Rory Stewart abandons bid to become next Mayor of London because Covid crisis made it ‘impossible’ to campaign The 47-year-old was due to stand as an independent candidate in 2020 election But it was postponed because of coronavirus until 2021, forcing him to drop out Withdrawal increases the chances of incumbent Sadiq Khan being re-elected … Read more
Rory Stewart abandons bid to become next Mayor of London because Covid crisis made it ‘impossible’ to campaign The 47-year-old was due to stand as an independent candidate in 2020 election But it was postponed because of coronavirus until 2021, forcing him to drop out Withdrawal increases the chances of incumbent Sadiq Khan being re-elected … Read more
Crisis-hit NMC Health started the week with a bang after it said it is considering takeover bids from private equity firms. Shares in the FTSE 100-listed firm, which runs one of the biggest hospital chains in the United Arab Emirates, soared after bosses confirmed they had been approached by KKR and GK Investment with possible … Read more
Google makes its video conferencing service Meet free in a bid to unseat popular rivals like Zoom Meet is free to all users after formerly being a part of Google’s premium G Suite The video conferencing service can host 100 participants at a time It also has screen-sharing features and real-time captioning Google said Meet will … Read more
Founder of ‘legal loan shark’ Amigo calls a shareholder meeting in bid to oust entire board By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:38 BST, 28 April 2020 | Updated: 23:38 BST, 28 April 2020 The founder of ‘legal loan shark’ Amigo has called a shareholder meeting to oust the entire board. James Benamor, … Read more
FTSE CLOSE: NSF shelves hostile bid for Provident; Landlords to vote on Topshop rescue deal; Card Factory bemoans tough High Street conditions Vote on Arcadia by shop landlords delayed until June 12 Non-Standard Finance has called off its £1.3billion bid for rival Provident Card Factory saw sales rise but said conditions on the High Street … Read more
STOCK WATCH: Ryanair and easyJet go to court; Rivals bid for Just Eat; Brother acting Cleverley By Jamie Nimmo For The Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 00:00 BST, 22 December 2019 | Updated: 01:14 BST, 22 December 2019 All airline industry eyes will be trained on Dublin tomorrow when the Irish High Court is due … Read more
Richard Findlay, Livestock Board Chairman of the National Farmers Union British farmers have reacted with fury at public sector caterers’ move to cut meat servings in schools, universities, care homes, and hospitals by 20 per cent. Public sector caterers have vowed to hit the target as part of a pledge which also aims to boost … Read more
Polish lorry driver, 34, is arrested for ‘despicable’ attempt to smuggle 30lbs of cocaine in to the UK in consignment of FACEMASKS The drugs haul was worth £1 million that was discovered in the back of the van Border Force boss Ian Hanson said it ‘shows the lengths’ smugglers will go to He vowed to … Read more
Polish lorry driver, 34, is arrested for ‘despicable’ attempt to smuggle 30lbs of cocaine in to the UK in consignment of FACEMASKS The drugs haul was worth £1 million that was discovered in the back of the van Border Force boss Ian Hanson said it ‘shows the lengths’ smugglers will go to He vowed to … Read more