BUSINESS LIVE: Apollo considers Morrisons bid

BUSINESS LIVE: Third private equity group considers Morrisons bid; Sainsbury’s to invest £50m; Quarter of finance staff want permanent home working By This Is Money Published: 08:02 BST, 5 July 2021 | Updated: 09:09 BST, 5 July 2021 Investment giant Apollo Global Management has said it considering launching its own bid to buy Morrisons after … Read more

Government considers using post-Brexit freedoms to allow use of traditional imperial measures

The return of pints, pounds and inches? Government considers using post-Brexit freedoms to allow greater use of traditional imperial measures Government has said it will consider reverting back to imperial system  The UK reverted to the metric system in the 1960s before it was adopted by EU  Changes will not mean complete scrapping of metric … Read more

EU considers SUING AstraZeneca for failing to deliver Covid vaccines

The EU has bitterly decided not to take up the option to buy 100 million extra AstraZeneca vaccines and was considering suing the firm over not delivering contracted doses. Brussels claimed the deadline to exercise that clause in its current supply contract with the Anglo-Swedish firm had already expired and it didn’t plan to pursue … Read more

University of Oxford considers scrapping sheet music for being ‘too colonial’

University of Oxford considers scrapping sheet music for being ‘too colonial’ after staff raise concerns about music curriculums’ ‘complicity in white supremacy’ after Black Lives Matter movement Professors set to reform music courses to move away from the classic repertoire  Staff argued curriculum focuses on ‘white European music from slave period’ It is thought that … Read more

University of Oxford considers scrapping sheet music for being ‘too colonial’

University of Oxford considers scrapping sheet music for being ‘too colonial’ after staff raise concerns about music curriculums’ ‘complicity in white supremacy’ after Black Lives Matter movement Professors set to reform music courses to move away from the classic repertoire  Staff argued curriculum focuses on ‘white European music from slave period’ It is thought that … Read more

British Airways considers putting biggest planes on European routes

British Airways is considering using some of its long-haul passenger jets on European routes once the government lifts travel restrictions.  Before the pandemic, BA used its fleet of smaller Airbus A300-series aircraft on its short haul aviation routes while the larger wide body jets concentrated on its long haul routes.  It is understood BA is … Read more

Rishi Sunak considers extending stamp duty holiday to prevent buyers dropping out of home sales

Rishi Sunak considers extending the stamp duty holiday to prevent buyers dropping out of home sales if they miss the March deadline The Chancellor fears transactions worth billions are at risk with current deadline He is considering extending the holiday until mid-May to help buyers The current March 31 deadline could cause a ‘completion trap’ … Read more

Rishi Sunak considers extending stamp duty holiday to prevent buyers dropping out of home sales

Rishi Sunak considers extending the stamp duty holiday to prevent buyers dropping out of home sales if they miss the March deadline The Chancellor fears transactions worth billions are at risk with current deadline He is considering extending the holiday until mid-May to help buyers The current March 31 deadline could cause a ‘completion trap’ … Read more

US agency considers allowing fishermen to fire paintballs at endangered seals stealing their fish 

Commercial fishers in Hawaii have had enough of monk seals stealing their catches, damaging their gear and even threatening their crew. But the hefty marine mammals are an endangered species, leading federal officials to look for non-lethal deterrents. The National Marine Fisheries is proposing fisherman shoot the endangered seals with paintballs and sponge grenades. However, … Read more

Biden administration considers sending masks to EVERY US household

The Biden administration is considering sending masks to every single household in the U.S., a new report says. Officials told NBC News that the White House’s COVID-19 Response Team is currently assessing different ways of mailing face coverings to 328 million Americans. It is currently unclear how much the plan will cost, how many masks … Read more