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The hunt is on for buyers of the bombed-out brands left behind after Sir Philip Green’s retail empire went bust. Arcadia, which owns Topshop, Miss Selfridge, Wallis and Dorothy Perkins, crashed into administration on Monday putting 13,000 jobs at risk. Administrators at Deloitte are searching for buyers to save the brands, and the flagship Topshop … Read more
BBC viewers say the broadcaster’s TV news is more biased than ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and Sky News Only 58% believe the corporation’s coverage is impartial, 1% fall from last year Decline was enough to see it drop to bottom of list below Channel 5 BBC admitted a Newsnight episode did not meet ‘standards … Read more
BBC viewers say the broadcaster’s TV news is more biased than ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and Sky News Only 58% believe the corporation’s coverage is impartial, 1% fall from last year Decline was enough to see it drop to bottom of list below Channel 5 BBC admitted a Newsnight episode did not meet ‘standards … Read more
A species of caterpillar gets ‘hangry’ – a cross between hungry and angry – when food is scarce, a new study reveals. Monarch butterfly caterpillars (danaus plexippus) become aggressive fighters in their quest to eat milkweed – a herbaceous plant that’s toxic to most animals and their favourite food. US researchers found that monarch caterpillars … Read more
UK watchdog draws up plans to stop internet giants like Google swallowing start-ups with potential to become global rivals Currently the Competition and Markets Authority rarely intervenes on takeovers Wants to step in even if there is only a small chance competition will be harmed Concerned tech giants have grown powerful as people spend more … Read more
This weekend marks ten years since Fundsmith Equity was launched and it has delivered a whopping 440 per cent return for its day one investors. The fund, which is run by star manager Terry Smith, has grown to become undisputedly, the largest stock-market investment fund available to private investors in the UK. But some experts feel … Read more
G4S steps up fight against rival’s hostile takeover by promising to deliver £1bn of free cash flow in next five years By Daily Mail City & Finance Published: 22:28 GMT, 29 October 2020 | Updated: 22:28 GMT, 29 October 2020 G4S stepped up its fight against a Canadian rival’s hostile takeover by yesterday promising to … Read more
Aggressive species of shrimp smashes its way into rivals’ burrows using a club-like appendage that can strike at speeds of 50mph, study reveals University of Exeter researchers looked at how mantis shrimp fight over burrows They use these to sleep, mate, eat and avoid predators and are often fought over Study found the ‘smasher shrimp’ … Read more
Video showing deputy premier ‘eating a FLY’ is released by his political rivals – but the ‘juvenile’ online attack doesn’t sit well with voters LNP video of Labor’s Steven Miles ‘eating a fly’ uploaded to Facebook Deputy Premier appears to lick his lips and swallow the insect Harsh criticism of ‘juvenile’ video as Queenslanders go … Read more
Market watchdog should get new powers to stop internet giants such as Google from strangling smaller rivals and ripping off consumers, says senior Tory MP leading review By Glen Owen Political Editor For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:03 GMT, 24 October 2020 | Updated: 22:18 GMT, 24 October 2020 Britain’s market watchdogs must be … Read more