Chance to reset English game but society also needs new standard
Which brings us back to the heart of Crouch’s proposals – the buying and selling of football clubs and who gets to own them. Abramovich did not…
Chelsea fans should be banned from grounds if they keep singing Roman Abramovich’s praises
Imagine being a Ukrainian watching either game – as many will have been to see the Premier League clubs show their support for their heroic resistance –…
Exclusive: Chelsea stars plot escape by contacting lawyers over tearing up contracts
Chelsea players are exploring potential escape routes should financial armageddon hit the club as a result of the sanctions facing Roman Abramovich. Agents have been in contact…
Exclusive: Roman Abramovich gives green light for Chelsea sale to go ahead
Telegraph Sport can reveal that under the current licence that allows the club to operate while Abramovich’s assets are frozen and merchant bank Raine decides on a…
Billions from green subsidies ‘should be used to cut household bills, not handed to energy companies’
Energy giants will be handed more than £1.2 billion from wind and solar farms as gas prices soar in the coming months, despite the cost of living…
Lush keeps Russian stores open as staff share values of ‘social justice and peace’
Lush stores are to remain open in Russia after the ethical cosmetics brand said that staff in the country share its “values of environmental protection, animal rights, social…
Stocks, pension or pay off the mortgage: the best way to invest inheritance money at any age
Receiving an inheritance can be a pivotal moment in life and it is common to feel pressure to do the “right” thing with the money. Gaining a…
National Insurance rise 2022: how much is it going up and what are the new rates I will have to pay?
Since 1911 workers have paid National Insurance which, as the name suggests, was intended to fund various benefits to support the needy in society. Originally, sick or…
Facebook owner has ‘no quarrel with the Russian people’, says Nick Clegg
The Net Freedoms Project, a Russian human rights organisation, said Meta being designated an extremist organisation could mean Russian citizens being banned from using it, and businesses…
Britain has paid a heavy price for its oligarch love affair
Successive governments have gone to great lengths to facilitate the influx of the super-rich. Sir John Major’s “investor” visa scheme, which provided a fast track to permanent…
Rishi Sunak can afford to bide his time over the energy crisis
It’s universally accepted that energy bills are on track to keep going up. Between the supply shortages caused by lockdowns and reopenings and hardening sanctions being used…
Prince Charles’s former top aide quits Abramovich’s steel company
Alexander Abramov, Evraz’s longstanding chairman who owns nearly 20pc of the company, also resigned. Aleksey Ivanov, its chief executive, is now the only remaining director. During his…
Russia facing ‘deep recession’ as sanctions cripple economy
Speaking to journalists on Thursday evening, Ms Georgieva said: “Unprecedented sanctions have led to abrupt contraction of the Russian economy, moving into a deep recession. “We are…
Putin’s threat to hold planes hostage leaves Lloyd’s of London facing billions in losses
Lloyd’s of London insurers risk suffering losses of up to $10bn if Vladimir Putin follows through on his threat to seize foreign-owned planes. Russia published a draft…
Russia dealt another ‘crushing blow’ from G7 tariffs, says Joe Biden
World Trade Organisation rules stipulate that countries cannot offer more favourable terms to other members, but legislation used by Ottawa allows this most favoured status to be…
Forcing Russia out of Swift is dangerous, warns Germany’s biggest bank
Germany’s largest lender has warned that excluding Russia from the Swift international payments system would pose an economic “danger” as calls for tougher sanctions against Vladimir Putin…
Ukraine crisis risks ‘famine’ in Africa, warns Emmanuel Macron
Mr Macron echoed the body’s concerns at a conference in Versailles. He said: “Europe and also Africa will be very deeply destabilised as regards food because of…
Three ways the Ukraine war could crash the financial system
A siege of Kyiv. The deployment of chemical weapons. Perhaps even a tactical nuclear strike, or full-scale assault on one of the country’s nuclear plants. There are…
How Rolls-Royce’s mini nuclear reactors could solve the energy crisis
While it would be a mistake to shut them off, or to immediately abandon gas usage while renewable capacity is built up, ultimately power can be made…