Tesco ramps up fight back against German discounters March 5, 2020 Tesco has ramped up the competition with the German discount supermarkets as it pledged to price match hundreds of products. The UK’s Big Four supermarkets – which also includes Asda, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons – have been shedding market share to budget rivals Aldi and Lidl. Tesco, which is the UK’s largest supermarket, suffered a 0.8 [...]
Tottenham 1-1 Norwich: Tim Krul stars as Canaries win 3-2 on penalties to reach FA Cup quarter-finals and condemn Spurs to fourth straight defeat March 4, 2020 Right now is not a happy time to be a Tottenham fan. Spurs are out of the FA Cup following a toothless home performance which ended in defeat on penalties against the Premier League’s bottom side and ensured that they have now been beaten four games in succession. The defeat, courtesy of Norwich goalkeeper and [...]
FTSE reshuffle: Kingfisher, NMC Health and Tui booted out of top City index March 4, 2020 Several embattled firms have been relegated from the FTSE 100 of listed companies as part of its quarterly review. Screwfix owner Kingfisher, embattled firm NMC Health and holiday company Tui will be moved to the FTSE 250 index of companies. In their place, miner Fresnillo, Intermediate Capital Group and Pennon Group will join the FTSE [...]
Government at risk of another Carillion-style failure, warns report March 4, 2020 The government is at risk of another Carillion-style collapse if it does not support the reforms proposed after the outsourcing giant’s collapse two years ago. In a new report, the Institute for Government (IfG) has said that the government has “not consistently” followed the Cabinet Office’s new guidelines as to how large contracts are awarded [...]
Huawei is uniting Tory backbenchers – but can they win over Saj? March 4, 2020 What Brexit put asunder, Huawei appears to be joining. Yesterday morning, former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith led a debate about the Chinese firm’s involvement in the UK’s 5G infrastructure. He was joined by plenty of Conservative MPs you might expect – fellow Leavers David Davis, Bob Seely and Owen Paterson – and plenty of [...]
England have the spin options to be successful in Sri Lanka once again and climb the Test Championship table March 4, 2020 England flew out to Sri Lanka on Monday ahead of their upcoming Test tour of the country, which will have an added significance. The World Test Championship may have started on 1 August last year but it has only now started to come into focus for those competing in it. Having won five of their [...]
Corporate governance at Travelex owner questioned over links to NMC Health founder March 4, 2020 Ongoing financial turmoil and questions over its corporate governance structures have caused analysts to downgrade the credit rating of money transfer giant Travelex, amid ties to troubled firm NMC Health through its founder. NMC founder and former chief executive BR Shetty and his son own 66 per cent of shares in Finablr — the sole [...]
A Flu to a Kill: James Bond film No Time To Die delayed over coronavirus March 4, 2020 The release date of the eagerly-anticipated new James Bond film has been pushed back seven months due to the coronavirus. No Time To Die, which will feature Daniel Craig in his final appearance as 007, was due to be released in the UK on 2 April. But a statement released today on the dapper spy’s [...]
Exclusive: Downing Street set to parachute Bernard Jenkin into key committee role March 4, 2020 Number 10 is set to appoint veteran backbencher Bernard Jenkin to head up the key Liaison Committee, City A.M. understands, in a controversial departure from parliamentary convention. The Liaison Committee, the only committee with the power to call the Prime Minister to face questions, is made up of the chairs of parliament’s other select committees [...]
Global signs outdoor advertising deal with BT March 4, 2020 Media group Global today said it has inked a deal with BT to operate outdoor advertising on the telecoms giant’s street furniture across the UK. The new three-year deal covers print and digital advertising across the network, which includes 17,500 traditional telephone boxed, 500 payphone and 500 digital street units. The agreement will also cover [...]
