Could Asos be set to offload Topshop? October 28, 2023 Asos, the ailing online fashion retailer, is exploring a sale of Topshop, less than three years after it acquired the high street brand from Philip Green’s collapsed Arcadia empire. Notice of the sale could be announced as soon as Wednesday in conjunction with the digital retailers full year results, which Asos said have been pushed [...]
UN General Assembly calls for `humanitarian truce’ in Gaza October 28, 2023 The UN General Assembly has approved a non-binding resolution calling for a “humanitarian truce” in Gaza, leading to a cessation of hostilities between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers. It was the first UN response to Hamas’s surprise October 7 attacks on Israel and the ongoing military response and vow to obliterate Hamas. The 193-member world [...]
Boris Johnson ‘excited’ to join ranks of Nigel Farage on GB News October 27, 2023 Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to join GB News Radio, the right-leaning news show that is often the subject of extensive criticism.
Lyonesse play review: Kristin Scott Thomas and Lily James cast their spell October 27, 2023 Lily James and Kristin Scott Thomas star in Lyonesse at the Harold Pinter Theatre
Musk’s one-year X reign: how shocking has it been? October 27, 2023 A year after Elon Musk's Twitter takeover, now 'X', the platform is still alive while rivals Mastodon and Threads are flailing behind.
Cryptocurrencies and stocks back in the red, but Bitcoin still above key level October 27, 2023 Bitcoin is keeping its head above the $34,000 level, despite retracing in the last 24 hours, while Ethereum is trading around $1,750.
EP: 235 Doncaster, Newbury, Cheltenham & Hong Kong October 27, 2023 Doncaster hosts the Group 1 Futurity Trophy Stakes for 2-year-olds on Saturday with Newbury the venue for the Horris Hill and St. Simon Stakes – both Group 3 races, plus it’s the second day of ‘The Showcase’ jumps meeting at Cheltenham on the same afternoon. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of [...]
Making Heathrow profitable: Three challenges for the new boss October 26, 2023 After years of lossmaking, Heathrow could be on the cusp of a turnaround and just as its new Danish chief Thomas Woldbye steps in.
Tesco UK chief steps down as Britain’s biggest supermarket brings in former Aldi top exec October 26, 2023 Tesco’s UK division will bring in a senior executive from challenger grocer Aldi, following the departure of its veteran chief. Britain’s biggest supermarket said Matthew Barnes will take over after Jason Tarry today announced his upcoming departure today, following 33 years with the company. Tarry, who has been at the top for six years, will [...]