Rob Davies

She is the mastermind behind Bet365, the company that made it possible to gamble online any hour of the day or night. With a family fortune of £7.5bn, she pays her taxes and donates to charity. But i

Any motorist or dog-walker traversing the narrow lanes around Denise Coates' home in Cheshire would most likely stray within range of one of the many CCTV cameras that jut out from the surrounding foliage. These towering hedgerows, interrupted by sturdy security fences, hide not a military base or a top secret research facility but a family home, albeit one of immense proportions.

Multimillionaire Derek Webb, a Labour donor, goes all-in with support for levy on online casinos and bookmakers

Treasury weighing proposals as chancellor attempts to plug £22bn hole in public finances

Ministers are considering a tax raid of up to £3bn on the gambling sector as Rachel Reeves casts around for funds to shore up the public finances.

Shares in British gambling companies have dropped sharply, reducing the stock market value of large operators by more than £3bn, after the Guardian

HEREFORD head coach Scott Sturdy praised his side for a ‘much-improved performance' despite falling a 0-6 defeat at Wyeside against Cheltenham.

Beer firm apologises for late release of results after James Watt rails against Labour’s plans for autumn budget

Campaigners warn ‘long overdue’ changes won’t scupper organised criminals, who can already pass banks’ ID checks

Care UK has invoiced central and local government for more than £840m of services since 2016, according to Tussell. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian