French drinks giant Pernod Ricard rumoured to be mulling £5bn bid for Penfolds distributor Treasury Wine Estates By Ben Harrington For The Mail On Sunday Published: 13:01 GMT, 7 March 2021 | Updated: 13:01 GMT, 7 March 2021 The owner of one of the most popular Australian wine brands sold in the UK could be … Read more
Britain’s bid to create global deal in services: Ministers in talks over post-Brexit plan to open up new markets and boost economy by billions Britain plans to lead a major drive to create a global trade agreement for selling services around the world Senior Ministers and City lobby groups have held private talks in recent … Read more
Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith would ban CAKE from schools in bid to tackle obesity Prue Leith says she would ban pupils eating in school apart from school meals The Bake Off judge says children won’t eat a full lunch if they bring in junk food She hit out at parents offering their … Read more
Britons desperate to enjoy a summer holiday this year were given a boost today as Ryanair announced plans to slash ticket prices for a year, and P&O unveiled a series of ‘staycation cruises’ to beat the ban on international travel. Michael O’Leary, CEO of the budget airline, hopes to resume up to 70 per cent … Read more
Sunak set to tear up stock exchange rules in bid to attract tech bosses to London to float their firms By Mark Shapland For The Daily Mail Published: 22:16 GMT, 2 March 2021 | Updated: 22:16 GMT, 2 March 2021 Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to tear up current stock exchange rules to boost the … Read more
BBC ‘wants to create Britain’s answer to The Simpsons’ in bid to end dominance of US cartoons and win back viewers from Disney and Netflix American cartoons ‘prevent British children from absorbing their own culture’ Claims were made by BBC children’s and education executive Patricia Hidalgo She is leading investment drive developing animations for children aged 7 … Read more
A mobile phone app could serve as a Covid ‘passport’ to enter pubs and theatres under plans being considered by Boris Johnson. The Prime Minister is examining proposals that would allow business, hospitals or schools to demand proof that someone has been vaccinated – or has tested negative for the virus. One idea would see the … Read more
British efforts to stage the entirety of this summer’s Euro 2020 tournament have been boosted by news that large venues such as Wembley will be permitted to host 10,000 fans from May 17. As announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the Commons on Monday afternoon, spectators will be allowed back into sporting events from … Read more
Ministers enter intensive meetings in bid to save 800 jobs at Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port plant in Cheshire By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 21 February 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 21 February 2021 Ministers have entered intensive meetings in a bid to save 800 jobs at Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port plant in … Read more
Dragged to its doom: Zebra rears helplessly in doomed bid to escape pride of lions feasting on it as it still lives Dramatic pictures capture the moment a 880-pound zebra was eaten alive by eight lions at a Zambian park The poor creature can be seen rearing and kicking helplessly in a desperate attempt to … Read more