Center Parcs owner hires bankers to review options with £4bn sale on the horizon April 22, 2022 The owner of Center Parcs has recruited bankers to probe options for the future of the holiday village chain. Sky News has reported that Brookfield Property Partners is planning to hire Barclays to advise on its investment in Center Parcs. This could lead to an auction sale of the chain for £4bn, the organisation reported. [...]
Seething Tory row overshadows Boris Johnson’s much-trumpeted post-Brexit visit to India as allies lash out at critical MPs April 22, 2022 Allies of Boris Johnson have lashed out at Tory MPs calling for the Pinrime Minister to resign after the House of Commons ordered a third inquiry into lockdown parties in Downing Street. Senior backbencher Tobias Ellwood said there had been “a huge breach of trust” with the British people as he called on Conservative MPs [...]
Chinese tech giant Tencent snaps up stake in business finance firm Previse April 22, 2022 Chinese tech giant Tencent has snapped up a stake in London business finance firm Previse as it accelerates its push into UK fintech.
Hundreds of crimes reported at royal palaces as ‘frightening’ figures revealed April 22, 2022 Hundreds of crimes have been reported at royal palaces in the past three years including offences involving weapons, drugs, violence and robbery. More than 450 crimes have been reported at royal palaces in London, including offences relating to drugs, violence and weapons. According to Sky News, some 470 crimes have been recorded in total between [...]
Warrior Wellington set for Romantic follow up success April 22, 2022 RACING enthusiasts from around the globe will have their alarm clocks set on Sunday morning for the FWD Champions Day extravaganza from Sha Tin, which is live on Sky Sports Racing. Despite the Covid-19 restrictions scuppering any plans for overseas visitors, Hong Kong’s best gallopers will be locking horns in three Group Ones worth a [...]
Sky high inflation: Consumer confidence crashes as Brits worry about big purchases April 22, 2022 Consumer confidence has crashed this month, nearing a historic low in GrowthforKnowledge (GfK)’s index. The data company’s Consumer Confidence Index decreased seven points to -38 in April, as Brits worried about rising inflation. All measures, which look at how Brits feel about their personal situation and general economic situation, as well as major purchases, were [...]
Boris Johnson will face new Commons inquiry over partygate April 21, 2022 Boris Johnson will face a new House of Commons inquiry over the Downing Street partygate scandal, after the proposal was voted through parliament today. A motion tabled by Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer to refer Johnson to Westminster’s Committee of Privileges for potentially misleading parliament passed this afternoon, after a shambolic U-turn by the government [...]
Coastguard inspects another two P&O ships as company hopes to set sail soon April 21, 2022 The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today it was inspecting another two of P&O’s ships as the company hopes to resume normal operations soon. MCA agents said they were inspecting the European Highlander, which operates on Northern Ireland to Scotland routes, and the Norbay, which serves Liverpool to Dublin. “Our surveyors are carrying out [...]
Lewis Hamilton and Serena Williams bankroll Sir Martin Broughton-led bid for Chelsea April 21, 2022 Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton and tennis superstar Serena Williams are helping to bankroll the Sir Martin Broughton-led bid for Chelsea. Hamilton, who has previously said he supported the club’s London rivals Arsenal, and 23-time Grand Slam winner Williams are among the backers of the only British-led consortium in the running, Mark Kleinman first reported [...]
Long-read: Has the twit hit the fan? April 20, 2022 THE HOT topic in tech over the past week or so has been Elon Musk’s hostile $43bn bid for Twitter, which set off a firestorm of, well, tweets.Some claimed Elon Musk was riding to the rescue of free speech, others that his success would mark another step towards the breakdown of democracy. In all this [...]