Author: Nathan Bissitt

A talent agency which manages the careers of some of the media industry’s biggest names is in talks about a £140m sale weeks after TV presenter Ant McPartlin – one of its leading clients – was handed a record fine for drink-driving. Sky News has learnt that

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Club 18-30 could be heading for the departure lounge as its traditional heady mix of sun, sex and alcohol looks increasingly out of kilter with the tastes of young holidaymakers. Travel operator Thomas Cook has confirmed it is “exploring options” after

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Visits to Britain’s shops saw an “unprecedented” decline in the last two months – worse even than at the height of the financial crisis – new figures show. Footfall declined by 3.3% in April compared to last year following a 6% drop in

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Carillion executives used suppliers to “prop up their failing business model” according to MPs investigating the collapse of the construction and outsourcing firm. They said evidence from lender Santander showed the company had used its early payment

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When US President Donald Trump talks about saving jobs, it is usually American jobs he is making promises about. But in a surprise move, Mr Trump has said he wants to help Chinese telecoms company ZTE Corp get “back into business”, as too many jobs in

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Former bosses of Carillion, the construction group that collapsed with debts of as much as £7bn, should face a formal inquiry into their fitness to serve as company directors, MPs will say this week. Sky News has learnt that an inquiry by two Commons select committees

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Prices at fish and chip shops across the UK will have to increase to cover a rise in the cost of cod if Britain crashes out of the EU with no free trade deal, according to a new report. In the event of a hard Brexit, investment bank Rabobank claims that tariffs placed

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The luxury goods behemoth behind brands such as Christian Dior and Fendi is leading a multimillion-pound injection of funds into Lyst, the UK-based fashion search engine. Sky News has learnt that LVMH, the champagne-to-perfumes conglomerate, will be ‎the largest

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A Tesla car which can be driven autonomously has crashed into a fire department truck stopped at a red light. The Model S rear-ended the mechanics truck in Utah in the western US at 60mph, apparently without braking before impact Police said they do not know if the

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Jim Ratcliffe, a 65-year-old chemicals entrepreneur, is now the richest man in the UK, according to The Sunday Times Rich List. Mr Ratcliffe – previously described by the Rich List as “publicity shy” and having grown up “on a council estate in

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