Sir Martin Sorrell, the advertising mogul, has received a number of merger approaches for S4 Capital, the London-listed marketing services group he founded seven years ago. Sky News can reveal that Sir Martin has been contacted in recent weeks by potential suitors including One Equity Partners, a US-based private equity …
Read More »Lichfield memorabilia seller fears football programme market doomed
Katharine Merry BBC Radio WM Andrew Dawkins BBC News, West Midlands John Morris John Morris says the digital age has affected the popularity of football programmes and he typically sells a bundle of 10 for just £2.50 Football memorabilia shop owner John Morris estimates he has about half a million …
Read More »EFL Championship Soccer: Stream Southampton vs. Wrexham Live From Anywhere
61% off with 2yr plan (+4 free months) See more details See at Now Watch the Championship in the UK from £15 with Now Now See at DAZN Watch the Championship in Canada from CA$30 a month DAZN Southampton return to life in the Championship on Saturday, as they take …
Read More »Tesla opens retro diner with EV charging station in West Hollywood
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Tesla just opened its long-awaited retro diner and supercharging station in West Hollywood, California. But this isn’t just another place to plug in your EV. It’s a full-on experience, a throwback to American diners with a futuristic twist. The big question: Is …
Read More »Community rallies round Morecambe FC staff and fans
Ollie Samuels BBC News, Lancashire Sal Sultans The Sultan Experience provides hundreds of curries for Morecambe FC staff Local people are rallying around the staff at Morecambe Football Club, who have not been paid their full wages for the months of June and July. The Sultan Experience, a Lancaster restaurant, …
Read More »Bus crash kills 25 people returning from funeral in Kenya
A bus carrying mourners from a funeral has crashed in western Kenya, killing 25 people, local authorities say. The driver lost control, veered off the road and overturned into a ditch along the Kisumu-Kakamega Highway on Friday afternoon, a police report seen by the BBC says. This area is notorious …
Read More »Royal Albert Hall hosts first overnight Prom in decades
The Royal Albert Hall in London hosted a special overnight Prom last night – the first such event in more than 40 years. BBC Proms: From Dark Till Dawn was guest curated by organist and TikTok star Anna Lapwood, who performed choral classics with her choir from Pembroke College. She …
Read More »Ireland v Canada: Performance in World Cup warm-up more important than result – Brittany Hogan
Ireland back row Brittany Hogan says the performance in Saturday’s final World Cup warm-up against Canada is more important than the result. Canada are ranked second in the world and Ireland head into the game in Belfast off the back of a 27-21 comeback win over Scotland. Scott Bemand’s side …
Read More »Gillette Corner’s famous Art Deco clock has been refurbished
Getty Images The tower became a landmark for those driving along the A4 The Gillette Clock Tower, one of most recognisable Art Deco structures in London, has been restored to working order after a successful restoration project. The 150 ft (45m) structure is regarded as an important piece of the …
Read More »Mourners to wear blue for farewell to Cole Cooper
Friends and family of Cole Cooper are attending the teenager’s funeral in Bonnybridge. The 19-year-old was reported missing in May sparking a major search operation. His body was discovered four weeks later in woods near Kilsyth Road in Banknock. A funeral mass will take place at St Joseph’s Catholic Church …
Read More »Wembley investigating claims people were smuggled into Oasis gig without tickets | UK News
Wembley Stadium is investigating claims up to 200 people were able to sneak into its Oasis concerts without tickets. Oasis played the iconic London venue on five nights between 25 July and 3 August as part of their Live 25 reunion tour. Tickets sold out in hours after the band …
Read More »What Israel’s Gaza City takeover plan could mean for Palestinians
Israel has approved a plan to take control of Gaza City, which it says is part of its strategy to end the war. BBC Verify has been looking at what this could mean for Palestinians still living in the city, many already displaced by the fighting. Reha Kansara has more. …
Read More »Mexico rejects Trump’s reported military plan against Latin American drug cartels
Mexico has said US military would not be entering its territory following reports that President Donald Trump had directed the Pentagon to target Latin American drug cartels. “The United States is not going to come to Mexico with the military,” President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Friday. “We co-operate, we collaborate, …
Read More »M6 motorway in Staffordshire shut by overturned lorry
The M6 in Staffordshire is shut after a lorry overturned, with police saying the closure is likely to continue for “most of the morning”. The crash closed the motorway at about 22:30 BST on Friday and has affected the northbound carriageway between junction 14 for the A34 Stafford North and …
Read More »Thousands to take part in Relief of Derry parade
Michael McBride BBC News NI BBC It is one of the biggest loyal order parades in Northern Ireland and marks the anniversary of the ending of the Siege of Derry in 1689. Thousands of people are expected in Londonderry for the annual Apprentice Boys’ Relief of Derry parade on Saturday. …
Read More »Get Ready to See Six Planets Line Up in the Upcoming Planet Parade
Fresh off the excitement of the Perseids meteor shower is a chance to see six planets lined up in the sky at once. These events, colloquially known as planet parades, only occur about once or twice a year, with the most recent one in February showing off all seven planets in …
Read More »Ukraine will not give up land, Zelensky says ahead of Trump-Putin meeting
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has underlined he will make no territorial concessions to Russia ahead of a scheduled meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin on the future of the war in Ukraine. The US-Russia meeting is due to take place in Alaska on 15 August. Hours before announcing the …
Read More »Nicola Sturgeon says police investigation was ‘mental torture’ – in memoir that addresses sexuality and miscarriage | Politics News
Nicola Sturgeon has opened up about the “mental torture” of being investigated by police in her new book. Frankly, which will be published on Thursday, also details her miscarriage in 2010 and rumours about an affair with a female French ambassador to the UK. In an excerpt published in The …
Read More »‘I remain trapped,’ says Gaza student in UK visa plea
James W Kelly, Matt Gravelling & Lauren Stanley BBC News Haia Mohammed Haia Mohammed is unable to leave Gaza to take up her place at a London university “Goldsmiths University believed in me, the British public stood beside and MPs shared a letter of support. Despite all of this, I …
Read More »‘I was conned out of £3,500 by internet catfish Kerry Gray’
Shivani Chaudhari BBC News, Essex Getty Images Peter was scammed out of nearly £3,500 over the course of a year by Kerry Gray, who posed as a nurse called Charlotte Peter was ready to give love another go when he first matched with a nurse called Charlotte on a dating …
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