UK summer strikes: Your guide to the airline strikes that could wreck your holidays August 5, 2019 You’re all set to go on your summer holiday. You’ve booked your hotel, filled every minute of the family itinerary with sight-seeing adventures, and you’ve sorted your flights. Then you get the dreaded news – your airline, or airport, is going to be hit by UK summer strikes. And what’s more, they’re right on the [...]
City Moves for 5 August – Who’s switching jobs at Willis Towers Watson, Morningstar and Posterscope? August 5, 2019 Today’s City Moves includes Willis Towers Watson, Morningstar and Posterscope. Willis Towers Watson Global advisory, broking and solutions company Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has announced the appointment Matthew Gooden to the role of director and head of sales across its professional indemnity (PI) team. Matthew will be tasked with driving new business leads for the [...]
Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct closes in on Jack Wills deal August 4, 2019 Retail tycoon Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct has emerged as the favourite to buy struggling fashion brand Jack Wills Sports Direct is the preferred bidder for the retailer and a deal could be struck as soon as tomorrow, Sky News reported. Read more: Mike Ashley and Philip Day in battle to buy Jack Wills Sources told [...]
Uber quest for long-term London licence faces rejection August 4, 2019 London’s transport bosses are set to snub Uber’s bid for a long-term licence in London when its probationary period runs out next month. The ride-hailing giant has been seeking a five-term licence to operate in the capital but is instead likely to be granted a shorter one that will run for less than two years, [...]
Stephen Barclay urges Barnier to seek new mandate for Brexit talks to avoid no deal August 4, 2019 EU leaders must give their chief negotiator Michel Barnier a fresh mandate to change the withdrawal agreement if they do not want to end up with no deal, Brexit secretary Stephen Barclay has said. Barclay, who kept his position in Boris Johnson’s Cabinet overhaul, said MEPs in the European Parliament had changed since the European [...]
Mike Ashley and Philip Day in battle to buy Jack Wills August 3, 2019 High street giants Mike Ashley and Philip Day are embroiled in a battle to takeover Jack Wills, which is on the brink of administration. The billionaires’ companies, Sports Direct and Edinburgh Woollen Mill, are the two remaining bidders for the fashion chain, according to Sky News. Read more: Majestic Wine sells brand and stores for [...]
Mark Carney warns no-deal Brexit shock would be ‘instantaneous’ August 2, 2019 Bank of England governor Mark Carney has hit back at accusations that he is stirring fear about Brexit, warning that the UK would be hit by an “instantaneous” economic shockwave if it cannot strike a deal with the EU. Carney said this morning it is “not helpful” to deny the challenges that a no-deal scenario [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Classy Skyline can give Elsworth more Goodwood success August 1, 2019 A NUMBER of runners in tomorrow’s Qatar Summer Handicap (2.25pm) will have aspirations of taking part in the Sky Bet Ebor at the end of the month. Like with many of Goodwood’s tricky handicaps, the market is headed by a Mark Johnston runner. He saddles King’s Advice who bids to give his trainer a third [...]
US health firm Centene invests in digital health startup Babylon August 1, 2019 US healthcare giant Centene Corporation is said to be investing tens of millions of pounds in British startup Babylon Health. The Missouri-based health company will inject $50m (£41m) into the tech firm as part of a fresh funding round, Sky News reported. Read more: Saudi Arabian wealth fund set to invest in digital health startup [...]
Salford set sights on League Two promotion as club stick with ambitious approach August 1, 2019 On a cold October’s night in 2013, just 65 people turned out to watch Salford City host Cammell Laird in the Evo-Stik League Division One North, the eighth tier of English football. It was the season before the club was taken over by a consortium that includes former Manchester United stars Gary and Phil Neville, [...]