Burger King takes over 12 restaurants from franchisees December 27, 2021 Burger King UK announced this morning it has struck an agreement to snap up 12 new restaurants from franchise partners. The master franchisee for Burger King in the UK has confirmed it will take over all the fast food chain’s restaurants operated by franchise companies Kaykem Fast Foods Limited and Saxby. The deal will continue [...]
Unexplained sightings in skies above Northern Ireland: Mysterious discs and strange images spotted on CCTV December 26, 2021 Strange images spotted on CCTV and mysterious discs over Slemish Mountain in Co Antrim, unexplained sightings increased in Northern Ireland again last year. Police received eight sightings in Northern Ireland during 2021, an increase from six such reports in 2020 and four in 2019. These included a report of a space ship and flashing lights [...]
Sports law year in review 2021: Were our predictions right? December 26, 2021 In December 2020, while others may have been preparing for muted New Year’s Eve celebrations in light of the new coronavirus variant, we were busy making sports law predictions for the year ahead for City A.M. In summary, we predicted a rise in data-related disputes on the back of Project Red Card, the further growth [...]
Major infrastructure changes needed to prevent future supply chain crises, says ex Tesco boss December 23, 2021 Major infrastructure changes are needed to relieve the UK’s supply chain struggles and prevent similar crises in the future, the government’s logistics tsar has reportedly cautioned. Former Tesco boss Sir Dave Lewis said that the “seismic move in consumer shopping habits… Together with a global shipping challenge, has shown the pressure on our existing supply [...]
David Cameron: ‘Boris has always been able to get away with things’ December 23, 2021 Former prime minister David Cameron has said that Boris Johnson can often get away with things that others cannot, following a string of restriction-breaking and Tory sleaze allegations. The pair have moved in similar circles for some time, first meeting at the Bullingdon Club as young men, a private all-male dining club for Oxford University students. Cameron, [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Vincy can Warm up Christmas for Valley punters December 22, 2021 FORMER Australian champion jockey Blake Shinn is the man to provide plenty of pre-Christmas celebrations when he climbs aboard unpredictable but talented galloper VINCY in the competitive one mile three-furlong Marble Handicap (12.15pm) at Happy Valley today. With victories in the Melbourne Cup, Golden Slipper and Doncaster Mile on his CV, plus a Sydney jockeys premiership medal [...]
Travel industry 2022 lookahead: Are we back to square one? December 21, 2021 Less than a month ago, Luis Gallego – chief executive of British Airways’ (BA) owner IAG – was telling aviation stakeholders the industry’s recovery was on its way. Speaking at the Airlines UK conference in Westminster, Gallego revealed that “transatlantic bookings have reached almost 100 per cent of 2019 levels.” “I expect North Atlantic routes [...]
Fuller’s closes London pubs blaming ‘pitiful’ government support December 21, 2021 Pub chain Fuller's has been forced to close its busy London pubs 'indefinitely' blaming a lack of government support for the limping hospitality sector.
River & Mercantile bidding war deadline extended December 21, 2021 Asset manager River & Mercantile (R&M) has extended the deadline for takeover bids from its suitors AssetCo and Premier Milton into the new year. The new deadline is 18 January, but R&M said “This revised deadline may be extended further, at the request of the Board of River and Mercantile and with the consent of [...]
Satirical comedy Spitting Image hits West End in 2022 December 20, 2021 Satirical comedy puppet show Spitting Image is set to hit the West End in 2022.