City gets free wi-fi extension October 13, 2011 THE CLOUD, the free public wi-fi provider snapped up by BSkyB earlier this year for around £50m, has won a five-year extension to its contract with the City of London to provide the Square Mile with free outdoor wi-fi access. The Cloud says it will quadruple its wi-fi output in the area through a major [...]
OSBORNE UNVEILS ARTS TAX BREAK November 3, 2011 TO TATE Britain for the launch of Legacy10, the scheme cooked up by culture minister Jeremy Hunt and RLM Finsbury chairman Roland Rudd to encourage the nation to leave 10 per cent of their wealth to charities and cultural causes when they die. Backers of the scheme, which takes advantage of a Budget change from [...]
OSBORNE UNVEILS ARTS TAX BREAK November 3, 2011 TO TATE Britain for the launch of Legacy10, the scheme cooked up by culture minister Jeremy Hunt and RLM Finsbury chairman Roland Rudd to encourage the nation to leave 10 per cent of their wealth to charities and cultural causes when they die. Backers of the scheme, which takes advantage of a Budget change from [...]
BEST OF THE BROKERS October 10, 2011 MITCHELLS & BUTLERS Numis rates the pub group “hold” with a 250p target price due to M&B’s uncertain future with just a week to go before Joe Lewis’ investment vehicle Piedmont must submit a formal offer. Management has rejected his 230p per share bid, but it could be accepted if major investors Elpida and Smoothfield [...]
Mitchells & Butlers turns down new bid September 13, 2011 MITCHELLS & Butlers shareholder Standard Life Investments yesterday branded Piedmont’s 230p per share possible offer “insulting” and accused it of destabilising the company, as the firm rejected the approach. David Cummings, SLI’s head of UK equities, lashed out at Piedmont owner Joe Lewis, claiming his attempt to buy the pub group outright was “wholly unsatisfactory”. [...]
MAN CITY | are they the new BARCA? November 22, 2011 After Saturday’s win against Newcastle, City manager Roberto Mancini insisted his side were ready to be compared to Barcelona. City A.M. assesses the evidence from last night and beyond. CURRENT FORM City top the Premier League and, like Barcelona, remain unbeaten domestically. The Catalans, however, trail Real Madrid by three points as a result of [...]
Struggling Nadal has no answer as Federer produces indoor masterclass November 22, 2011 FORMER world No1 Roger Federer stormed into the semi-finals of the ATP World Tour Finals event with a crushing straight sets victory over old foe Rafael Nadal. French Open champion Nadal had won his last three meetings with Swiss ace Federer and boasted a positive 17-8 head-to-head record against the 14-time grand slam champion. But [...]
High street electricals: a mug’s game November 9, 2011 IN the end, they couldn’t even give it away. As well as taking on Comet’s pension scheme, which is in deficit to the tune of €45.9m, Kesa is having to pay a £50m dowry to buyer OpCapita to offload its ailing electricals chain. Buried deep in the terms and conditions of the contract is a [...]
High street electricals: a mug’s game November 9, 2011 IN the end, they couldn’t even give it away. As well as taking on Comet’s pension scheme, which is in deficit to the tune of €45.9m, Kesa is having to pay a £50m dowry to buyer OpCapita to offload its ailing electricals chain. Buried deep in the terms and conditions of the contract is a [...]
Pub landlady hits winner in football case October 4, 2011 A PUB landlady from Portsmouth yesterday won her legal bid to screen cheap foreign coverage of football matches, in a giant-killing feat to rival Wimbledon’s 1988 FA Cup final win over Liverpool. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that Karen Murphy should be allowed to use a Greek decoder to screen football matches. Murphy [...]