Deadly feline disease still a mystery as UK watchdog finds no link to recalled cat food August 26, 2021 The UK food watchdog, the Food Standards Agency (FSA), has not found a causative link between recalled cat food and an outbreak of potentially deadly feline pancytopenia, it has said. The FSA has been investigating the disease since June following more than 130 cases since April. Investigations led to the recall of three brands of [...]
Afghanistan evacuation: Campaigns for Pen Farthing’s dogs expose a complete misalignment of priorities August 26, 2021 “Music is forbidden in Islam,” Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told the New York Times, “but we’re hoping that we can persuade people not to do such things, instead of pressuring them.” Under Taliban rule, women have been beaten for showing their ankles in public. A light punishment, in the context. Where the Taliban draws the [...]
Rally flags, but fundamentals still look strong August 26, 2021 The crypto market is down again this morning after an impressive rally that’s seen Bitcoin gain around 70 per cent in a month.
How to share a glass of pet-friendly plonk with your cat or dog August 25, 2021 Always a nation of cat and dog lovers, lockdown has made many of us absolutely barking when it comes to our pets. If on any of those long, lonely isolation nights you wished you could share a nice glass of Riesling with Rover or a Frascati with Felix, those prayers have, somehow, been answered. food In [...]
Former Royal Marine turned charity director trapped in Afghanistan August 20, 2021 Paul Farthing, known as “Pen”, has been battling to get all of his 25 staff from animal welfare charity Nowzad and their families out of Afghanistan as the Taliban complete their takeover. He is also faced with the prospect of having to put down all of the 140 dogs in his care, and potentially the [...]
Mastercard faces £10bn class-action lawsuit in UK August 19, 2021 A UK court has approved the UK’s biggest class action lawsuit of over £10bn against global payments processor Mastercard on behalf of 46m consumers, according to reports. The previously rejected lawsuit was formally certified on Wednesday to go to trial by the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) in London. It will be the first mass claim [...]
RedCat acquires The Coaching Inn Group for undisclosed sum August 13, 2021 Former Greene King boss Rooney Anand has announced he will acquire The Coaching Inn Group under his investment vehicle. Red Cat will take on the estate of 18 sites for an undisclosed sum. The Coaching Inn Group operates historic coaching inns in market towns including in the Cotswolds, Peak District, Leicestershire, Staffordshire, and Cambridgeshire. Chief [...]
CMA accuses pharma firms Pfizer and Flynn of charging NHS illegal prices for anti-epilepsy drug August 5, 2021 The UK’s competition watchdog has accused pharmaceutical firms Pfizer and Flynn of breaking competition law and overcharging the NHS for crucial anti-epilepsy drugs, in a new re-investigation following a years-long battle with the companies. Pfizer and Flynn “abused their dominant positions” and charged the NHS “unfairly high prices” for life-saving phenytoin sodium capsules, for which they [...]
Just Eat Takeaway investor calls for merger as it slams stock performance July 27, 2021 A major investor in Just Eat Takeaway has urged the food delivery platform to explore a potential merger as it took aim at the company’s share price performance. Cat Rock Capital, which holds a 4.7 per cent stake in the group, slammed management’s “deeply flawed communication” with investors, which it blamed for a 28 per [...]
US stocks rise on strong quarterly earnings July 21, 2021 US stocks rose during the open on Wednesday after investors were boosted by a string of strong company quarterly earnings. The blue chip S&P 500 rose 0.48 per cent, lifted by gains in cyclical stocks. The tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.39 per cent, while the Dow Jones was up 0.69 per cent. Yields on 10-year US [...]