Covid UK: Moment police swoop on charity ‘winter wonderland’ event where host is dressed as Santa

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 

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

Gun horror outside school: Armed police swoop on village over reports of man ‘aiming RIFLE’

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 on UK firms

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

Foreign bidders in £7bn swoop on RSA: Boss eyes £16m windfall

Foreign bidders in £7bn swoop on RSA: Boss Stephen Hester eyes £16m windfall after joint approach from Canadian and Danish firms By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 5 November 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 5 November 2020 One of Britain’s oldest companies is set fall into foreign hands after a £7billion … Read more

Police swoop on illegal rave in Wigan as hundreds of revellers party through the night

Illegal raves in Bristol and Greater Manchester were shut down last night after the Prime Minister announced plans for a month-long national lockdown.    Police swooped on raves as hundreds of revellers partied through the night just hours after Boris Johnson announced the winter lockdown on Saturday night.  A rave in a woodland in Wigan, Greater … Read more

Aubrey O’Day teases she wants ‘swoop up’ Hunter Biden nine years after her affair with Trump Jr. 

Aubrey O’Day teases that she’d like to ‘swoop up’ Hunter Biden… nine years after her alleged affair with Donald Trump Jr. By Heather Waugh For Dailymail.com Published: 21:54 GMT, 30 October 2020 | Updated: 21:55 GMT, 30 October 2020 Aubrey O’Day has teased that she has her sights set on Joe Biden‘s son Hunter. In … Read more

No-frills airline Wizz Air plots swoop for 1 in 5 Gatwick flights

Wizz Air plotting expansion that could see it operating up to one in five flights from Gatwick within five years By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 24 October 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 24 October 2020 Wizz Air is plotting a multi-billion-pound expansion that could see it operating up to one … Read more

US vultures swoop on British builder: McCarthy & Stone backs £630m bid

US vultures swoop on British builder: Retirement homes firm McCarthy & Stone backs £630m bid sparking fears for its elderly residents By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 23 October 2020 | Updated: 22:27 BST, 23 October 2020 Britain’s biggest builder of retirement homes could fall into the hands of an overseas … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Boohoo bosses swoop as shares fall out of fashion 

Bosses at Boohoo have scooped up shares in the scandal-hit online retailer after another slump in the price. The fast fashion company’s stock nosedived by more than a fifth this week after its auditor PwC quit and four other beancounters ruled out working for it. Since July Boohoo has been rocked by claims that some … Read more