The Big Table in talks to snap up Chiquito’s and Frankie and Benny’s from TRG September 9, 2023 The owner of Cafe Rouge, The Big Table, is in talks to snap up Chiquito’s and Frankie and Benny’s from The Restaurant Group (TRG). According to a report first published in Sky News, the firm, which is backed by private equity group Epiris, is in negotiations with TRG, the London listed firm which owns Wagamama [...]
UK’s Motor Fuel Group in £2bn fuel stations deal talks with Morrisons September 9, 2023 UK’s Motor Fuel Group (MFG) is in talks with supermarket chain Morrisons for 340 fuel retail forecourts in a deal that could be worth about £2bn, the petrol stations giant said. The company, in a statement to Reuters on Friday, said a deal would also include 500 freehold plots of land at the supermarket chain’s [...]
Heatwave a ‘huge relief’ for hospitality sector after miserable summer September 9, 2023 The September heatwave has come as a “huge relief” for the hospitality sector after a miserable July and August, leading industry figures have said. Soaring temperatures over the past week have “brought back the feelgood factor” for business owners across the industry, they added. Thursday was provisionally the hottest day of the year so far, [...]
Lime looks to out-muscle Tier and Bird as e-scooter rivals scrap for profit September 9, 2023 E-scooter investors will be looking ahead to operator Lime’s half-year results next Tuesday.
5 sunny things to do in London this weekend September 8, 2023 Not that we’ve had many, but it could be the last sunny weekend of the year… Temperatures are set to hit 32 Celsius tomorrow, and they’re staying high for Sunday and into Monday, so you’ve got multiple changes to get out in this delightful Indian Summer. Here are five things to do in London this [...]
TikTok: Lawyers hope new data centre can ease privacy fears September 8, 2023 Tiktok has opened a European data centre which lawyers say could quell international privacy fears currently plaguing the app. This week the Chinese video app opened a new data centre based in Dublin as part of an effort to calm European data privacy concerns around the app’s links to China. ‘Project Clover’, as it has [...]
EP: 228 Haydock, Ascot, Kempton, Leopardstown & Hong Kong September 8, 2023 The Sprint Cup is the feature race at Haydock on Saturday afternoon, part of the Qipco British Champions Series, where the super-fast Shaquille looks to add a further Group One prize to his already impressive list of victories. We hear today from his jockey James Doyle. We also preview races at Kempton and Ascot. There’s [...]
Hipgnosis share price rockets after £376m Round Hill Music takeover September 8, 2023 Shares in Hipgnosis Songs Fund jumped as much as 16.5 per cent on Friday morning following the news that rival music royalty firm Round Hill Music (RHM) is set to be rescued by a multi million dollar buyout. Los Angeles based Alchemy Copyrights has offered to buy US company RHM for $469m (£376m), causing its [...]
Norton warning over TikTok Bitcoin scam using deepfake AI of Elon Musk and Mr Beast September 8, 2023 Cyber security specialist Norton is warning TikTok users of an elaborate scam involving AI deepfake parodies of wealthy celebrities.
Bitcoin has an undeniably positive future – we just need to wait and keep our cool September 8, 2023 Jason Deane takes a global look at the state of Bitcoin and says we need to wait the current market sentiment out and keep cool heads.