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The highly anticipated and closely contested Ashes series ended in a 2-2 draw with Australia having retained the Ashes. Resuming on 135 without loss on the fifth morning and needing a further 249 to...

LONDON: With a battling opening stand, Usman Khawaja and David Warner have given Australia a realistic chance of overhauling the very substantial target of 384 set for them to win. If it is reached it...

London: The fifth Test remains in the balance with Australia taking a narrow first innings lead of 12 with the help of a cameo tail-end partnership. In response to England, Australia were dismissed...

England, having failed to regain the Ashes, embarked on the final Test knowing a victory here to draw the series will thwart Australia’s hopes of a first series win in England in over two decades. ...

The London IPO market slump keeps on into this year as inflation, high interest rates and geopolitics weigh on the minds of companies. In the first half of 2023, 18 insurers raised £593 million on...

A raging battle between asset managers for ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) talent that has gone on over the last three years is abating, with recruiters pointing to a worsening economic...

There has been an increasing number of voices criticising the Government’s refusal to restore VAT free shopping for foreign tourists. Tax free shopping for foreign visitors, which saves them 20pc on...

Regulators are suffering from a “democratic deficit” that is holding back the UK growth, according to a new report from a high profile group of MPs. The Regulatory Reform Group has said that...

Australia are poised to wrap up the second Test on the fifth day and take a two-nil lead in the five-Test series. England have a mammoth task of scoring a further 257 on a last day’s wearing pitch...

Usman Khawaja’s brilliant form continues in this series as he took Australia to 130 for two before rain brought an end to the third day’s play in the second Test. Following his scores of 141 and...

The Bank of England (BoE) and the Treasury have been convinced for some time that a central bank digital currency (CBDC) is becoming increasingly necessary. Governor of BoE, Andrew Bailey said in a...

Financial institutions across London are plagued with a dirty money problem. The financial district of the capital – known as the ‘City’ – is well overdue a review (a ‘spring clean’, so to...

Birmingham, JUNE 19 England will resume their second innings on the fourth day of the first Ashes Test on 28 for two with an overall lead of 35, after Australia were dismissed for 386, conceding a...

Birmingham: With a century of great distinction, his first in England and 15th in Tests overall, Usman Khawaja led Australia’s recovery on the second day of the first Test after England had made...

EdGbaston, June 17 With his magnificent, and certainly timely, unbeaten 30th Test century Joe Root saw England to 393 for eight declared on the first day of the Ashes series, and in the process...

European regulators have started informing investment banks which businesses and staff they must move to the continent, starting the clock on compliance as a long-running post-Brexit review comes to a...

In contrast to the situation just a year ago, when the European Union was initiating court action against the UK, for problems arising from Brexit agreements, all 27 member states of the EU are now...

As Ireland struggled in the afternoon sunshine, England put themselves in command with the batsmen totally dominating the second day and in the process playing Ireland out of the match. At tea, they...

Ireland, in their second Test match at the HQ of cricket after four years – when they had come so close to pulling off a remarkable victory but for their poor batting which saw them dismissed for 38...

The economic situation of Europe shows that the UK is not alone in undergoing an economic slump. Europe’s major economies, led by Germany, its powerhouse, are also in the midst of a slump. Figures...