Russia should be thrown out of the Winter Olympics – but the IOC has no backbone
I have always subscribed to the view that if you are old enough to be at an Olympic Games, you are old enough to play by the…
The picture Eddie Jones hopes will inspire England to crush Italy and ‘atone’ for Calcutta Cup loss
Utility back Elliot Daly, tighthead prop Kyle Sinckler and hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie, whose yellow card proved to be a crucial moment in England’s defeat against Scotland, also…
National Grid bets on surge pricing and electric cars to avoid another energy crisis
Both elements will grow even further as 2050 approaches and more electric cars, heat pumps and hydrogen made from renewable electricity are rolled out. Overall annual electricity…
Specsavers hangs on to prescriptions so customers buy glasses in store
Specsavers opticians are failing to hand over copies of prescriptions to customers who want to buy their glasses elsewhere. Customers are being asked to pay substantial administrative…
Running a heat pump hits £1,251 – 27pc more than a boiler
The cost of running a heat pump in the average home will hit £1,251 this year, which is 27pc more than a traditional boiler. The bills will…
Markets bet on jump in US interest rates after prices surge
Inflation is being driven by a wide range of global factors, from higher energy costs to a shortage of workers in key jobs. However, the Federal Reserve…
Unilever heads down a dead end after latest U-turn
Chairman Nils Andersen was brought in to repair relations with the City after the Rotterdam debacle but history has repeated itself and he has failed to provide…
Global chip shortage and higher prices swell Mercedes-Benz’s profit
Mercedes-Benz has declared its cars more profitable than ever after it increased prices amid a global shortage of microchips and a surge in demand from wealthy customers. …
Tesla recalls 580,000 electric cars over ‘boombox’ safety issue
Tesla has been told to fix more than half a million cars in the US over concerns that a safety feature designed to alert pedestrians to the…
Dear Jacob: good luck searching for Brexit opportunities in the City
Dear Jacob, I write in reply to your rousing exhortation in the Sun newspaper for the public to let you know about any “absurd” EU regulations that…
Campaigners’ fight against controversial London development far from over
Following a decade of public backlash, planning permission has finally been handed to one of London’s most controversial housing developments. Renewal, a developer with little experience on…
Sadiq Khan threatens to crash Boris Johnson’s electric bus dream without Tube bailout
TfL announced 63 new electric buses on Friday. But Seb Dance, deputy mayor for transport, warned that they could be the last. He said: “Unfortunately, we will…
Chinese exports to Britain surge to record £63.5bn
This increase in goods coming in from outside the bloc was driven mainly by rising fuel imports – including from Norway, Russia and the United States –…
Traders brace for interest rates to hit 2pc as UK economy outstrips France and Germany
France was close behind the UK with growth of 7pc in 2021, followed by Italy’s 6.5pc and 5.7pc in the US. Germany achieved only 2.7pc, reflecting both…
US investor launches fresh bid to take charge of Wolseley
An American investment fund has made a fresh bid for the owner of London restaurants the Wolseley and the Delaunay after it collapsed into administration amid a…
Tech company valued at £15bn in Europe’s biggest capital growth deal
A tech company powering the websites of some of the world’s biggest fund managers has tapped London-based investors for £1bn in Europe’s biggest private capital growth deal….
Canada to urge Britain to lift hormone-treated beef ban
The ban on hormone-treated beef was found by the World Trade Organisation to be legally unenforceable in 1997. However, a compromise agreement was reached in which the…