Three things I want to see from England against the West Indies
England face the West Indies on Tuesday as the three Test match series gets under way. Joe Root’s side had a torrid winter Down Under and must…
‘The doctor told us to stop’: The hell sportswomen put their bodies through to make weight on their period
The source of Courtenay’s weight gain was excess water retention caused by hormonal fluctuations across the menstrual cycle – a common symptom which typically affects women when…
Exclusive: Google challenged to end gender ‘bias’ towards men in ‘best tennis players’ search results
The Lawn Tennis Association has challenged Google to end its ‘bias’ towards male players as it takes search engines to task on International Women’s Day. Online searches…
Revealed: Women’s Super League players paid as little as £20,000-a-year
While the value of WSL contracts is growing quickly, European giants Lyon remain the club who pay the highest salaries and “better packages” to players in Europe….
Want to save £85 a year on energy bills? Turn your thermostat down a degree
Which? also suggested taking a look at appliances that are not always in use and turning them off at the power if they are on standby. For…
Oil and gas crisis: how to beat rising prices
After more than doubling last week, European gas prices leapt to €345 (£285) a megawatt-hour. Motorists will feel the pinch, as prices at the pump could rise…
War in Ukraine risks unrest in the Middle East as bread prices soar
Russia’s war on Ukraine risks triggering civil unrest in the Middle East, analysts have warned, as global wheat supplies and harvests are disrupted and prices climb. Wheat…
Georgia’s turmoil under Russia shines spotlight on risks facing Ukraine
Moscow is not afraid to use that leverage. Credit ratings agency Standard and Poor’s last month cited Russia’s long-running ban on direct flights to Georgia as a…
It would be a huge mistake to cut Russia off from the internet
No surprise, then, that Russia began its own social media blackout on Friday. Having throttled major US websites for much of the last week, the state communications…
Hackers expose the foolishness of trusting ‘the cloud’ with our data
Whitehall hasn’t been asleep. In NCSC, we have a world-leading national cybersecurity centre, and the Information Commissioner taking a more active role as a policeman. Our Centre…
Tax deal lets Sanjeev Gupta keep his steel plants
Sanjeev Gupta has avoided the threat of his British steel plants being nationalised after the metals tycoon struck a deal with HMRC over an unpaid £26m tax…
Gold hits $2,000 amid market scramble for precious metals
A flurry of traders are betting gold will hit $2,100 by the end of the month, with some expecting even greater increases. Other metals have also posted…
‘Total war’ effort needed to cope without Russian oil and gas, expert warns
Coping without Russian oil and gas would demand an effort “akin to reorganising the economy for total war” by Britain and Europe, an energy expert has claimed….
Some companies find it easier to be woke than stand up to barbaric Putin
Links to slavery from a couple of hundred years ago have been researched and apologised for. Carbon emissions have been offset. Work-life balance has been prioritised, racism…
From oil to wheat: what surging prices mean for companies and consumers
Nickel Nickel is a standout example of how war in Ukraine has forced a rapid re-assessment of base metals prices. It climbed as much as 90pc intraday…
Crispin Odey cashes in on soaring oil and gas prices but warns stagflation is on the way
Mr Odey had a barren spell in the years after the Brexit vote as a series of investments that predicted shares would fall failed to pay off….
Rolls-Royce’s plans for mini nuclear power stations take significant step forward
Rolls-Royce’s hopes of building mini nuclear power stations have taken a significant step forward after Kwasi Kwarteng, the Business Secretary, asked government regulators to assess its designs….
Petrol suppliers race to ditch Russian fuel as prices hit record at the pump
Petrol and diesel suppliers are racing to ditch Russian fuel amid efforts to isolate Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. Importers are examining suppliers who could replace…
Russia pulls down the cyber iron curtain
Russia’s internet crackdown has been almost immediate. In the last few days, Facebook, Twitter and Western news websites have been blocked by Roskomnadzor, the state communications regulator. …
Russian oil ban ‘on the table’ as Johnson vows to shore up North Sea industry
Meanwhile Kwasi Kwarteng, the Business Secretary, asked regulators to assess Rolls-Royce designs for a new generation of mini nuclear reactors. Speaking a press conference alongside the Canadian…