A US private equity firm has won the auction for British supermarket group Morrisons with a £7bn bid. Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) bid 287 pence per share. Morrisons is Britain’s fourth-biggest supermarket by market share, after market leader Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Asda. Based in Bradford, the business began as an egg and butter merchant
Month: October 2021
On a recent Sunday evening in Beijing, a few minutes before 8pm, Huang Chong opened a Harry Potter video game on her smartphone and tried to play. She couldn’t – by government decree. A pop up appeared on her screen: “Dear players… Minors can only play online games between 8-9pm on Fridays, weekends and national
Donald Trump has asked a federal judge in the US to force Twitter to restore his account, which was shut down after his supporters attacked the US Capitol in January. The former US president has filed a request for preliminary injunction against the social media company in the US District Court for the Southern District
Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner had a romantic night out at Fenway Stadium together, with Jonas posting a sweet shot of the couple kissing in front of an audience of empty chairs. The series included some shots of the Jonas brothers enjoying some cigars and red wine, cutting loose, and celebrating their successful tour date
The Drew Crew is finally back! From what we hear, this premiere will not disappoint. Will One of Us Is Lying be Peacock’s first breakout hit? We’re sure going to give it a try. And we’re hit with a blast from the past with CSI: Vegas. What will you be watching? Saturday, October 2 8/7c
Play video content TMZ.com Jim Belushi has some interesting, almost ominous, advice for Kim Kardashian as she prepares to host “Saturday Night Live” … but ultimately he believes she’ll do great. Jim — who was an ‘SNL’ cast member in the ’80s after his famous older brother died — was out in Bev Hills when
Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards About $90.1 million has mistakenly gone out to users of popular DeFi staking protocol Compound after an upgrade gone epically wrong. Now, the founder is making a plea — and issuing a few threats — to incentivize the voluntary return of the platform’s crypto tokens. “If you received a large,
The golden rule of Boris Johnson’s Conservatives is that an otherwise disparate party is at its most happy when it’s talking about Brexit and its consequences. At times of stress, it’s the trump card the PM routinely reaches for. Given the stage of the country, expect it to feature heavily during the party conference. As
Army tanker drivers are to start delivering fuel to petrol stations from Monday in an emergency government move prompted by the continuing crisis at the pumps. Senior ministers have been alarmed at how slowly the fuel supply disruption is improving, with motorists still forced to queue for hours for fuel after more than a week
An erupting volcano in the Canary Islands has blown open a third fissure – sending a fresh river of lava down the mountainside. It came as authorities recorded eight new earthquakes up to magnitude 3.5 on the island of La Palma on Friday. They are now waiting to see whether lava from the new fissure
In the skies over Hollywood a small plane pulls a banner reading “vote yes”. On a monitor on a movie set, the same words are scrawled on a piece of luminous tape. On a crane hoisting bits of scenery into place, the same slogan is emblazoned in big letters. Image: The workers are angry about
After the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor by police, the protests that ensued during the summer of 2020 cornered a number of industries into publicly declaring their support for the Black community. Fashion was no exception. Long-known for its less-than-stellar reputation for racial diversity, brands across all facets of the business made formal
David Lee Roth has revealed that his recently announced Las Vegas residency will be his “last five shows” ever. In a new interview, the Van Halen singer says is retiring from performing, implying that health issues are forcing him to hang up his microphone. While speaking with the Las Vegas Review-Journal, DLR stated, “I am
Today’s Featured Deals In Case You Missed Yesterday’s Most Popular Deals Previous Daily Deals Murder on Cold Street by Sherry Thomas for $2.99 These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong for $1.99 This Is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper for $2.99 Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer for $2.99 Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X.
It’s been nearly a year, and four other singles, since SLANDER last released a truly heavy banger, last time teaming up with Excision and Elle Vee for “Your Fault.” Now, once again with Elle Vee, they’re releasing “Suffer” with MARAUDA for a truly devilish and explosively heavy tune that is sure to make your bones
During monsoon, or even otherwise, there have been innumerable times that have we stepped out of our homes without an umbrella only to find the rain surprising us. To add to our troubles, on days even the weather forecasts have been bad at predicting the chances of rain and have let us down miserably. Now,