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Sycamore nears £7bn sale of Boots to Canadian Weston family
Sycamore Partners is reportedly in advanced talks to sell Boots to the Canadian branch of the billionaire Weston family for $9bn (£7bn), with a deal potentially due as soon as next week. The sale would return the family to the UK high street after it sold Selfridges for £4bn in 2022. Sycamore bought Walgreens Boots…
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UK gambling content firm supplied offshore casinos as bookmakers warned of illicit market
A leaked 2022 contract shows that Sports Information Services (SIS), a UK gambling content provider partly owned by Ladbrokes, William Hill and Betfred owner Fred Done, agreed to supply services to the Santeda offshore casino network. The revelation matters because the bookmakers have warned that regulation and tax rises could push customers towards unlicensed operators,…
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French pro skier Juliette Willmann dies in Patagonian avalanche aged 29
Professional skier Juliette Willmann, 29, died after an avalanche swept her and her newlywed husband down Cerro Creston in Argentina’s Patagonian Andes. Her husband, Pierre-Idris Mehdi, survived and was evacuated for treatment; her death is under investigation. The avalanche struck at about 12.30pm on Tuesday, carrying the couple roughly 1,312 feet from a starting elevation…
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Banijay Officially Unveils New Sales Team Led By Cathy Payne With Five Key Lieutenants
Banijay Entertainment has announced its restructured sales team leadership following the All3Media merger, establishing a distribution powerhouse with over 250,000 hours of content. Chief Cathy Payne will oversee the combined unit alongside five senior lieutenants, as the merged company seeks to eliminate duplication and drive growth across global markets. The new leadership structure comprises Matt…
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RSC brings stage adaptations of Woolf and Clarke novels to the Swan
The Royal Shakespeare Company is taking on ambitious stage adaptations of Virginia Woolf’s *Mrs Dalloway* and Susanna Clarke’s *Piranesi*, novels whose focus on characters’ inner lives makes them difficult to translate for theatre. The productions reflect the RSC’s wider effort to bring literary works to its stages alongside Shakespeare, and will be presented in its…
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Ageing music stars face health strains as touring continues
Ageing rock and pop superstars are struggling with health issues whilst touring, with Rod Stewart announcing his “Final Encore Tour” next year after needing oxygen during a recent performance at 81 years old. The trend reflects broader challenges facing heritage performers who continue to command sold-out crowds despite their advancing years and physical limitations. Several…
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Zimbra flaw breaches email servers; Huawei overtakes Nvidia in China
A critical Zimbra vulnerability is being exploited to steal corporate emails and credentials. Huawei claims its Ascend processors have overtaken Nvidia in China’s chip market.
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Recent borrowers with large mortgages face greatest negative equity risk
The Reserve Bank of Australia says most households are positioned to cope with higher interest rates and falling property prices, but recent borrowers with large loans face the greatest risk of owing more than their homes are worth. The warning comes amid a property downturn, particularly in Sydney and Melbourne, and wider risks to global…
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Parents-in-law charged with killing New York Times games executive
A New York Times executive has been killed in a shooting allegedly carried out by his parents-in-law during a contentious divorce and custody battle. Jonathan McKinsey, 40, the director of engineering for the NYT’s games department, was shot dead in Dublin, California in a car park on Saturday afternoon by his estranged wife’s parents, Shouyong…
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Annual UK house price growth halves as mortgage rates rise – business live
UK house price growth halved in September as rising mortgage rates and economic uncertainty weighed on the market. Nationwide reported a 0.2% monthly fall, leaving annual growth at 0.8%, its weakest since December 2025. The average UK home cost £274,251, and the figures were weaker than economists had expected: they had forecast no monthly change…