High Speed Rail 2 buys £600m worth of properties , FoI reveals April 18, 2019 The developers behind High Speed Rail 2 (HS2) have bought more than 900 properties at a total cost of almost £600m, according to the latest figures. The details were released by HS2 after campaign group Stop HS2 filed a freedom of information request, which revealed that 902 residential properties, farms or other pieces of land [...]
HS2 chairman says stopping the railway at Birmingham would be a ‘complete betrayal’ March 13, 2019 HS2 chairman Allan Cook has said not completing the £56bn railway to the north of England would be a "complete betrayal". Cook, who was appointed as chairman following the departure of former Crossrail head Terry Morgan, told MPs on the Transport Select Committee that HS2 was looking at "all options" to keep the project within budget but rejected suggestions [...]
Juventus shares plummet after shock Champions League defeat to Ajax April 17, 2019 Juventus shares have plunged 17 per cent this morning as investors reacted to the Italian football giant’s heartbreak in the Champions League last night. Read more: Juventus FC to offer €165m bonds The Old Lady of Italian football crashed out 3-2 on aggregate in the quarter finals to a resurgent Ajax team, who have now [...]
HS2 hit with legal claim from American engineering giant Bechtel over Old Oak Common contract March 3, 2019 HS2 has been hit with a legal claim by American engineering giant Bechtel after it failed to secure a £1bn contract to build Old Oak Common station. Last year Bechtel signed a £170m contract to deliver phase 2b of the railway, which will stretch from Crewe to Manchester, and the West Midlands to Leeds. The [...]
Reach 4 Entertainment acquisitions boost share price despite dip in full-year revenues May 2, 2019 Shares in theatre marketing firm Reach 4 Entertainment (R4E) ticked up this morning, as investors overlooked a slip in the firm’s revenues for the full year. Read more: Gary Neville nets sale of stake in production company The figures R4E posted full-year revenues of £77.7m, down from £80.2m last year. Adjusted earnings before interest, tax, [...]
Reach 4 Entertainment acquisitions boost share price despite dip in full-year revenues May 2, 2019 Shares in theatre marketing firm Reach 4 Entertainment (R4E) ticked up this morning, as investors overlooked a slip in the firm’s revenues for the full year. Read more: Gary Neville nets sale of stake in production company The figures R4E posted full-year revenues of £77.7m, down from £80.2m last year. Adjusted earnings before interest, tax, [...]
World’s richest clubs 2018: West Ham climb to 17th as Manchester United top Deloitte Football Money League January 23, 2018 West Ham have been named the 17th richest club in the world after their move to the London Stadium helped them to climb the latest edition of Deloitte’s Football Money League. The Hammers jumped four places in the annual list, published today, after they increased revenue last season to £183.3m (€213.3m). The club’s rise in [...]
World’s richest clubs 2018: Tottenham Hotspur climb to 11th as Manchester United top Deloitte Football Money League January 23, 2018 Tottenham’s growing financial strength has seen them become the 11th richest club in the world, according to the latest edition of Deloitte’s Football Money League. Spurs moved up one place in the annual list, published today, after they increased revenue last season by £96.4m to £305.6m (€355.6m). The north Londoners benefited from their highest ever [...]
World’s richest football clubs 2018: Manchester United hold off Real Madrid and Barcelona in Deloitte Football Money League January 23, 2018 Manchester United have retained their billing as the world’s richest club after they pipped European champions Real Madrid to first place in Deloitte’s Football Money League. United, who benefited from winning the Europa League and lucrative new Premier League broadcast contracts, outstripped Real and Barcelona last season despite the fall in value of the pound. [...]
London climbs world’s most expensive cities ranking March 19, 2019 London has become a dearer place to live in the last year, causing it to climb eight places in the world’s most expensive city list, according to the latest worldwide cost of living survey. After dropping considerably last year the capital is now the world’s 22nd most expensive city to live in, far behind its [...]