Full Swing: Golf’s Netflix docuseries lays bare rancour between PGA Tour and LIV Golf, but will it do a Drive to Survive? February 6, 2023 When Netflix weighed up what to call its latest behind-the-scenes sport documentary, this time about life on golf’s PGA Tour, it plumped for the beige Full Swing. It might have been better off choosing Making A Wedge, such is the preoccupation with money that runs through the eight-part series, or Taking Out The Pin, given [...]
City jobs surge in year after Brexit as Barclays, JP Morgan and Revolut accelerate recruitment February 6, 2023 Finance firms ramped up efforts to hire workers in the year after Brexit, with big banks Barclays and JP Morgan and fintech Revolut leading the charge, according to exclusive figures shared with Morning Wire London banks, accountants and fintechs led the recruitment charge in 2022, offering more one in two of every vacancy in England [...]
Hanging out with tortoises in turquoise cottages on the Caribbean island of St Barts February 5, 2023 The descent into Gustaf III Airport on the Caribbean Island of Saint Barthélemy – otherwise known as St Barts – is not for the faint hearted. We depart nearby Saint Martin strapped into a 12-seater Twin Otter plane and soar over the sea towards a small landmass. We spot yachts and catamarans sailing aquamarine waters [...]
Six The Musical review: Still the best musical in town February 4, 2023 Six the Musical review and star rating: ★★★★★ If you heard about Six when it opened but decided it wasn’t for you, now’s the time to think again. Six the musical is a musical that even those that don’t like the artform must attend. Bold and brave in just about every way, it has a [...]
FTSE close: Blue chip index sets a new record high as recession and inflation fears ease February 3, 2023 London’s FTSE 100 Index ended the week on a high having reached its highest ever score, beating the previous record of 7,903.5 set in May 2018. On Friday, the index had briefly pushed as high as 7,906.58 as global inflation and interest rate fears continued to ease. The index of the UK’s largest publicly-listed firms [...]
Something for the weekend: This week’s five most-read stories on morningwire.eu February 3, 2023 A Reddit user called fatmummy, interest rates, vaccines, the ECB and an ignominiouss end to government-funded Tech Nation – here’s what Morning Wire readers most wanted to click on this week. One: How a saucepan broke the internet. If lockdown had you baking and prepping then this story would have piqued your interest. Houseproud, or [...]
China trip: Blinken postpones diplomatic visit following balloon discovery February 3, 2023 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has postponed a planned high-stakes weekend diplomatic trip to China as the Biden administration weighs a broader response to the discovery of a high-altitude Chinese balloon flying over sensitive sites in the western United States, a US official said. The abrupt decision comes despite China’s claim that the balloon [...]
WWE wrestling in London: tickets costing £2,675 on sale as Money In The Bank hits London February 3, 2023 Get ready for over-the-top slam-dunks and ridiculous outfits: WWE is landing in London this summer for the first time in over two decades. It follows WWE’s Welsh show last September which was called Clash At The Castle and was the first major UK stadium show since 1992. It was hugely successful, and became the most [...]
EP: 180 Sandown, Musselburgh & Hong Kong February 3, 2023 The Grade 1 Scilly Isles Novices’ Chase is the feature race at Sandown on Saturday with Musselburgh providing jumps fans with more competitive racing action. We also take a look at this weekend’s Dublin Racing Festival, the introduction of new whip rules and the relaxed dress code at British racecourses. Morning Wire Racing editor Bill [...]