controversial topic of voter ID after the elections bill was passed. It will make the local elections the last time voters can cast a ballot without photo ID. The list of documents accepted includes passports, driving licences, and travel passes for older people such as the [...]
City firms pledge to employ ex-offenders as prisons minister calls on bosses to ‘break offending cycle’ April 29, 2022 Business chiefs, including from telecoms giant TalkTalk and construction firm Murphy, have pledged to employ hundreds of ex-offenders. The prisons minister will today urge City bosses to put their weight behind a government scheme to help prisoners back into work upon release. “Getting prison leavers into steady jobs is a win-win. It cuts crime and [...]
How TikTok saved the bookstar: Will the UK stay in love with reading after lockdown? April 29, 2022 A decade ago, the narrative of bookselling was of the surging popularity of digital book sales, with physical editions left on the shelf. Figures from the Publishers’ Association in 2012 saw digital book sales shoot up 54 per cent while physical book sales dipped five per cent. Fast forward to 2021 and UK publishing sales [...]
Prima Facie review: from Villanelle to victim, Jodie Comer is a ferocious force on stage alone April 28, 2022 Jodie Comer became one of the world’s most popular British acting exports as psychopathic predator Villanelle in Killing Eve, dispensing of victims with garden hoses, piano tuners, and dressed as a clown. In her West End debut in Prima Facie, a new play by Suzie Miller, Comer has done what all self-respecting A-Listers do when [...]
Star studded: Leonardo DiCaprio invests in vegan burger chain Neat April 28, 2022 Plant-based burger chain Neat has launched a Series B fundraise with US investors including Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio. The cash injection will be used to accelerate the company’s workforce and new product development, as it looks to expand both its restaurant and consumer goods arms. Neat, which already counts racing driver Lewis Hamilton as an [...]