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Ed Warner: My memo to sport’s blazers? Stay out of the way March 6, 2025 Sport governing bodies should focus on organisational framework but professional activity can largely be left to the free market, argues Ed Warner. Who doesn’t love a badge, especially if having the right to flaunt it conveys status? Witness the urge to wear replica kit, even though the status this gives is simply identification as a [...]
TNT Sports leads UK TV deal race for Michael Johnson’s Grand Slam Track March 5, 2025 TNT Sports is set to bid for UK TV rights for Michael Johnson’s new Grand Slam Track league, which begins in Kingston, Jamaica next month. The four-time Olympic champion has signed 48 international athletes, including Team GB Olympic silver medalists Josh Kerr and Matthew Hudson-Smith, and sprinter Daryll Neita, for the inaugural season of Grand [...]
Government told to improve education for young entrepreneurs March 5, 2025 A new report has exposed the education system’s failure to boost business knowledge among aspiring entrepreneurs. The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) and Simply Business have called on the Government to incorporate business education into the national curriculum, in a bid to unlock “a gold mine of enterprise potential”. The study revealed just a third [...]
Tory MP warns UK should ‘consider possibility Trump is a Russian asset’ March 4, 2025 A Conservative MP has warned the UK should “consider the possibility that President Trump is a Russian asset”. Graham Stuart, a former Foreign Office minister, posted the remark on X, formerly Twitter, after the US President halted military aid to Ukraine. Overnight, the White House suspended delivery of ammunition and other equipment to Kyiv after [...]
NHS delays drive demand for private healthcare to record March 4, 2025 Private healthcare market has broken yet another record, with private hospital admissions hitting their highest Q3 on record
Will western brands return to pariah state Russia? March 4, 2025 It was the sight that heralded a new geopolitical era. Hundreds of Russian punters standing in a disorderly queue and braving the bitter Moscow air to sample their first bite of the latest big import from America. The iron curtain – having been chipped away slowly for years – had fully fallen just two months [...]
Navigating the unknown: How Hogan Lovells advises businesses in an unpredictable world March 3, 2025 With the increased geopolitical risks and unpredictability, regulatory and public law specialised lawyers, such as Hogan Lovells, are in the spotlight
9 of the best International Women’s Day events in London March 3, 2025 International Women’s Day on Saturday 8 March provides a moment to celebrate all women, as well as reflect and protest about the challenges they face. Events vary from conversations and debates with a political hue through to cultural activities and events. Running since 1911, the official website for IWD says the event “honors the achievements [...]
Starmer speaks of ‘driving purpose’ to unite Nato allies after White House clash March 2, 2025 Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said his “driving purpose” over the last few days has been reuniting Ukraine and the US after their presidents clashed in the White House. As Starmer gathers European leaders in London to forge a common position on ending the war in Ukraine, the Prime Minister said he is “working hard” [...]
Nominations are open for the City AM Awards 2025 February 28, 2025 The City AM Awards are back for 2025 – on Tuesday 6 May at the Guildhall – and nominations are now open for the top leaders, trailblazers, entrepreneurs and innovators in the City. It’s the 16th year of the City AM Awards, first launched by City AM’s Harry Owen and Lawson Muncaster in 2010 to [...]