Private equity firms readying bids for Boots after owner puts chain on sale for £7bn January 16, 2022 Private equity firms are readying to enter the auction for high street chemist Boots after its American owner Walgreens Boots Alliance put the chain on the market for £7bn.
Soophia Khan: Outspoken human rights lawyer jailed for contempt of court January 14, 2022 A prominent human rights lawyer has been jailed for contempt of court, after refusing to hand over files to the the body that regulates solicitors. High Court judge Mr Justice Leech sentenced 41-year-old Soophia Khan – often referred to as Sophie Khan in the media – to six months imprisonment, for breaching a High Court [...]
There are more Chinese agents like undercover spy Christine Lee as Communist party targets British MPs, Priti Patel warns January 14, 2022 There will be more Chinese spies that engage in “political interference activities” on behalf of the ruling communist party, Priti Patel has warned. The Home Secretary said the UK had “other adversaries” who would “look to interfere or come into our country in some shape and way” after it was revealed a senior Labour MP [...]
Exclusive: Bolt puts brakes on letting drivers set prices following High Court blocker January 14, 2022 When Bolt announced that it would allow drivers to set their own prices in November last year, Sam Raciti, manager of Western Europe said the move was a testament to how it had “built our business around giving drivers total flexibility.”
Cabinet rallies around Boris Johnson in face of calls to resign January 13, 2022 Boris Johnson’s cabinet rallied around him today in a bid to put down a simmering rebellion in the Tory party that could cost the Prime Minister his job. A series of high-profile cabinet ministers went out to bat for the PM in broadcast interviews just 24 hours after Johnson faced a chorus of calls from [...]
Ovo Energy reveals redundancy plans to staff following reports of mass job cuts January 13, 2022 Ovo Energy has now told staff it will cut a quarter of its workforce and axe 1,700 employees, according to BBC News.
Ed Warner: We must remember the human cost of Olympic dreams January 13, 2022 What have the Australians ever done for us? Monty Python would struggle for a list of sporting gifts to match the Romans’ sanitation, medicine, roads etc, especially in the middle of the current Ashes drubbing. But with the 10th anniversary of London 2012 only six months away, let’s not forget that it was the Aussies [...]
Why are we all so obsessed by the moon? January 13, 2022 Monday will see the arrival of 2022’s wolf moon, the first full moon of the year. But what is it, more than 50 years since we first set foot on that barren, craggy rock, that continues to mystify us about our closest astral neighbour? Last year saw Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos take to the [...]
Ovo Energy to axe a quarter of workforce amid energy crisis January 12, 2022 Ovo Energy, one of the country’s largest energy suppliers, is set to slash a quarter of its workforce. According to a report by Sky News, the firm will restructure in a bid to cut costs, with around 1,700 jobs out of 6,200 at risk. The firm is expected to announce a voluntary redundancy programme as [...]
DAZN close to finalising BT Sport takeover in $800m deal January 12, 2022 Sports streaming service DAZN is edging closer to finalising a deal to snap up BT Sport in an $800m deal. Bosses are preparing to ink a deal as soon as this month, four sources familiar with the matter told the Reuters news agency. The acquisition would give DAZN access to the highly-desired rights English Premier [...]