A US-listed paper producer has thrown a spanner into the works of Mondi’s takeover of DS Smith, with a potential £5bn-plus bid of its own for the London-listed packaging maker. …
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Giavellotto and Danyah ready to dazzle in Dubai
DUBAI will draw the eyes of the racing world this weekend with a glittering nine-race card including five Group Ones and culminating in the £9.5 million Dubai World Cup (4.35pm). …
Horner accuser rejects lucrative offers to reveal all on Red Bull complaint
The suspended Red Bull employee at the centre of allegations relating to Formula 1 boss Christian Horner has rejected lucrative offers to sell her story, City A.M. understands. She was …
Meet Georgina Kennedy: British squash No1, Harvard graduate and former athletics prodigy eyeing London Classic
British No1 Georgina Kennedy is playing this week’s London Squash Classic but in another life she might have been preparing for the Paris 2024 Olympics. Kennedy, 26, was an outstanding …
English rugby chiefs ‘regret’ events that saw Premiership TMO get ‘distracted’ by pundits
English rugby chiefs have described an incident whereby it looked as if a Television Match Official (TMO) was influenced by TNT Sports commentary as “regrettable”. In the second half of …
Sadiq Khan pledges taskforce to tackle ‘deeply worrying’ TfL hate crime rise
Sadiq Khan has pledged to create a transport taskforce to tackle the “deeply worrying” rise in hate crime against Jewish and Muslim passengers on London’s public transport. The Labour mayor …
Hope for Reading as club enter exclusivity period with potential buyer
Reading have entered an exclusive negotiation period with a prospective buyer as the League One side’s tenure under Dai Yongge looks closer to a conclusion. The sale of the Royals …
Industrial sector beats out AI for top venture capital target
Industrials received the most venture capital funding of any sector since the start of the year, according to the latest data. Globally, industrial companies have raised $15.2bn (£12bn), 30 per …
British Gas: Centrica chief’s pay swells to more than £8m
The chief executive of Centrica, the owner of British Gas, saw his pay swell to more than £8m in 2023, it has been revealed. Chris O’Shea, who has been CEO …
Wiegman slams player-coach relationships amid Leicester City investigation
England manager Sarina Wiegman has weighed in on the player-coach relationship debate in women’s football, describing such associations as “very inappropriate”. The Lionesses’ boss was asked to comment on the …