FTSE 100 tops 10,400 as Beazley and Entain soar The FTSE 100 index closed up 87.75 points, 0.9%, at 10,402.34, a new record close. Evening Standard · Feb 4
Saturday’s horse racing tips: Best bets for the Dublin Racing Festival and Sandown It’s Dublin Racing Festival weekend and our horse racing correspondent Jonathan Doidge has run the rule over the best bets on Saturday’s card both there and at Sandown The Independent UK · Jan 30
Ex-gambling bosses facing UK criminal trial lose civil case against regulator Kenny Alexander and Lee Feldman ordered to pay Gambling Commission’s costs after claim dismissed The Guardian - UK · Jan 19
How to watch Boxing Day Horse Racing 2025 for *FREE* — Watch King George VI Chase live on ITVX Here's our guide on how to watch all the Boxing Day horse racing with the King George VI Chase at Kempton headlining. TechRadar · Dec 26, 2025
Account closures and restrictions are angering racing punters but there is an answer The minimum bet rule model is there in Australia for all to see and the Gambling Commission should act now The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2025
Gambling giants warn of £700 million hit from Chancellor's betting duty hikes The OBR said it expected the changes to raise an extra £1.1 billion a year for the Treasury by 2029-30 Evening Standard · Nov 27, 2025
FTSE 100 Live 27 November: Gambling stocks in focus after Budget hit, index steady Gambling firms have warned they face a major hit to earnings as businesses digest the impact of Rachel Reeves’s second Budget. Evening Standard · Nov 27, 2025
More charges laid over suspicious Brownlow betting A fifth man has been charged over an alleged suspicious Brownlow Medal betting ring, which included a former AFL umpire who is facing additional charges. AAP · Nov 25, 2025
Liverpool vs Crystal Palace prediction: Gakpo to star in Reds’ win Read the latest odds and tips as Arne Slot’s side face a difficult League Cup tie at home to Crystal Palace The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2025
Real Madrid vs Barcelona prediction: Los Blancos to extend La Liga lead Read the latest odds and tips ahead of the first El Clasico of the 2025/26 La Liga season The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2025
Reason BBC 'wants to stick with all-female Strictly hosts' is revealed after Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly exit Several high-profile names have already been put forward for the next series in 2026 Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2025
Strictly Come Dancing odds: Who will present as Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman announce departure Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly are stepping down as Strictly Come Dancing hosts - but who will fill their space? Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2025
Strictly Come Dancing: Who are the rumoured names to replace Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman? Tonight’s grand final will mark the pair’s last time presenting the BBC shiny floor show The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2025
Ladbrokes owner Entain sees growth slow after punter-friendly sports results The gambling giant said it remained on track for full year guidance. Evening Standard · Oct 15, 2025
Evening Standard · Oct 15, 2025 FTSE 100 Live 15 October: Burberry shares get LVMH lift, Capita fined for data breach Royal Mail has been fined £21 million for missing its annual first and second class mail delivery targets.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2025 Can Xue and László Krasznahorkai are joint favourites to win 2025 Nobel prize in literature The Chinese and Hungarian writers are tied with odds of 10/1 – while Haruki Murakami, Margaret Atwood and Salman Rushdie are also in the running
The Conversation · Sep 22, 2025 Alexis Wright has revitalised Australian literature, but a new book by a ‘superfan’ overlooks an important aspect of her work Is there an author more fêted and adored in Australia right now than Alexis Wright? In the two years since the publication of her fourth novel, Praiseworthy (2023), she has been garlanded with awards and ascended to new heights of international recognition, including entering the betting table last year as…
The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2025 Ladbrokes owner’s ex-CEO and others face charges including bribery and fraud UK charges against former directors of Entain and five others relate mainly to provision of services in Turkey
The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2025 Patriotic punters in women’s Euros final costs Ladbrokes owner in winnings One of the UK’s biggest bookies has said it lost out on winnings paid in the women’s Euros final as patriotic fans got behind the Lionesses, while the men’s Club World Cup drew in “surprising” global support.
Evening Standard · Aug 17, 2025 Patriotic punters cost Ladbrokes owner with winning bets on Lionesses So-called ‘patriotic punters’ typically get behind their own team or country by betting on them winning.
The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2025 Glorious Goodwood racing tips: Best bets and odds for day three Racing correspondent Jonathan Doidge brings us his horse racing tips for Thursday’s races at Glorious Goodwood
Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2025 Entain shares surge on earnings upgrade for US joint venture FTSE 100 listed Entain said it now expects BetMGM to deliver full-year underlying earnings of at least 100 million US dollars (£73.8 million).
Evening Standard · Jun 10, 2025 Ladbrokes ads banned over use of ‘Ladbucks’ likely to appeal to under-18s The Advertising Standards Authority said the firm’s “Ladbucks” were “similar to features in video games popular with children”.
The Independent UK · May 26, 2025 Top 20 betting sites and betting offers for the Champions League final Everything you need to know about the best betting sites and free bet offers for this year’s Champions League
The Independent UK · May 21, 2025 Ladbrokes Sign Up Offer: Bet £5 Get £30 in Free Bets Everything you need to know about the latest Ladbrokes new customer offer