Davis Cup hero Andy Murray crowned Sports Personality of the Year December 21, 2015 Davis Cup hero Andy Murray was last night crowned Sports Personality of the Year for the second time in three years after winning 35 per cent of the votes cast. Former Rugby League player Kevin Sinfield, who finished his career in the sport on a high by featuring in Leeds Rhinos’ treble-securing Super League Grand [...]
Accountant sentenced to eight years in jail for devising and promoting tax fraud schemes based on film industry loopholes December 20, 2015 A former Ernst & Young partner was sentenced to eight years in jail at the end of last week for his role in a tax fraud scheme. Terence Potter, working alongside independent financial advisor Neil Williams-Denton, devised and promoted fraudulent schemes, which were based on tax avoidance schemes that take advantage of legal loopholes relating to [...]
Top business books of 2015: From Walter Isaacson’s Innovators to The Untold Story of Bitcoin, here’s your Christmas reading list December 19, 2015 It’s been another roller-coaster year for businesses in 2015. From plummeting oil prices to an impending interest rate hike, authors have done their best to educate their readership on… well, pretty much anything. Here are our favourite reads of 2015. You’ll find a little bit of everything for everyone – from advice on time-management to inspiration on becoming the next big entrepreneur. Innovators: [...]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens review: The best film in the series since The Empire Strikes Back December 18, 2015 12A | Dir. JJ Abrams ★★★★★ Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens opens with the now familiar golden expository text scrolling into an infinity of stars. The Empire has fallen, only to be replaced by Darth Jar Jar and his Ewok army, who ruthlessly enforce a trade blockade against the ice planet Hoth… just [...]
Next Chelsea manager candidates: Who could replace Jose Mourinho? Antonio Conte, Juande Ramos, Diego Simeone, Pep Guardiola and other candidates December 17, 2015 Roman Abramovich is searching for a new Chelsea manager after sacking Jose Mourinho following a disastrous start to the Premier League season. It is the 11th managerial change of the Abramovich era at Stamford Bridge and brings Mourinho's second spell in charge to an end after less than three seasons. Read more: Defeat to Foxes cranks [...]
Quirky Renneti is ready to land a big prize for Mullins December 17, 2015 Trainer Harry Fry saddled the well-fancied Activial to finish third in last season’s Ladbroke Hurdle (3.35pm) and the market suggests that the talented young trainer can go a couple of places better on Saturday. In-form Fry opted not to give Activial a prep race 12 months ago, but this time brings a race-fit and unexposed [...]
Government reveals sport reforms in bid to reverse falling participation figures and save Olympic legacy December 17, 2015 The government has unveiled a new strategy for sport in the UK, designed to rescue stagnating participation numbers following the Olympics. Governing bodies such as the Football Association (FA), the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and the Rugby Football Union (RFU) will come under pressured to get more primary school children playing their sport. Sports minister [...]
Miracle on George St: the stars align for charity lottery December 17, 2015 It’s not unusual for Edinburgh’s George Street to be teeming with people at this time of year. But last month, it was brought to a standstill, not by Christmas shoppers, but the most famous “George” in the world. Double Oscar-winner George Clooney (sorry, Prince George) was in town to drop into the offices of People’s [...]
Helping refugees is a tech challenge December 17, 2015 While there have been many causes worthy of our attention in 2015, the plight of Europe’s refugees and migrants has been the most visible. There are currently 20m people feeing violence and oppression around the world and many of them arrived on our continent’s shores this summer in the hope of a better life. Shocking [...]
2016 Lord Mayor’s Appeal December 17, 2015 One of the most important – and most recognisable – charities in the City is the Lord Mayor’s appeal, which raises money for charities that are close to the heart of the current mayor. The 2015 Appeal has been a huge success, raising a whopping £2.2m for previous Lord Mayor Alderman Alan Yarrow’s chosen charities [...]