Manchester City: Treble winners, record breakers, untouchable – and too good? May 19, 2019 In the wake of a domestic treble unprecedented in English men’s football, there should be no sparing of praise for the brilliance of Manchester City. Saturday’s FA Cup final against Watford was a devastating showcase: a 6-0 dismantling of a good team, the most emphatic margin of victory in the fixture for more than a [...]
Netflix signs Pinewood Studios deal as it ramps up investment in British shows May 19, 2019 Netflix has reportedly signed a deal to lease a third of the space at Pinewood Studios as it looks to ramp up its investment in British TV shows. The US streaming giant is set to take roughly 150,000 square feet of space at the famous film studios in Buckinghamshire, the Sunday Telegraph reported, citing sources. [...]
Payment intermediary to hold onto Thomas Cook’s cash in latest blow to airline May 18, 2019 A payment intermediary from the Nordic region is in talks to extend the time it holds on to consumers' money owed to the Thomas Cook Group. The firm is seeking to retain millions of pounds of holidaymakers’ money, which is usually kept for two days, for several weeks, according to Sky News. Read more: Thomas [...]
Boeing completes 737 Max software update to fix cause of fatal crashes May 17, 2019 Boeing has completed the development of a software update for its 737 Max planes as it tries to get them back in the air. The aircrafts were grounded across the world following two fatal crashes – in Ethiopia and Indonesia – within five months, claiming the lives of all 346 people on board them. Read [...]
Amazon in talks to invest £450m in Deliveroo May 16, 2019 Amazon is in talks to invest hundreds of millions of pounds in Deliveroo giving the food delivery app a boost as it takes on takeaway rival Uber Eats. The internet retailer will announce a deal to back Deliveroo as part of a $575m (£450m) funding round which is expected to be revealed in the coming days, [...]
Waitrose sets out £1bn online shopping plan as it prepares for life without Ocado May 16, 2019 Waitrose has revealed a £1bn plan to bolster its online operations today as it prepares for life without Ocado. The upmarket grocer has signed a deal with Today Development Partners (TDP) in a bid to treble the size of its online business over the next three years, as its 20-year relationship with delivery giant Ocado nears its [...]
Magazine publisher TI Media taps media veteran Tim Weller as new chairman May 16, 2019 The magazine publisher behind Horse & Hound and Country Life has appointed media veteran Tim Weller as its new chairman. Read more: Trump pardons fraudster media mogul Conrad Black City A.M. understands Weller, a prolific media entrepreneur, has joined TI Media, which is the UK’s biggest consumer magazine publisher The media boss has been recruited by Epiris, [...]
Lift off: Flying taxi startup hopes to revolutionise city travel by 2025 May 16, 2019 Ever been stuck in a traffic jam, wishing you could take to the skies and leapfrog the gridlocked cars below? German startup Lilium hopes that by 2025, it will let you do just that, after staging a successful maiden flight of a prototype five-seater flying taxi, capable of whisking passengers from place to place above [...]
Huawei lashes out at US as President Donald Trump declares tech emergency May 16, 2019 Chinese telecoms giant Huawei has said it is willing to work with the Trump administration after it was slapped with a ban on buying components from US firms without special approvals. Read more: Huawei snaps up top Sky News journalist as senior spin doctor US President Donald Trump yesterday also signed an executive order which [...]
Chris Tremlett: With Bairstow and Buttler firing England have the best ODI batting line-up in the world May 15, 2019 If the last two games have shown us anything it’s that the sky is the limit for England’s batsmen. Twice in the past week they’ve scored over 350 in One-Day International victories against Pakistan. It’s happening so frequently now that it’s really no longer a surprise. England have the best 50-over batting line-up in the [...]