UK gambling firms have been a target for US firms who want to tap into their strong online offering and cutting-edge tech. Earlier this year MGM Resorts made an £8bn bid for Ladbrokes owner Entain.
Jeanette Pallister, 49, was keen to step up her exercise during lockdown. This came to a grinding halt less than two months after starting when she developed a stress fracture in her right ankle.
The board of UDG last week backed a 1023p offer from CD&R worth £2.6billion. But its biggest shareholder has now come out against the deal. Shares rose 2.2 per cent, or 22p, to 1046p.
Fitbit is the worst smartphone app to use if you’ve got a low battery, a new report suggests. Switzerland-based cloud storage company pCloud analysed 100 of the most popular apps and the demands they make on your device. The worst apps for draining battery were found to be Fitbit and Verizon, which were at the top … Read more
Lord Dyson’s devastating report yesterday revealed the BBC had mounted a cover-up to keep the scandal under wraps. The long-awaited report into the events surrounding the 1995 interview with Princess Diana condemned the BBC bosses as gullible, preferring to swallow Bashir’s lies rather than diligently investigate. When the scandal came to light – as the … Read more
Lord Dyson’s devastating report yesterday revealed the BBC had mounted a cover-up to keep the scandal under wraps. The long-awaited report into the events surrounding the 1995 interview with Princess Diana condemned the BBC bosses as gullible, preferring to swallow Bashir’s lies rather than diligently investigate. When the scandal came to light – as the … Read more
The vast majority (94 percent) of U.S. nursing homes faced COVID outbreaks between May 2020 and January 2021, according to a new study from the Government Accountability Office. The average nursing home faced three outbreaks during this period, and 85 percent had an outbreak lasting at least five weeks. Some nursing homes had outbreaks that … Read more
Working class Civil Service staff are blocked from succeeding because they don’t speak the same ‘secret code’ as their posher peers who drop Latin into casual conversations. The Social Mobility Commission (SMC) revealed nearly three-quarters of senior officials come from privileged backgrounds. A quarter of those holding the top jobs attended independent schools. And analysis of … Read more
Working class Civil Service staff are blocked from succeeding because they don’t speak the same ‘secret code’ as their posher peers who drop Latin into casual conversations. The Social Mobility Commission (SMC) revealed nearly three-quarters of senior officials come from privileged backgrounds. A quarter of those holding the top jobs attended independent schools. And analysis of … Read more
MARKET REPORT: Future’s looking brighter as magazine giant’s drastic turnaround sends online revenues soaring By Mark Shapland For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 19 May 2021 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 19 May 2021 A short while ago investors had written off consumer magazine publishers, an industry hard-hit by declining ad spend and readership numbers. … Read more