7 h. ago Idlewild: Scottish alternative rockers set to tour the UK for the first time in six years

The Scottish band are set to headline tour the UK for the first time in over half a decade 🎶🎸🎫

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14 h. ago Coronation Street stars join forces for huge first with soap legends set to reveal all

A number of legends who have spent decades on the Cobbles as set to reveal all about their time in the show

Politics

14 h. ago Assura ‘minded’ to agree new £1.61bn private equity takeover approach

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has teamed up with fellow US investment firm Stonepeak Partners for a fifth approach worth 49.4p a share.

Economics

22 h. ago Boys in England significantly outperforming girls in maths for first time in decades

Girls’ lack of confidence studying maths and science could be impacting their results, academics warn

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63 h. ago ‘It’s so exciting to be in on this’: why Chelsea owners bought into the Hundred

Jonathan Goldstein, who with Todd Boehly spent £40m to buy half of Trent Rockets, say English cricket has been ‘significantly underexploited’ until nowAs a man who has negotiated with Roman Abramovich and Daniel Levy, Jonathan Goldstein is no novice when it comes to investing in sport, but even he professes to have been stunned and thrilled when participating in last month’s Hundred auction.The Chelsea director “maintained discipline” as a rival Silicon Valley consortium featuring the chief executives of Microsoft and Google paid £144m for 49% of London Spirit. He then returned to the England and Wales Cricket Board’s virtual auction room the following week to buy half of Trent Rockets for £40m, in partnership with Todd Boehly, the Chelsea co-owner and chair, and the private equity company Ares Management. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago ALEX BRUMMER: Boots' uncertain fate adds to worries about our hollowed out High Streets

With owner Walgreens' sale to another private equity owner, the best that can be hoped is that Boots is set free without being loaded with debt, as soon as possible.

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3 d. ago City faces battle to win Boots listing after private equity sale

The owner of Boots has been sold for almost £8billion - reviving hopes that the pharmacy chain could be floated in London.

Economics

3 d. ago Boots owner agrees £18.4bn takeover deal with private equity firm

Walgreens Boots Alliance said private equity firm Sycamore Partners plans to pay its investors $11.45 (£8.86) per share.

Economics

3 d. ago Walgreens agrees to be acquired by private equity firm for almost $10 billion

Walgreens Boots Alliance says it has agreed to be acquired by the private equity firm Sycamore Partners as the struggling retailer looks to turn itself around after years of losing money

Economics

4 d. ago Private equity group Sycamore to take Walgreens private in $10bn deal

Tie-up will bring to an end the drugstore chain’s century-long run as a public company

Economics

4 d. ago Coronation Street's Ryan Thomas confirms return after 10 years

Coronation Street star Ryan Thomas has revealed that he's returning to the ITV soap as Jason Grimshaw for the first time in almost a decade for Eileen Grimshaw's exit

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4 d. ago Listen: BBC Radio 2 goes silent for first time in two decades

BBC Radio 2 fell silent for the first time in two decades as a fire alarm prompted an evacuation in the London building on Thursday, 6 March.

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4 d. ago Oasis brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher make big business deal ahead of huge reunion tour

The move comes after Liam and Noel met in public for the first time in a decade

Economics

4 d. ago BBC Radio 2 leaves listeners in shock as station goes silent for the first time in two decades as building is evacuated during fire scare

Jeremy Vine's show was interrupted by the sound of a fire alarm as the building had to be promptly evacuated.

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4 d. ago Iconic high street brand to be sold in £8 billion deal this week after closure of 300 stores

The beauty and healthcare giant could be sold to private equity firm Sycamore Partners as early as this week, according to reports

Economics

5 d. ago Private equity industry shrinks for the first time in decades

Assets under management fell 2% last year as investors pull back from investing in sector

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6 d. ago Fears over the future of Boots as private equity closes in on £8bn takeover of owner Walgreens

Boots-owner New York-listed Walgreens Boots Alliance is close to finalising a takeover deal with buyout group Sycamore Partners.

Economics

6 d. ago Number of Americans applying for UK citizenship after Trump's re

Over 6,100 US citizens applied last year, an all-time high after figures began two decades ago and 26 per cent more than in 2023.

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6 d. ago Americans applying for UK citizenship rises to the highest levels on record after Trump's re

Over 6,100 US citizens applied last year, an all-time high after figures began two decades ago and 26 per cent more than in 2023.

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8 d. ago Shield British defence firms from US raiders, top brass sound a warning

Fears over the sale of some of Britain's leading defence firms to US private equity barons have surfaced as defence giant Chemring is being targeted.

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