Lee Carsley: England deserve a world-class coach that’s won trophies October 13, 2024 Interim manager Lee Carsley has said the England managerial job “deserves a world-class coach that’s won trophies and been there and done it” after his side’s 3-1 victory over Finland in the Nations League. Carsley had widely been touted for the England job but after the side’s humiliating 2-1 defeat to Greece last week, where [...]
Four Mothers at London Film Festival review: This Irish ode to oldies is like a big warm hug October 13, 2024 Four Mothers premiered at the London Film Festival on 13 October. Our rating: ★★★★ Irish writer siblings Colin and Darren Thornton’s rumination on the challenges of balancing family life with personal ambition embraces like a big warm hug. Four Mothers follows Edward, a queer 30-something writer whose book on teenage trauma has found success in [...]
The biggest threat isn’t AI – it’s people not being able to use AI October 12, 2024 Labour must implement a strategy for digital inclusion enabling more of us to use technology like AI, writes Saqib Bhatti
Budget will boost living standards, revive NHS and ‘rebuild Britain’ – Starmer October 12, 2024 The Budget will focus on boosting living standards, reviving the NHS and “rebuilding Britain”, Keir Starmer said as he signalled investment in schools, housing and transport. Chancellor Rachel Reeves will deliver her first Budget on October 30 following gloomy warnings about the tough decisions and tax rises needed to deal with the economic legacy left [...]
The Other Place: Life is terrible, the play! October 11, 2024 Greek tragedies revel in stories of rape and incest and trauma and abuse but we’re at least partly shielded from these horrors by 2000 years of distance and the prism of epic heroes and demigods. Transplant those same themes into a modern family home and, well, it hits different. The Other Place is playwright Alexander [...]
Young Jamie Richards can Achieve more in Hong Kong October 11, 2024 THIS could be the day of reckoning for the much-hyped John Size-trained galloper Wunderbar who seeks to make it six wins from seven races in the Artistic Gymnastics and Triathlon Handicap (10.55am) over six furlongs. The Australian import had the distinction of twice beating present local sprinting sensation Ka Ying Rising last January, before a [...]
‘The biggest barrier to growth’: Businesses set out plan to fix productivity puzzle October 11, 2024 Some of the UK’s most high-profile businesses have set out a roadmap to improve productivity growth, including reforms which could boost the economy by £82bn over the next five years. The Building Back Britain Commission, which included representatives from Vodafone, PIC and British Land, looked at productivity across the entire country, finding five key areas [...]
Derby weekend can ignite spark in Premiership October 11, 2024 This weekend Premiership Rugby has deliberately created drama with the continuation of derby weekend, where all five fixtures are focused on local rivalries. Sale Sharks play Newcastle Falcons, Gloucester host Bath, Northampton travel to Leicester, Exeter Chiefs take on Bristol Bears and unbeaten Saracens head south to Harlequins. Derby days are always special days as [...]
Capital gains tax could be hiked to almost 40 per cent October 10, 2024 Capital gains tax could be hiked by Chancellor Rachel Reeves to almost 40 per cent in the Budget, according to reports. The Guardian has reported that the Treasury is modelling a range of between 33 per cent to 39 per cent. Around 350,000 people pay the wealth tax with is levied on the sale of [...]
Property market 2025 predictions: Greener and healthier October 10, 2024 Predicting the prevailing winds in the super-prime property market can be a thankless task, given how it is at the behest of factors both national and international. Nevertheless, I have grabbed my crystal ball to make some predictions about the emerging and developing trends, from the continued rise in at home wellness to an ever-increasing [...]