Central contracts need an overhaul – it’s time the ECB used them to show where its priorities lie
This is the second part of our manifesto to save English red-ball cricket. Michael Vaughan launched the manifesto on Wednesday with his piece calling for five-day County…
Ralf Rangnick’s shock tactics have failed to jolt Manchester United out of mediocrity
His remarks on Tuesday night that United were “six years behind” Liverpool did not go down well at the club who, even at this nadir, believe that…
Novak Djokovic and Martina Navratilova lead furious backlash at Wimbledon’s ban of Russian players
The British Government has previously indicated that Russian and Belarusian players would need to denounce Vladimir Putin’s regime in order to compete at Wimbledon. But the AELTC…
Westminster’s hypocrisy over working-from-home can only damage the economy
It’s hard to reconcile Rees-Mogg’s insistence that Whitehall officials return to office buildings to “realise the benefits of collaborative working” with the government’s plans to give all…
Why are we doing a free-trade deal with India’s Putin-loving prime minister?
The little progress achieved was only made possible by studiously avoiding anything contentious, thereby rendering the whole exercise largely meaningless. Indian demands for a lot more student…
Trans women left out of female diversity targets after City backlash
Trans women should not be automatically counted as women, the financial watchdog has ruled after business backlash. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) dropped its proposals to force…
P&O Ferries sacks agency workers for drinking on duty
P&O is already wrangling with a “sky high” insurance bill, the Telegraph revealed this week, with analysis suggesting that its safety performance will be deemed “very low”….
Cost of raw materials rising at fastest pace since 1970s, warns Rio Tinto
Mining giant Rio Tinto has reported the sharpest rise in the cost of raw materials since the 1973 oil crisis. The FTSE 100 company said the economic…
The Issa brothers’ Asda takeover is the deal of the century – on paper
The billionaire Issa brothers have been unequivocal about their ambition for Asda to become the country’s second largest supermarket chain, following years of jostling with Sainsbury’s for…
Inside the Netflix horror show
People joked they had ‘completed Netflix’. With such a vast library, the streamer had always been more filler than killer. But strip away the prestige series, the…
Xi Jinping snaps up Vladimir Putin’s bargain coal
China is taking advantage of the war in Ukraine to grab coking coal at a heavy discount, with imports more than doubling in March. Imports of the…
Ditch banks and buy energy stocks to beat this world crisis
Credit Suisse thinks that the earnings of energy stocks will be a massive 240pc higher in the three months under review than they were a year ago….
Families will be forced to spend £34bn of lockdown savings on credit card bills
Goldman has downgraded its forecasts for UK economic growth this year from 4.2pc to 3.9pc, which it blamed on “significant headwinds” arising from inflationary pressures, higher interest…
Slash speed limit by 10mph to beat Putin, says Sir Richard Branson
Sir Richard Branson has called for a 10mph cut to the speed limit to “save lives” in Ukraine and defeat Russia by slashing the country’s energy usage. The British…
Apple will automatically block children’s access to nude images sent to their iPhones
Millions of British children will be automatically blocked from viewing nude pictures sent to their iPhones in a major software update announced by Apple. Indecent images received…
Tesla profits soar on record car deliveries
Tesla revealed a massive jump in sales and profits on Wednesday night, smashing Wall Street’s expectations despite supply chain problems. The company, headed by billionaire Elon Musk,…