6 h. ago £20m operation to raise doomed tycoon Mike Lynch's superyacht begins

The yacht sank in a freak storm off the fishing village of Porticello, Sicily, last August, killing seven, including British billionaire tech tycoon Mike Lynch, 59, and his daughter Hannah, 18.

Economics

28 h. ago Racked with survivor's guilt, billionaire Mike Lynch's wife and daughter now face losing even more including their family home

A carpet of spring bluebells has sprung up around Loudham Hall, the 2,300-acre estate, once the home of British tech tycoon Mike Lynch, in Pettistree, Suffolk.

Society

7 d. ago £20million salvage operation underway to raise tech tycoon Mike Lynch's doomed superyacht from seabed with giant floating crane

Entrepreneur Mr Lynch, 59, and daughter Hannah, 18 (both top right), were among seven people who drowned when the Bayesian sank off the coast of Porticello, near Palermo.

Economics

2 w. ago Tech tycoon Mike Lynch's doomed superyacht is set to be raised from Sicilian seabed next month

The 184ft Bayesian sank in August last year after she was hit by a freak storm. Mr Lynch, 59, and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah were among the victims

Politics

2 w. ago Who were the 22 people on Mike Lynch’s Bayesian yacht when it sank in Italy?

A UK inquest has begun into the deaths of tech billionaire Mike Lynch and three other British nationals

Politics

2 w. ago Who was on the Bayesian? How Mike Lynch’s inner circle celebrated end of billionaire’s 13 year court battle

A UK inquest has begun into the deaths of tech billionaire Mike Lynch and three other British nationals

Events

3 w. ago Italy fines seven firms £17m for price fixing of tickets for Rome’s Colosseum

Ticketing company and six tour operators fined for using software bots to hoard tickets for sale at inflated pricesAn Italian ticketing company and six tour operators have been fined almost €20m (£17m) over illegal practices that made it difficult for regular visitors to access Rome’s Colosseum at the standard cost, including using software bots to hoard tickets and sell them at higher prices.Italy’s antitrust authority, AGCM, said the hoarding practice made it “essentially impossible” to buy tickets for the Roman amphitheatre online. Continue reading...

Economics

3 w. ago Main ticket seller and six tour companies fined £17m for Colosseum price

Illegal practices included use of bots to hoard tickets for attraction in Rome for resale at inflated pricesAn Italian ticketing company and six tour operators have been fined almost €20m (£17m) for illegal practices that made it difficult for regular visitors to access Rome’s Colosseum at the standard cost.Italy’s antitrust authority, AGCM, said the practices, including using software bots to hoard tickets and resell them at higher prices, made it “essentially impossible” to buy tickets online for site. Continue reading...

Economics