Takeover talk continues to grip the stock market – and all eyes will be on serviced office company IWG when trading resumes today. Reports last night suggested the firm, which owns Regus and is valued at £3billion, is a potential target. New York based private equity firm CC Capital has held talks with the London-listed … Read more
A California family’s home was overrun by more than 800 migrating birds in a scene similar to that of Alfred Hitchcock’s movie The Birds. Video footage shows the flock performing murmurations above the house before hundreds shoot down the chimney of the family’s house in Torrance. The birds, which appear to be swifts, can be … Read more
Police swoop on lorry in Essex after thieves stole box loads of vital Covid lateral flow tests destined for secondary schools Police swooped on thieves who stole lateral flow coronavirus tests yesterday Thieves took tests from a lorry that was parked in Harlow Business Park in Essex Officers tracked down NHS goods before they were … Read more
Pubs have been forced to throw away up to 87 million pints of beer in the UK since the start of the pandemic, an industry body has claimed. The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) said the waste was the equivalent of £331 million in sales, based on the average cost of a pint at … Read more
London Stock Exchange completes its whopping £20bn acquisition of data firm Refinitiv By Mark Shapland For The Daily Mail Published: 21:52 GMT, 29 January 2021 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 29 January 2021 The London Stock Exchange has completed its whopping £20billion acquisition of data firm Refinitiv. The merger creates a company to rival the likes … Read more
IG Group makes £728m swoop for US broker Tastytrade in bid to crack the American market By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 21 January 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 21 January 2021 IG Group is hoping to crack the US market with a $1billion (£728million) takeover of rival Tastytrade. The investment … Read more
Covid police swoop on fashion designer’s church group meeting with four friends in her garden Wendy house after curtain twitchers alerted officers Sylvia Young, 60, hosted meeting last Sunday in Greenwich, south-east London Couturier was told by two uniformed Met officers nothing serious was amiss She said: ‘It was pretty frightening to have the police … Read more
Plane sailing! Moment two private light aircraft swoop down over estuary just eight FEET above the surface ‘almost skimming the water’ Two light aircraft spotted swooping over the River Blackwater in Maldon, Essex Witnesses thought plane was trying to lane on the water because it was so close Civil Aviation Authority have said they will … Read more
Elf and safety! Surreal moment police swoop on charity ‘winter wonderland’ event where host is dressed as Santa after neighbours reported him for breaching social distancing rules Mike Denaro turned his Wigan home into winter wonderland to raise money He has asked visitors to make a small donation he’s collecting for a local hospice But … Read more
Takeover frenzy grips City as bidders swoop: Bankers eye fees bonanza amid fears British firms have become easy-pickings for oversees buyers By Hugo Duncan for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 6 November 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 6 November 2020 The City is gripped by a fresh wave of takeover activity after bidders launched … Read more