After a prolonged rest period post - Rugby World Cup, Friday evening saw the return of Saracens’ England stars as they dismantled a strong Bath side. The likes of Itoje, Farrell and the Vunipola brothers were all in action alongside World Cup victor Vincent Koch, in what was a star-studded squad of 23. A win last night leaves Saracens with four wins from a possible five and would ordinarily have them currently in a top three position going into next week's fixtures. However, the infamous salary cap punishment, which has seen them docked 35 points and a fine of £5 million sees them sitting in last place in the English Premiership table with minus 18 points! Saracens, who have won five English Championships and three European titles in the past nine seasons, were seen to be in breach of paying their players more than the cap set by the English Premiership. The club thought they had bypassed the cap through joint investments with players and owner Nigel Wray. It didn’t take The Weekly long to work out which players have stakes in Faz Investments Ltd, Vunprop Limited and Wiggy9 investments!

The Weekly travelled across to the impressive Francis Crick Institution on Tuesday morning to attend the second annual Oxford – Cambridge Arc conference – ‘1 year on.’ The event hosted by the Estate Gazette in partnership with Bidwells attracted almost 750 attendees. The Arc's productivity is 2.6% higher than the UK average with a growing economy of £111 billion. It is also home to 10 universities (including the Oxbridge institutions), all of whom are seeing exponential growth. The overall sentiment was that there is clearly a vast level of opportunity within the area. However, what appears to be missing is Government direction and leadership on infrastructure and house building. The Government has predicted that the area will need one million new homes by 2050. But in order to get there, a delivery rate of 3.1% of the area’s current stock would need to be added each year, a level of growth that has never been achieved anywhere in the UK! And whilst investors are beginning to talk about the 'Arc' as a defined geographical entity, it is actually made up of 26 local authorities, with no overarching body or planning framework. On top of this, The Weekly is still not sure what name we've settled on! Throughout the morning there were mentions of the Oxford - Cambridge Arc, the Oxbridge Arc, CaMkOx Arc and the Corridor! There is no doubt that investors are beginning to take notice, but before the potential can be fully realised, sufficient leadership and direction must be attained. The Arc needs to find its Noah!

With Black Friday behind us and on the eve of Cyber Monday it is prime time to get the stockings filled for Christmas. But according to review company ‘Which?’, more than half of online shoppers experienced at least one delivery problem this time last year. The most common complaint was parcels not turning up on time, with 25% of people’s deliveries not arriving at all! Other issues included deliveries being left in the rain, being stored in the hedge and being thrown through a top floor bedroom window! One lady reported that she lost her £150 sunglasses as the delivery driver left the parcel in the recycling bin, only for the rubbish to be collected by the lorry (along with the sunglasses), only an hour later! This got The Weekly thinking about other absurd delivery stories. In 1913, the US Post Office started allowing parcels to be sent through the post with one couple embracing the new phenomenon… by posting their eight-month-old son to his grandparents! The parents weren’t completely inept, buying a $50 insurance policy to ensure the child’s safe receipt. He arrived without a scratch, but unsurprisingly the Post Office outlawed the delivery of children two weeks later!