CVC set to splash the cash on German vitamin maker: reports January 10, 2024 Private equity giant CVC is set for a near-billion-euro deal to take over a German vitamin manufacturer, according to reports. Sources told Bloomberg that a €900m (£774m) deal to acquire Sunday Natural could be announced in the coming days. Neither party responded to comment requests from Bloomberg. Dealmakers are hoping for an uptick in M&A [...]
Russia puts London-exiled Putin opponent and tycoon Khodorkovsky on wanted list January 9, 2024 Russia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs has put exiled Russian tycoon and opposition leader Mikhail Khodorkovsky on its wanted list, accusing him of spreading false information about the Russian army, Russian state news agency Tass said. The charge carries a sentence of up to five years in prison, Tass said. A criminal case was opened against [...]
City of London Police officer’s trial date set over two rape and one actual bodily harm charges January 8, 2024 Daniel Condon appeared at Guildford Crown Court on Friday, 5 January and will face trial on Monday 3 February.
China arrests head of consulting agency as ‘British spy’ January 8, 2024 Chinese security services have arrested the head of an overseas consulting firm who authorities claim was acting as a British spy
UK manufacturing bullish about competitiveness as firms move past EU rivals January 8, 2024 A survey of more than 200 senior manufacturing executives by Make UK and PwC found that after a difficult few years through the pandemic and rising energy prices, there are optimistic signs.
Nearly 120,000 retail jobs lost in 2023, report suggests January 8, 2024 The numbers of jobs lost in British retail dropped last year, but 120,000 people still lost their employment, figures have suggested.
Sunak had doubts over Rwanda migrants plan as Chancellor, documents suggest January 6, 2024 Rishi Sunak was unsure the Government’s scheme to send migrants to Rwanda would stop channel crossings when he was Chancellor, according to documents. The BBC said it had seen No 10 papers from March 2022, a month before the plan was announced by then Prime Minister Boris Johnson, which showed that Mr Sunak was not [...]
Quitting net zero tsar Skidmore is wrong on North Sea oil and gas, says Hunt January 6, 2024 The Chancellor has hit back at the former net zero tsar after he quit the Conservatives over the Government’s decision to increase domestic oil and gas drilling. Jeremy Hunt said he “profoundly” disagrees with Chris Skidmore’s reasons for resigning as an MP, with the former energy minister’s exit due to trigger another challenging by-election for [...]
Police investigate ‘potential fraud offences’ during Horizon IT scandal January 6, 2024 Metropolitan Police detectives are looking at “potential fraud offences” committed during the Horizon IT scandal.
National insurance cut by 2 per cent January 6, 2024 The main rate of national insurance was today cut by two percentage points, from 12 per cent to 10 per cent. The move, announced in last year’s autumn statement, was hailed by the Conservatives but Labour called it a “raw deal” and economists said many households are still facing the burden of high taxes. Chancellor [...]