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Billionaire Dubai ruler Sheikh Al Maktoum mounts last-ditch Supreme Court bid to keep his marital feud with youngest wife Princess Haya a secret after she fled to London ‘in fear of her life’ Sheikh Maktoum, 70, had a feud with Princess Haya, his sixth and youngest wife He has applied for summary return to Dubai … Read more
Long before the era of the celebrity auctioneer, when figures such as Lord Archer could, through sheer personality, cajole any gathering to part with their money, salerooms were often as hushed and stuffy as a public library. If any one person could have laid claim to have single-handedly changed all that, it was Peregrine Pollen. … Read more
Six Nations could be off free-to-air TV as Sky Sports is favourite to snatch rights from the BBC in £300million deal Six Nations may not by on free-to-air channels from 2021 as Sky line up bid BBC and ITV currently screen the prestigious rugby competition But the terrestrial broadcasters have been prevented from another joint … Read more
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry DROP bid to trademark Sussex Royal name for commercial or charity activities (though they still want to use it on toiletries, sporting goods, toys, beer and jewellery) Request to use Sussex Royal and Sussex Royal Foundation in UK was removed Followed Queen’s decision they could not use ‘Royal’ label after … Read more
Russia use delaying tactics in a bid to compete at 2020 Olympics despite four-year ban for running state-sponsored doping programmes The World Anti-Doping Agency last year imposed a four-year ban on the country The Russian Anti-Doping Agency want more time to build a case for an appeal A delay could mean they would be able … Read more
Lords mount last-ditch bid to derail Boris Johnson’s ‘delusional’ law to block terrorists from being freed early saying the Government must also increase funding for deradicalisation in prisons if it is to work Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) Bill in Lords today Will stop automatic release of prisoners after serving half their sentence But … Read more
Mining giant Anglo American WAS ready to sweeten £405m Sirius bid By Joanne Hart and Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 23:46 GMT, 22 February 2020 | Updated: 23:46 GMT, 22 February 2020 Anglo American considered offering Sirius Minerals investors shares in Anglo itself as part of its takeover bid, the MoS can reveal. … Read more
Talks between Sirius Minerals and a group of financial investors to secure an alternative rescue deal have fallen through. Sirius is in the process of being taken over by mining giant Anglo American in a £405million deal that was revealed in January. But it had kept discussions going with an unnamed consortium, which had offered … Read more
By: Express News Service | Pune | Published: February 18, 2020 4:28:28 am Under the campaign, the PMPML plans to install information boards about bus routes and concessions in schools and colleges in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad. In a bid to increase its daily ridership, the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) is planning to launch … Read more
Private equity firm KKR rules out a bid for hospitals provider NMC Health as woes deepen By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 23:08 BST, 11 February 2020 | Updated: 23:08 BST, 11 February 2020 NMC Health has plunged deeper into crisis after a potential suitor denied an interest in the hospitals provider. In … Read more