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The 450p-a-share offer is at a 52% premium to Wincanton’s Thursday close price By Mike Sheen Updated: 06:47 EST, 19 January 2024 Wincanton shares soared by almost half on Friday as French shipping group CEVA revealed a £566.9million takeover offer for the British logistics firm.The 450p per share offer implies a Wincanton enterprise value of around £765million and is at a 52 per cent premium to the group’s closing share price on Thursday of 297p.Marseille-headquartered CEVA Logistics, which has a logistics arm as well as sea, air, ground and rail freight operations, said the takeover ‘represents an attractive growth opportunity’ in…
Boy George is in New York, preparing to tread the boards on Broadway for Moulin Rouge! The Musical — but I hear Hollywood is in his sights, too.A £55 million deal is afoot to tell his life story in a studio picture titled Karma Chameleon, which will cover his rise from punk beginnings to pop superstardom, featuring on the cover of Newsweek magazine.The heart of the film will tell how George O’Dowd, born into a working class Irish Catholic family in South London, rose to iconic status as a man in a dress who told interviewers that he liked both…
Henderson said decision to leave the Saudi club was best for him and his familyEngland international failed to settle after arriving from Liverpool last summer Ivan Toney is ambitious and wants to win titles… you can’t begrudge him that! It’s All Kicking Off By Tum Balogun For Mailonline Published: 15:10 EST, 18 January 2024 | Updated: 15:43 EST, 18 January 2024 Ajax have confirmed the signing of former Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson, following the termination of his contract with Al-Ettifaq. The 33-year-old made a hasty exit from the Saudi Pro League side after failing to settle in the country since his Anfield exit last…
Wagner mercenaries fighting for Putin’s forces in occupied Ukraine have claimed they are now being hunted by Russian death squads after exposing a drug trafficking ring involving officials in the territory.Masked soldiers, who say they are former Wagner PMC fighters attached to Russia’s 331st Guards Parachute Airborne Regiment in Luhansk, shared a video saying they expect to be stormed by Russian special forces.The unit said they found one of their soldiers using drugs and launched an investigation to track down the dealers, which they said exposed a traffic cop and other local officials as the criminals behind the major drug ring.But rather…
By Live Commentary Updated: 05:58 EST, 18 January 2024 The FTSE 100 is flat in early trading. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Sainsbury’s, International Distribution Services, Watches of Switzerland, Currys and Dunelm. Read the Thursday 18 January Business Live blog below.> If you are using our app or a third-party site click here to read Business LiveA THIRD of Facebook Marketplace ads could be fake, says TSBTSB has issued an urgent scam warning, after the bank found that a third of ads on Facebook Marketplace could be fake.The bank is urging consumers to avoid making…
One Serbian outlet is reporting that Dejan Milojevic suffered a heart attackThe NBA postponed Wednesday’s game after news of the incident surfaced DailyMail.com provides all the latest international sports newsBy Alex Raskin Sports News Editor For Dailymail.com Published: 14:58 EST, 17 January 2024 | Updated: 15:38 EST, 17 January 2024 Golden State Warriors assistant coach and former Serbian basketball star Dejan Milojevic has died at age 46 after suffering a heart attack in Salt Lake City. ‘We are absolutely devastated by Dejan’s sudden passing,’ said Warriors Head Coach Steve Kerr said in a statement. ‘This is a shocking and tragic blow for…
Nishimura Mako is a petite woman in her late fifties, with flowing hair and a delicate face. But you soon notice that she is no traditional Japanese lady – she is tattooed up to her neck and hands and her little finger is missing. These are signs of affiliation to the yakuza – Japan’s notorious criminal syndicates.The yakuza is dominated by men and leaves only informal roles to women. Typically a woman involved with the yakuza might be an anesan, a boss’s wife who takes care of young affiliates and mediates between them and her husband. Wives and partners of the members support…
By Live Commentary Updated: 06:05 EST, 17 January 2024 Consumer price inflation rose for the first time in 10 months in December, jumping from 3.9 to 4 per cent, fresh data from the Office for National Statistics shows. The rise was a shock against forecasts the rate would ease to 3.8 per cent and will give the Bank of England pause for thought as it considers interest rate cuts this year. The FTSE 100 is down 1.4 per cent in early trading. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are BP, GSK, Haleon, 888, Mulberry, Pearson and Wizz…
Saudi Arabia are the only bidders to host the 2034 World Cup in 10 years’ time The architects also worked on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the past CHRIS SUTTON: Don’t wait! Sir Jim Ratcliffe must fire Erik ten Hag now – It’s All Kicking OffBy Dominic Hogan For Mailonline Published: 14:50 EST, 16 January 2024 | Updated: 15:20 EST, 16 January 2024 Saudi Arabia has announced plans for a brand new modern stadium that is set to be built within an hour’s drive of the capital, Riyadh. Saudi Arabia are set to host the 2034 World Cup, after Australia dropped out of…
The Houthis have warned that British and American ships in the Red Sea have now become ‘legitimate targets’, following joint strikes against military sites run by the group recently described by Joe Biden as ‘terrorists.’The group’s spokesperson, Nasruldeen Amer, told Al Jazeera that it was willing to take military action against ships from the West: ‘The ship doesn’t necessarily have to be heading to Israel for us to target it; it is enough for it to be American.”The United States is on the verge of losing its maritime security,’ he added. The inflammatory comments came just hours after Houthis attacked a…