Tees Valley mayor lines up £1bn bid for Britain’s largest freeport July 11, 2021 Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen is said to be preparing a £1bn bid to take over Britain’s largest freeport in what could bring a major boost to the area. Canadian fund manager Brookfield has restarted the sale of PD Ports, which owns the huge Teesport gateway in North Yorkshire, after the process was halted due [...]
Richard Branson set for space flight aboard Virgin Galactic rocket July 11, 2021 Sir Richard Branson is today due to launch into space aboard a Virgin Galactic rocket plane as he kicks off the race to roll out space tourism. The British billionaire will be one of six people aboard the plane, which will climb more than 50 miles above the New Mexico desert to the edge of [...]
Morrisons bosses set for bumper payday from private equity takeover July 11, 2021 Three of Morrisons’ most senior executives are set to earn millions from the supermarket’s proposed private equity takeover as scrutiny grows over the deal. Morrisons has accepted a £6.3bn takeover offer by a consortium of funds led by private equity firm Fortress — the latest in a growing frenzy of US buyouts of British firms. [...]
Minister says people are ‘expected to wear face masks indoor’ after 19 July July 11, 2021 Vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi has said people will be “expected” to wear face masks indoors after 19 July in an apparent shift in the government’s previous position. Boris Johnson said last week that face masks would be a “personal choice” after 19 July, but that the government would advise people that wearing them indoors is [...]
Euro 2020: Where to watch the England final against Italy TONIGHT July 11, 2021 We did it, we did it, we did it! England edged past semi-final opponents Denmark and this sunday at 8pm will play in their first major final since a certain game in 1966. This is one that nobody in the country will want to miss, a game that will be spoken about for generations whether [...]
‘Bring it home’, Johnson urges Southgate’s squad ahead of historic final July 10, 2021 Boris Johnson has written to the England squad ahead of tomorrow’s historic Euro 2020 football final, urging them to “bring it home” for the nation. Gareth Southgate’s team stand on the edge of history as they approach England’s first ever European Championship final against Italy at Wembley on Sunday night. It has largely been an [...]
Outdoor dining set to stay in high street regeneration push July 10, 2021 Outside dining is set to become the norm in the UK even after Covid-19 restrictions are lifted as the government seeks to push forward with its “levelling-up” agenda. In a speech next week, Boris Johnson will lay out his plans for regenerating the country’s high streets, which have been in slow decline for years. After [...]
Labour calls for resignation of Number 10 ally on BBC board July 10, 2021 The Labour Party has called for the resignation of a BBC director and Number 10 ally after it emerged that he had tried to block a senior editorial appointment. The FT reported that Robbie Gibb, Theresa May’s former communications director, warned the broadcaster after Jess Brammar, former editor of HuffPost UK and deputy editor of BBC Newsnight, [...]
England fined €30,000 for laser pointer incident in Denmark semi-final July 10, 2021 UEFA has fined England €30,000 (£25,600) for a series of incidents at Wembley during the historic victory over Denmark in the semi-finals of Euro 2020. A laser pointer was shone in the eyes of Danish goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel as he was preparing to face a penalty kick from England skipper Harry Kane. Schmeichel saved the [...]
China to clampdown on overseas listings July 10, 2021 Chinese firms with data on more than 1m users will face security checks before they can list on foreign stock exchanges, the country’s digital regulator said today. The step comes just days after the Chinese government said that new steps were needed to keep track of overseas listings, which had gone unpoliced. The security review [...]
