On a buying spree: Asda brothers snap up fast food chain Leon in £100m deal Mohsin and Zuber Issa are understood to have agreed to buy Leon yesterday Leon has 70 restaurants across the UK and mainland Europe The brothers have also been in a battle to buy the Caffè Nero coffee shop chain By Harriet … Read more
Few companies make promises to get people employed after they sign up to their courses, particularly during a pandemic. But that’s exactly what Amy Golding, chief executive of Opus Talent Solutions and founder of _nology says she’ll do. The straight-talking businesswoman, who became CEO of tech recruitment company Opus Talent Solutions at just 31, says she’s … Read more
Boris Johnson plans chewing gum tax to raise more than £100m to clean Britain’s streets of ‘monstrous acne of sticky grey blotches’ Boris Johnson is set to propose new tax targeting chewing gum manufacturers Aims to raise more than £100million to pay cost of clearing away discarded gum Manufacturers to be hit by the tax unless … Read more
Boris Johnson plans chewing gum tax to raise more than £100m to clean Britain’s streets of ‘monstrous acne of sticky grey blotches’ Boris Johnson is set to propose new tax targeting chewing gum manufacturers Aims to raise more than £100million to pay cost of clearing away discarded gum Manufacturers to be hit by the tax unless … Read more
Cheltenham set to lose £100m in revenue with festival taking place behind-closed-doors… while prize-money has also been cut by 25 per cent as region counts the cost of the Covid-19 pandemic Cheltenham Festival will take place behind-closed-doors due to the pandemic The region is set to lose out on £100million in revenue because of the … Read more
New, eye-opening renderings have been released of the interior of a 1,100mph (Mach 1.6) supersonic jet that will be capable of flying from New York to London in around three-and-a-half hours. The $100million (£71million) Spike S-512 Supersonic Business Jet, by Boston-based Spike Aerospace, is slated to begin test flights in 2022 and begin flying passengers … Read more
The firm that makes Marlboro cigarettes has boldly asked US health regulators to help it convince Americans that nicotine is not that bad for them – and spend $100 million toward the effort, according to a Bloomberg report. Marlboro’s maker, Altria, wants the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to back its advertising campaign to inform … Read more
A Monte Carlo socialite and princess has lost an appeal against a £2m fine and warned she faces prison in the latest twist in a decade-long battle over a £100m family trust fund. Princess Camilla Crociani de Bourbon des Deux Siciles was ordered to pay the fine after being found guilty of contempt for refusing … Read more
A Monte Carlo socialite and princess has lost an appeal against a £2m fine and warned she faces prison in the latest twist in a decade-long battle over a £100m family trust fund. Princess Camilla Crociani de Bourbon des Deux Siciles was ordered to pay the fine after being found guilty of contempt for refusing … Read more
The BBC has axed editorial director Kamal Ahmed and four other posts from its news board in a ‘modernisation’ plan – despite pledging to increase diversity last year. An £80 million savings plan saw the job cuts announced by the broadcaster this afternoon. It said it was ‘restructuring’ the board as part of ‘plans to modernise … Read more