Fund manager Jupiter gets ready to fend off bids worth £1.3bn December 11, 2021 Jupiter fund manager is enlisting advisory help in preparation of takeover bids, as dealmaking activity across the industry reaches fever pitch, according to Sky News, which first reported the news. The asset manager has hired advisory firm Robey Warshaw to come up with a plan to fend off prospective bidders eyeing up the FTSE-250 company, [...]
Football players to be split by vaccination status December 10, 2021 The Premier League and English Football League (EFL) have advised clubs to reinstate covid restrictions including separating players out based on their vaccination status, according to reports. The new guidance from the EFL recommends splitting players into those who are doubled jabbed against coronavirus, boosted, previously infected or unvaccinated on team coaches, according to Sky News, [...]
Christmas gift ideas: Watches to satisfy the horology nerds in your life December 10, 2021 Aston Martin x Girard-Perregaux Laureato Chronograph With seemingly hard-and-fast automotive hook-ups like Hublot x Ferrari and Breitling x Bentley suffering retirements from the race, you’d wonder who would venture gamely onto such a notoriously fickle scene. But the coming-together of Aston Martin and Girard-Perregaux feels like something that soars way clear of mere badge engineering [...]
Calls for Cressida Dick to resign after inquest finds Met Police failings “probably” led to more victims of the serial killer Stephen Port December 10, 2021 An inquest jury found this afternoon that mistakes by the Metropolitan Police "probably" contributed to the deaths of the victims of serial killer Stephen Port, leading to calls for Cressida Dick's resignatio
Boots looks to sell off aromatherapy brand for ‘tens of millions’ December 10, 2021 Boots is reportedly looking to sell off its Aromatherapy Associates brand for ‘a few tens of millions of pounds’ while it plots its own auction, sources have said. An exact figure is not yet clear, Sky News’ Mark Kleinman first reported. The parent company of the pharmacy chain, which has been a high street staple [...]
Ofcom revamps satellite rules to gear up for space strategy December 10, 2021 Ofcom has today confirmed changes to change the way it licenses certain satellite systems this morning.
McLaren boss Zak Brown: ‘I can’t remember a F1 season more exciting than this one’ December 10, 2021 Sunday’s showpiece final Formula 1 race of the season will see either Max Verstappen or Lewis Hamilton crowned world champion and Red Bull or Mercedes win the constructors’ title. But a few spots behind the two current big hitters are McLaren Racing. A team with a longstanding F1 history is now in the hands of [...]
Channel 4 to show decisive Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix December 9, 2021 Channel 4 will show live coverage of the decisive final race of the Formula 1 season, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, after striking a deal with rights-holder Sky. Britain’s Lewis Hamilton is bidding to win a record eighth drivers’ championship and see off the challenge of rival Max Verstappen, with whom he is level on [...]
Waterstones ‘named and shamed’ for failing to pay minimum wage December 9, 2021 Waterstones are among just some of the companies that have been “named and shamed” by the Government this morning for failing to pay the minimum wage.
GB news plots international expansion as viewers tail off December 8, 2021 Right-leaning broadcaster GB News is reportedly plotting an overseas expansion after its UK launch was beset by difficulties.