Altice has bought a 12% stake in BT but says it does not intend to make a takeover offer.
Source: BBC
Monthly Archives: June 2021
Spire shareholder Fidelity vows to oppose £1bn Ramsay takeover
The biggest institutional investor in Spire Healthcare, the private hospitals group, has vowed to oppose a £1bn takeover bid, arguing that it “materially undervalues” the business.
Source: Sky Business News
Model trains offer comfort in pandemic, says Hornby
The model railway firm sees a 28% sales boost during the pandemic as Scalextric and Corgi sales rise.
Source: BBC
Bus and rail passenger numbers bounce back as restrictions ease, says Go-Ahead
Transport operator Go-Ahead said more people are taking its buses and trains than at any time since the start of the pandemic as COVID restrictions ease.
Source: Sky Business News
Meat giant pays almost £8m ransom to hackers after cyber attack
The world’s largest meat processing company has paid a ransom worth $11m (£7.8m) to hackers behind a cyber attack on its computer systems.
Source: Sky Business News
UK and US taskforce to thrash out resumption of transatlantic travel
The UK and the US are setting up a working group to look at the resumption of flights between the two countries, a minister has said.
Source: Sky Business News
Delay to end of lockdown would hold back economic rebound, businesses warn
A delay to the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions later this month would “materially” hamper Britain’s economic recovery, a leading business group has warned.
Source: Sky Business News
Meat giant JBS pays $11m in ransom to resolve cyber-attack
Hackers disrupted operations in several markets at the world’s largest meat processing company.
Source: BBC
Travellers at 'mercy of rogue operators' as Which? finds 'serious problems' with govt test providers
Travellers risk being left “at the mercy of rogue operators” after an investigation highlighted “serious problems” with the government’s list of coronavirus test providers.
Source: Sky Business News
Travellers at mercy of rogue testing firms, says Which?
Consumer group Which? says private testing firms are quoting misleading prices and lack regulatory oversight.
Source: BBC