Six Nations: England cannot dip favourites tag two weeks running February 7, 2022 England’s first round Six Nations defeat at the hands of Scotland on Saturday was one which initially played into Eddie Jones’s well-worn line of the Calcutta Cup rivals being “red hot favourites”. But in a 20-17 loss which sent England back south of the border with their tails between their legs, Jones’s side looked a [...]
Board member Jennie Daly to replace Pete Redfern at the helm of Taylor Wimpey February 7, 2022 Jennie Daly, board member and group operations director at housing giant Taylor Wimpey, will replace Pete Redfern as the company’s chief executive. The company announced the appointment this morning, saying it will be effective from the conclusion of the annual general meeting on 26 April 2022. “Jennie has extensive experience in the housebuilding sector and [...]
What a night: Senegal coach Aliou Cisse savours long road to Africa Cup of Nations glory February 7, 2022 Aliou Cisse dedicated Senegal’s first Africa Cup of Nations triumph to the country’s people after a nail-biting final victory over seven-times winners Egypt. Liverpool striker Sadio Mane, who had earlier missed a seventh-minute spot-kick, converted the decisive penalty in the shoot-out after the game had finished 0-0 following extra time to spark ecstatic celebrations both [...]
More than 1,000 London buildings require emergency fire measures including waking watches February 6, 2022 More than 1,000 buildings in London necessitate emergency measures, including security patrols, because of fire safety defects, five years on from the Grenfell Tower disaster. A total of 1,149 buildings in the capital need measures including ‘waking watches’, according to the latest data from the London Fire Brigade, which was first reported by the Evening [...]
Home Office ‘lacks comprehensive plan’ for Afghan evacuees in London hotel February 5, 2022 The Home Office has “a lack of a comprehensive plan” to provide Afghanistan refugees with permanent housing, according to a British evacuee. A man and his family, who were evacuated from Afghanistan after the withdrawal of US and British troops saw the Taliban capture Kabul in August, said he feels “stuck” in his London hotel [...]
Disbelief and anger as man who kept low IQ victim for 40 years in a horse box walks free: ‘I had nowhere else to go’ February 4, 2022 There was disbelief and anger today as a man who exploited a vulnerable victim found living in a squalid shed has walked free from court. Peter Swailes Jr, 56, was sentenced at Carlisle Crown Court to a nine-month jail term, suspended for 18 months. The victim had been “used and exploited” for 40 years while [...]
Grant Shapps promises angry commuters ‘big improvements’ in railway timetables February 4, 2022 Transport secretary Grant Shapps has promised angry commuters that ‘big improvements’ in railway timetables are bound to take place within the next two weeks. Shapps said this morning he’s in talks with train operators to bring timetables back to quasi normal levels, as the number of people travelling has increased significantly following the removal of [...]
Tech stocks in a valley February 4, 2022 Just when Silicon Valley thought things couldn’t get any worse, they did. Meta tanked over 25 per cent on Wall Street yesterday, losing around $200bn (£147bn) in value, dragging the tech-heavy Nasdaq down along with it.
Amazon’s sales forecast misses estimates as it hikes Prime membership in US February 3, 2022 Amazon.com said it raising the price of its Prime subscriptions, as it looks to offset higher shipping costs and wages even after beating profit expectations for the holiday quarter. Shares rose 17 per cent in after-hours trade, after dropping nearly eight per cent before the market’s close as part of a broader technology stock sell-off. [...]
Drinks sales boosted by office return as bars slowly recover from Omicron hit February 3, 2022 Drinks sold at pubs and bars in Britain edged closer to pre-pandemic levels, in levels not seen since last November. Average drinks sales by value in managed pubs, bars and restaurants for the week to Saturday 29 January were eight per cent below the same period in 2020. This was the first time the weekly [...]