Germany mulls slashing air travel to ‘almost zero’ and queues build up at border checkpoints

Germany is considering slashing air travel to ‘almost zero’ as queues build up at border checkpoints. Chancellor Angela Merkel told her parties’ legislators she did not want a travel ban, but with the pandemic raging this winter there should be no tourism, sources said. Interior minister Horst Seehofer earlier told the Bild newspaper Merkel had … Read more

Real Housewives of Atlanta: Cynthia Bailey mulls inviting her father to her wedding to Mike Hill

Cynthia Bailey grappled with tough decisions as she planned her September 11 wedding to Mike Hill on Sunday’s episode of The Real Housewives of Atlanta. The 53-year-old reality star and her fiancé invited 250 people to their nuptials, but expected just 100 to confirm because of the coronavirus—so they were shocked when 167 did. Then … Read more

Kitchenware entrepreneur mulls £100m-plus sale of business

Entrepreneur who started kitchenware chain from Gloucestershire cottage mulling £100m-plus sale of business after lockdown sales surge By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 16 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 16 January 2021 An entrepreneur who started his kitchenware chain from a Gloucestershire cottage is mulling a £100million-plus sale of the … Read more

Trump mulls launching conservative version of Twitter

With his long-shot efforts to hang on for a second term dwindling, President Donald Trump is discussing with advisors a range of media ventures that would keep him in the spotlight ahead of a potential 2024 White House bid. He is considering starting a new television channel or social media company to compete with those he … Read more

Crispin Odey’s hedge fund mulls name change

Crispin Odey’s hedge fund business considering rebrand that could see tycoon’s name drop off some funds By Emma Dunkley, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 BST, 24 October 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 24 October 2020 Crispin Odey’s hedge fund business is considering a rebrand that could see the tycoon’s name drop off some of … Read more

Bidding war erupts for control of G4S: US rival mulls rival offer

Shares in G4S surged after the beleaguered security firm found itself in the middle of a takeover battle. The British company is already fighting off a hostile £2.9billion bid from Canada’s Garda World, which it has branded ‘unattractive and opportunistic’. But yesterday it revealed that US rival Allied Universal Security Services has also approached it … Read more

Boris mulls new lockdown as SAGE scientists demand ‘more stringent’ action

Boris Johnson faces a brutal pincer today between advisers demanding swingeing curbs to quell coronavirus curbs and a growing Tory revolt over the devastation being wreaked on the economy. The PM is desperately trying to balance fears over a surge in infections and hospitalisations, particularly in the North, with Cabinet unrest over the threat to … Read more

LSE mulls trio of bids for Borsa Italiana stock exchange

LSE mulls trio of bids for Borsa Italiana stock exchange as targets £20bn merger with data firm Refinitiv By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:54 BST, 17 September 2020 | Updated: 21:54 BST, 17 September 2020 The London Stock Exchange is weighing up offers after a bidding war broke out for its Borsa … Read more

Chancellor Rishi Sunak mulls taxing online sales to raise £2BILLION

Chancellor Rishi Sunak mulls TAX on online sales to raise £2BILLION for Government coffers and help ‘save the High Street’ One online tax would see the Treasury impose a two per cent levy on online sales Another would see businesses charged for every delivery that they complete  Steps would raise billions for the government and … Read more

Dealmaker mulls £100m pensions adviser sale

Investment firm led by dealmaker that shelled out thousands to meet Prime Minister weighing up £100m sale of pensions advisory company it owns By Ben Harrington, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:51 BST, 27 June 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 27 June 2020 An investment firm led by a dealmaker that has shelled out thousands … Read more