Purton to tuck into a weekend winner with Gusto June 5, 2026 SPARE a thought for 29-year-old local jockey Angus Chung when he arrives at Sha Tin on Sunday. The two-pound claiming rider, retained by the Tony Cruz stable with 23 winners to his name this season, has only four rides on the card but more importantly has lost two plum rides on the programme. Unfortunately, despite [...]
The ROI of an MBA: Why mid-career professionals are choosing the Executive MBA in 2026 June 5, 2026 What is the driving force behind the decision to do an Executive MBA? For some people it is rapid career progression. Others aim for a significant uplift in their salary. For successful entrepreneur Ashley Lawrence it was the potential on offer – the opportunity to build, scale and internationalise his existing multi-brand staffing group business. [...]
Ash Sarkar says she will ‘never work with SXSW again’ after Hasan Piker visa row June 4, 2026 Ash Sarkar has said she will never work with SXSW again after withdrawing from the festival over its handling of the Hasan Piker visa row, accusing organisers of failing to defend invited speakers barred from entering the UK. The Novara Media commentator pulled out of SXSW London after organisers responded to the Home Office’s decision [...]
War Horse gallops triumphantly back to the National Theatre June 3, 2026 War Horse | National Theatre (Olivier) | ★★★★☆ This month has seen the revival of two classic equine plays, one about a young lad who is in love with a horse in a good way (War Horse) and one about a young lad who is in love with a horse in a very, very bad [...]
Chelsea to hand Joao Pedro wage boost as club prepare for tough summer June 3, 2026 Chelsea face a difficult summer ahead following their failure to qualify for Europe, but Joao Pedro is set for a base-salary increase that may help them keep hold of one of their star players. The Brazilian forward – a £60m signing from Brighton last summer – was a rare bright spark in an otherwise gloomy [...]
Why Britain needs a defence innovation engine June 3, 2026 Britain must follow the US by aligning government demand, private capital, and entrepreneurs to leverage its technological talent against modern national security threats, says Simon Pavitt Britain has spent years celebrating entrepreneurs who changed how we shop, bank, travel and work. From Deliveroo and Revolut to Wise, British founders have shown they can build world-class [...]
Tony Blair has issued a call to arms – but will Labour listen? June 3, 2026 Tony Blair’s blockbuster intervention is a reminder of a time when the government believed business was part of the solution to Britain’s problems, says Steve Rigby For entrepreneurs, looking back can be anathema. Everything is about the future – the next customer, the next acquisition, the carefully-plotted route towards a big-money exit. But for those [...]
How Young’s is shrugging off hospitality gloom June 3, 2026 Like many of his Square Mile customers, Young’s boss Simon Dodd knows how to schmooze with booze. Three years ago, the listed pub chain exec invited rival Clive Watson, the founder of City Pub Group, for lunch at Smiths, the top-notch bar and grill atop Smithfield market, for a steak and a glass of wine. [...]
Delaying estate planning could cost affluent Brits over £12bn June 3, 2026 Brits who are putting off dealing with their estate planning could lose over £12bn in preventable inheritance tax from April 2027, as more middle-income earners brace to be ensnared in the tax net. Families who are in the top decile of UK wealth who do not begin estate planning until they are 70 could fail [...]
Silvery can Breeze to success at the Valley June 2, 2026 RACING in Hong Kong returns to Happy Valley on Wednesday, with a nine-race programme featuring the valuable nine-furlong Class Two Tai Tam Gap Handicap (3.15pm). A field of 11 line up that have already won 26 races between them at the track. With that including 11 over this distance, there’s sure to be plenty of [...]