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Pubs have been forced to throw away up to 87 million pints of beer in the UK since the start of the pandemic, an industry body has claimed. The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) said the waste was the equivalent of £331 million in sales, based on the average cost of a pint at … Read more
London Stock Exchange completes its whopping £20bn acquisition of data firm Refinitiv By Mark Shapland For The Daily Mail Published: 21:52 GMT, 29 January 2021 | Updated: 22:44 GMT, 29 January 2021 The London Stock Exchange has completed its whopping £20billion acquisition of data firm Refinitiv. The merger creates a company to rival the likes … Read more
IG Group makes £728m swoop for US broker Tastytrade in bid to crack the American market By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 21 January 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 21 January 2021 IG Group is hoping to crack the US market with a $1billion (£728million) takeover of rival Tastytrade. The investment … Read more
Police swoop on pensioners waiting to receive the Covid jab at vaccination centre ‘after they received false tip-off that venue was holding an illegal rave’ Police swooped on ‘rave’ at Essex’s Freemasons’ Saxon Hall in Southend-on-Sea The crowds were reported to them by concerned neighbours raising the alarm But police instead found pensioners queueing for … Read more
Covid police swoop on fashion designer’s church group meeting with four friends in her garden Wendy house after curtain twitchers alerted officers Sylvia Young, 60, hosted meeting last Sunday in Greenwich, south-east London Couturier was told by two uniformed Met officers nothing serious was amiss She said: ‘It was pretty frightening to have the police … Read more
Plane sailing! Moment two private light aircraft swoop down over estuary just eight FEET above the surface ‘almost skimming the water’ Two light aircraft spotted swooping over the River Blackwater in Maldon, Essex Witnesses thought plane was trying to lane on the water because it was so close Civil Aviation Authority have said they will … Read more
Elf and safety! Surreal moment police swoop on charity ‘winter wonderland’ event where host is dressed as Santa after neighbours reported him for breaching social distancing rules Mike Denaro turned his Wigan home into winter wonderland to raise money He has asked visitors to make a small donation he’s collecting for a local hospice But … Read more
Armed robbers’ strike Surrey pub – as police swoop on area to close off road Police were called to a ‘firearms incident’ on Guildford Road, Surrey this morning Surrey Police said there were reports of an armed robbery at Lion Brewery pub Residents were not allowed in or out of their homes as police responded … Read more
Armed police swoop on village and fire rubber bullets at man who was ‘aiming RIFLE at people and shouting threats’ on street near school Armed police have been sent to the scene in Quorn, Leicestershire today Locals reported a man armed with a firearm and ‘shouting threats at people’ Rawlins Academy confirmed pupils were shut … Read more
Takeover frenzy grips City as bidders swoop: Bankers eye fees bonanza amid fears British firms have become easy-pickings for oversees buyers By Hugo Duncan for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 6 November 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 6 November 2020 The City is gripped by a fresh wave of takeover activity after bidders launched … Read more