Nigella Lawson sparks debate after calling carrot rounds ‘depressing’ as many agree they taste worse

Pass the baton! Nigella Lawson sparks debate after branding carrots cut into rounds ‘infinitely depressing’ – as home cooks agree they ‘taste worse too’ London-born chef, 60, made the remark on BBC2’s Cook, Eat, Repeat last night Nigella was preparing carrots for her ‘family favourite’ dish, chicken with orzo Declared carrots should be cut into … Read more

Amazon and Sky agree TV partnership to host each other’s apps 

Amazon and Sky have agreed a new partnership to host each other’s apps for UK streaming fans in time for Christmas.  The deal means customers in the UK and Ireland can watch content from across both platforms in one place for the first time over the festive period.  From today, Amazon Prime Video, the US … Read more

Amazon and Sky agree TV partnership to host each other’s apps 

Amazon and Sky have agreed a new partnership to host each other’s apps for UK streaming fans in time for Christmas.  The deal means customers in the UK and Ireland can watch content from across both platforms in one place for the first time over the festive period.  From today, Amazon Prime Video, the US … Read more

GardaWorld gives G4S two weeks to agree its final £3.7bn takeover bid

GardaWorld ups its offer for G4S by £680m to £3.68bn as tense takeover tussle comes to a head GardaWorld has reached a deal on a £770m package with G4S pension trustees G4S has advised shareholders to not take action in relation to the revised offer The preceding bid was called ‘unattractive and highly opportunistic’ by … Read more

Victory for firms as insurers agree to pay on interruption policies

Victory for small firms as insurers finally agree to pay out on business interruption policies By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 21 October 2020 | Updated: 22:27 BST, 21 October 2020 Small businesses are celebrating a ‘huge win’ after insurer RSA decided to pay holders of certain business interruption policies. Hordes … Read more

Britain and EU leaders agree on Brexit trade ‘mini-deals’

Britain and the EU will keep discussions open and formulate a ‘mini-deals’ even if an overarching plan for the UK post-Brexit can’t be agreed upon. EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier and his UK counterpart Lord David Frost will come up with ‘mini-deals’ on key areas – including road transport and aviation – if no-deal Brexit starts looking likely. … Read more

Britain and EU leaders agree on Brexit trade ‘mini-deals’

Britain and the EU will keep discussions open and formulate a ‘mini-deals’ even if an overarching plan for the UK post-Brexit can’t be agreed upon. EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier and his UK counterpart Lord David Frost will come up with ‘mini-deals’ on key areas – including road transport and aviation – if no-deal Brexit starts looking likely. … Read more

Self-made billionaire brothers agree deal to buy Asda from Walmart for £6.8billion

Two self-made billionaire petrol tycoon brothers have agreed to buy Asda from Walmart for £6.8billion to bring the supermarket back under British control.   Mohsin Issa, 49, and his brother Zuber, 48, from Blackburn, stunned the City by being named as lead bidders to take over the retail giant alongside private equity firm TDR Capital, and … Read more

TOM UTLEY: I agree with Grayson Perry – the Right are much nicer than Lefties 

On the face of it, the transvestite ceramic artist Grayson Perry is one of the least likely people in all the world to say anything even mildly complimentary about Right-wingers. I don’t say this just because he likes to dress up in women’s clothes — although the Left, if you’ll pardon a generalisation, tends to … Read more

TOM UTLEY: I agree with Grayson Perry – the Right are much nicer than Lefties 

On the face of it, the transvestite ceramic artist Grayson Perry is one of the least likely people in all the world to say anything even mildly complimentary about Right-wingers. I don’t say this just because he likes to dress up in women’s clothes — although the Left, if you’ll pardon a generalisation, tends to … Read more