Dan Loeb adds to Shell stake despite doubling down on break-up calls May 8, 2022 Activist investor Daniel Loeb has revealed he has added to his stake in energy giant Shell despite doubling down on calls for a shake-up to the energy major’s corporate structure.
Camelot’s National Lottery legal battle could drain £500m from good causes May 8, 2022 The former boss of lottery operator Camelot has urged the gambling commission to delay the transfer of the firm’s licence to new operator Allwyn, as the costly legal battle could cut resources for good causes. Dame Dianne Thompson has written in a letter to the commission first reported by the Mail on Sunday that a legal [...]
Rishi Sunak hires City titan Hogan Lovells to grapple with post-Brexit legal complexity May 8, 2022 The Chancellor has outsourced key areas of the Treasury's post-Brexit legal work as the in-house legal department struggle to deal with the complexity.
Beergate: Starmer under pressure after leaked memo indicates dinner was pre-planned May 8, 2022 Sir Keir Starmer is facing fresh questions over the so-called ‘beergate’ scandal today after a leaked memo indicated a takeaway and dinner with colleagues in Durham was pre-planned.
Week ahead: Fresh GDP figures to reinforce stagnation fears May 8, 2022 Further evidence that the UK economy is headed into reverse is likely to emerge this week when fresh GDP estimates are released on Thursday. A damning set of forecasts released by the Bank of England last week weighed heavily on London’s top companies. The capital’s premier FTSE 100 index fell 1.61 per cent over the [...]
Ex-chief economist calls out BoE for acting too slowly to curb inflation May 7, 2022 The former chief economist at the Bank of England has accused the central bank of mismanaging the UK economy amid soaring inflation.
Elections 2022: Sinn Fein on track for historic win in Northern Ireland May 7, 2022 Sinn Fein is on track for a historic win in the Northern Ireland assembly elections signalling a breakthrough moment for Irish nationalism.
Elon Musk’s $44bn Twitter takeover bid hit with lawsuit May 7, 2022 Elon Musk and Twitter have been sued by a US pension fund seeking to block the Tesla CEO's $44bn (£35.6bn) takeover of the platform.
Much Ado About Nothing at the Globe: They don’t make rom-coms like this anymore May 7, 2022 The Globe Theatre is kicking off its first full summer season in two years with a thoroughly enjoyable garden party, and welcoming you to attend William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. Much Ado About Nothing is one of Shakespeare’s most popular and uncharacteristically funny comedies. It centres around a pair of romances, one of which [...]
Election 2022: Boris Johnson under pressure as hundreds of council seats lost May 7, 2022 The scandal hit conservative party has haemorrhaged support across the UK with hundreds of council seats lost to Labour and the Lib Dems.
