13 h. ago Man United takeover talks 'have happened' as Glazers tipped to be 'considering two options'

Sir Jim Ratcliffe is the minority co-owner of Manchester United and oversees football matters at the club, but would unlikely have a say in any full takeover of the club.

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5 d. ago Beauty chain with over 830 UK stores to open new Scottish branch in months

It's said to takeover the former Carpetright unit based in the Phoenix Retail Park near Paisley.

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2 w. ago Ruben Amorim sent brutal message as Saudi billionaire makes Man United takeover feelings clear

Saudi boxing supremo Turki Alalshikh was quick to react to Ruben Amorim's sacking, posting a message on social media calling for the Glazer family to follow him out of Old Trafford

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3 w. ago 'Sir Jim Ratcliffe should let me help him – I want to give Man Utd £375million'

Former Manchester United takeover bidder Thomas Zilliacus has returned with a new proposal for the club over two years after he launched his initial bid

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3 w. ago Manchester United takeover bidder returns with £375million offer as club sent new proposal

EXCLUSIVE: Finnish entrepreneur Thomas Zilliacus has a new proposal for Manchester United more than two years after his initial takeover bid for the club was launched

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3 w. ago ‘I think I was relatively astute in The Traitors!’ Nick Mohammed on magic, TV mayhem and why he turned on Joe Marler

He stole our hearts in The Celebrity Traitors – then it all went wrong. The actor and comedian opens upWhen I catch up with Nick Mohammed, he is on the set of War, a new HBO series. Full of legal eagles, tech-bro hot shots and ugly divorces, it’s a punchy, slick enterprise, nothing at all like The Celebrity Traitors – except for the high drama, unbearable tension and the fact that Mohammed is reunited with Celia Imrie. Traitors was filmed in April and May and this started in September, so they both knew exactly what had happened in the castle, but were still in their chamber of deadly secrecy. Mainly, Mohammed was happy just to kick about with Imrie again. “She’s wonderful,” he says. “Everything you think she might be, she absolutely is – she’s just brilliant.”Which brings us to the root of the problem, the answer to the question: “What the hell happened, Nick?” Spoiler alert: we intend to talk about exactly what went down in the most infuriating Traitors final since, well, the last...

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4 w. ago More than 75% of Labour, Lib Dem and Green voters think PM should open talks on joining EU customs union – as it happened

YouGov poll for the Times suggests even 40% of Conservative voters support such a moveWes Streeting, the health secretary, used an interview with the Observer published at the weekend to suggest that he favours joining a customs union with the EU. This is something that Keir Starmer has ruled out.But Labour supporters back Streeting on this. According to YouGov polling for the Times, 80% of people who voted Labour at the last general election say a future leader should open negotiations on joining a customs union with the EU. Continue reading...

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