William Hill write-down slashes value of bookie’s Australian operation
The first rule of gambling: ‘The house always wins.’ So how has William Hill managed to veer so far off-course with its Australian operations?
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A crazed new world: coronavirus, paranoia, and Zombie Apocalypse shopping tips
By Hal Williams
YOU WALK into the supermarket, intending to just pick up a few things, and wha…. ? The place is swarming. Shelves are...
EV News Round-up Autumn 2019
By RICHARD THOMAS
THREE months have passed since the last issue of BV, each bringing more developments in the Electric Vehicles world — on the...
From the Mean Streets of Havana: Carlos Acosta
Charismatic, highly acclaimed Cuban ballet star Carlos Acosta is embarking on a new project. The greatest male ballet dancer since Rudolf Nureyev and Mikhail...
Seriously Funny: Michael Lewis
Michael Lewis has been called “the funniest serious writer in America” – the sort of contradictory label that has been pinned to the 55-year-old...
NFTs are down — as are sports stars who bought them
AMERICAN football wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr holds the dubious distinction of being the athlete who has lost the most money on NFTs.
Following the...
OMRAN – driving Oman’s renaissance in tourism
“ACCESSIBILITY, safety, good weather, and friendly people. We have everything here,” says OMRAN CEO Peter Walichnowski, rolling out Oman's welcome mat for tourists and...
Mobile use ‘seed to irreversible climate change’
What links the world’s first mobile phone call, made 50 years ago, to climate change? JOHN MACK answers that one…
WHEN Martin Cooper made the...
Etihad Swoop For Tony Douglas As New CEO
Former military defence expert is to take up the role in January, but can he stop the rot in Abu Dhabi where the airline...
Steeling the limelight in world of fashion
Daring design: a collaboration between a Swedish fashion designer and an innovative steel manufacturer creates steel thinner than silk
By Abi Grogan
CHOOSING the right outfit...