Arsenal, Tottenham, Liverpool and 17 other top clubs hire City firm to take on UK’s biggest insurers in mega football claim May 17, 2022 Some of England’s biggest football clubs – including Arsenal FC, Aston Villa FC, Tottenham Hotspur FC and West Ham FC, have instructed City law firm Clifford Chance to launch a multi-party action against some of the biggest insurance players in London. The group of 20 claimants, which also includes Liverpool FC and Leicester City FC, [...]
Credit Suisse hit with credit rating downgrade by S&P after string of scandals May 17, 2022 Scandal-stricken lender Credit Suisse has been hit with a downgrade by credit rating firm Standard & Poors after slumping to a loss in the first quarter of the year.
Blame it on the bots: Musk says Twitter takeover can’t progress without fake account clarity May 17, 2022 Twitter said it is committed to completing Elon Musk's $44bn deal at the agreed price and terms, despite the Tesla founder's continuous floundering.
The Elizabeth line effect: House prices along Crossrail skyrocket by as much as 215 per cent May 17, 2022 With the initial launch of Crossrail imminent, it has emerged that postcodes with stations due to benefit from Crossrail (CR) have seen house prices increase by up to 215 per cent since the project was first announced, carrying a 14 per cent premium versus the wider areas. Postcodes home to a Crossrail station have seen [...]
KKR swoops on London-listed ContourGlobal in £1.75bn deal May 17, 2022 Investment giant KKR has agreed a deal to snap up London-listed power generation firm ContourGlobal for £1.75bn as it looks to bolster its renewable energy portfolio, the firms announced today.
Royal welcome: Queen attends official opening of long awaited Elizabeth Line May 17, 2022 The Queen amazed everyone when she attended the official opening of the Elizabeth Line on Tuesday morning. The monarch was pictured at Paddington station, where she was welcomed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, London mayor Sadiq Khan and Transport for London (TfL) commissioner Andy Byford. The Queen, 96, met with Crossrail workers and was presented [...]
Watch as retired Russian military leader says the ‘Kremlin is in total geopolitical isolation and the whole world is against us’ May 17, 2022 A retired Russian military leader has said the Kremlin is in “total geopolitical isolation and the whole world is against us”, speaking on state television. Military analyst and retired colonel Mikhail Khodarenok made his comments on the All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company, during an interview with anchor Olga Skabeyeva, known as the “Iron [...]
Anglo Asian Mining profits drop as it begins business revamp May 17, 2022 Profits at gold and copper producer Anglo Asian Mining have plummeted as the miner looks to expand its business across Azerbaijan.
Exclusive: FTSE100 companies grossly overestimate their performance on diversity, equity and inclusion May 17, 2022 Nearly two years on from the BLM protests, companies of all sizes are failing to enact the cultural and operational changes that they promised at the time. An audit of the FTSE100 by agility firm Agility in Mind found that despite almost all (99 per cent) having an inclusive mission statement, less than half (48 [...]
New London office for Monday.com as 100 additional UK staff hired to conquer Europe May 17, 2022 New York-listed work operating system monday.com has opened a new, larger office in the capital as it continues to expand in the UK and globally.