Owen Farrell injury clouds England’s plan for Six Nations showdown with Scotland March 9, 2017 England head coach Eddie Jones has attempted to allay concerns that Owen Farrell could miss Saturday’s Six Nations showdown with rivals Scotland after he was forced to abandon training due to a leg injury. Farrell, who was set to start the Calcutta Cup clash at inside centre, limped off during the session at England’s Pennyhill [...]
Betting: England to down old foe Scotland in Calcutta Cup March 9, 2017 England will be searching for a world-record equalling 18th straight win when they renew their historic rivalry with Scotland at Twickenham this weekend. Despite three middling performances in the Six Nations thus far, the Red Rose remain on course for back-to-back Grand Slams; a feat which no team has reached since 1998. They’ll have to [...]
Betting: Hot-shot Harry Kane can carry Spurs to Wembley March 9, 2017 It's been so long since Tottenham played Millwall, Gary Lineker was leading the line for Spurs, and Harry Kane was still three years away from being born. Lineker netted the only goal in a 1-0 win back in April 1990, and as Tottenham fans prepare for a rare visit to South Bermondsey for Sunday’s FA [...]
Rents could rise 20 per cent in the next five years – as UK house prices rise 18 per cent March 9, 2017 Rents in the UK could rise by a fifth in the next five years as housing costs rise for the UK's lowest earners, one of the UK's most well-respected housing bodies has said. Research by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) showed rents for those on lower incomes could rise more than 20 per [...]
Q&A: How will Philip Hammond’s 2017 Budget affect your taxes? March 9, 2017 Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered several blows to the self-employed yesterday, but they're not the only group impacted. Here, we've laid out all the ways in which the Budget will affect your tax affairs: NATIONAL INSURANCE What’s happening to National Insurance? National Insurance contributions (NICs) for self-employed workers will be hiked over the next two years, [...]
Philip Hammond’s self-employment tax hike marred a refreshingly mundane Budget March 9, 2017 It took just a couple of hours for the chancellor’s Budget to come under heavy fire. He set out changes to Class Four National Insurance contributions, increasing them from 9 per cent to 11 per cent over a couple of years. This breaks a Conservative manifesto pledge ruling out VAT, income tax and NI increases, his [...]
International Women’s Day: 12 of the most awesome women in the City March 8, 2017 With International Women's Day upon us, what better time to celebrate some of the City's brightest and best, from business bosses to economists? Here's a run-down of 12 of the most awesome women in the City… 1. Jayne-Anne Gadhia – chief executive of Virgin Money Jane-Anne Gadhia has been chief executive of Virgin Money since 2007 [...]
Budget 2017: This is what the Budget had to say about UK house prices March 8, 2017 UK house price growth will be cut by almost half by 2018, according to predictions from the Office for Budgetary Responsibility (OBR). The OBR has released its predictions for house price growth along with chancellor Philip Hammond's first (and last) Budget today, and it seems house price rises will be tempered over the next five [...]
Budget 2017: No further increases in insurance premium tax scheduled, though rise in June will go ahead March 8, 2017 Insurance premium tax will rise from 10 to 12 per cent in June, as previously announced in the Autumn Statement, but chancellor Philip Hammond broke the trend of successive hikes with no further increases announced in today's budget. Three successive hikes in IPT have taken the rate levied on insurance products from six per cent [...]
Budget 2017: The full text of chancellor Philip Hammond’s speech March 8, 2017 Philip Hammond has delivered his first – and last – Spring Budget. Headline announcements included more cash for social care and punishing new rules for the self-employed – plus some vague comments on business rates. Read more: City A.M.'s TL;DR version of the Spring 2017 Budget Here's what he said: Mr Deputy Speaker, I report [...]