US giants size up bid for Topshop empire: Juicy Couture owner and a host of private equity titans battle for Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia Authentic Brands is understood to be among the interested parties Around 30 to 40 potential buyers are believed to have shown initial interest By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: … Read more
The NHS was founded in 1948 by Prime Minister Clement Attlee’s Labour Government as part of a huge overhaul of public services in the UK. It was formed out of a long-held belief in Britain that healthcare should be free at the point of delivery regardless of wealth or status, with the atrocities suffered in … Read more
By Jason Groves and James Franey for the Daily Mail and Ross Ibbetson for MailOnline Boris Johnson will fly to Brussels tonight in a last-ditch bid to salvage a Brexit trade deal. In a dramatic intervention, the Prime Minister will try to thrash out the framework of a deal over dinner with European Commission chief … Read more
Shocking moment delivery driver clings to the bonnet of his van in a bid to stop it being stolen before falling into the road and suffering sprained ankle CCTV footage shows the desperate driver gripping the front of the moving van The incident took place in West Bromwich, West Midlands on December 5 He eventually fell … Read more
The Strictly semi-final week dances have been revealed as the remaining couples prepare to perform two routines for the first time on Saturday’s show. Hot on the heels of HRVY’s ‘greatest of all time’ Couple’s Choice routine, his rumoured love interest and EastEnders star Maisie Smith, 19, will perform the dance to Gettin’ Jiggy Wit … Read more
McCarthy & Stone shareholders say yes to £647m takeover bid for retirement home builder from private equity firm Lone Star McCarthy & Stone was also bought by a consortium in 2006 for more than £1bn The group was forced to close its building sites in the early parts of lockdown Compared to its pre-lockdown value, … Read more
A flurry of legal challenges by President Trump, his lawyers, and third parties took on a more personal dimension Monday when Donald Trump’s campaign sued President-elect Joe Biden directly over thousands of votes in Wisconsin. A suit filed by Trump’s campaign in Milwaukee County – a Democratic county that went heavily for Biden – is … Read more
Sirius Minerals faces legal bid from shareholder group after Anglo’s ‘daylight robbery’ rescue deal By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 7 December 2020 | Updated: 22:12 GMT, 7 December 2020 An influential shareholder organisation is assembling a legal case against Sirius Minerals after thousands of ordinary investors saw their savings and … Read more
Ministers ‘plot last-minute bid to weaken new food and farms watchdog for post-Brexit trade deals’ The Mail on Sunday’s Save Our Family Farms campaign has pressured ministers The Trade and Agriculture Commission will be put on a statutory footing Government says it is ‘ wrong’ to claim the commission will be weakened By Mail on … Read more
Mike Ashley returns with yet another attempt to buy ailing department store Debenhams – just days after lenders called time on historic business By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 5 December 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 5 December 2020 House of Fraser owner Mike Ashley has returned with yet another attempt … Read more