The private equity backers of London’s biggest estate agency chain are exploring a potential sale valuing it at more than Β£500m, despite the looming threat of Rachel Reeves’ new “mansion tax”. Sky News has learnt that Oakley Capital, which acquired a majority stake in Dexters in 2021, is close to hiring investment bankers to evaluate…
The finale of Netflixβs blockbuster series βStranger Thingsβ gave movie theaters a much needed jolt, generating an estimated $20 to $25 million at the box office, according to multiple reports. Matt and Ross Dufferβs supernatural thriller debuted simultaneously on the streaming platform and some 600 cinemas on New Yearβs Eve and held encore showings all…
Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of diverting Β£3 billion of NHS funding a year to appease Donald Trump. Daisy Cooper, the Liberal Democrat deputy leader, said taxpayers’ money was being “rerouted at the request of Donald Trump” from frontline NHS services “into the pockets of big pharmaceutical companies”. At the beginning of December, the…
Eric Neffβs tenure at the Los Angeles County district attorneyβs office ended after he was placed on administrative leave in 2022 over accusations of misconduct in the prosecution of the CEO of Konnech, a software company that election conspiracy theorists said was in the thrall of the Chinese government. Now, three years later, Neff is…
CIF City Section and Southern Section high school boys’ and girls’ basketball scores for Friday’s games.
Hundreds of British hospitality workers face losing their jobs in the coming days as the owner of TGI Fridays finalises plans to buy back a slimmed-down version of one of Britain’s best-known casual dining chains. Sky News has learnt that Sugarloaf TGIF Management, which only took control of TGI Fridays two months ago, is preparing…
Victoria Jones, the daughter of Academy Award-winning actor Tommy Lee Jones, was reportedly found dead at a hotel in San Francisco on New Yearβs Day. She was 34. According to TMZ, the San Francisco Fire Department responded to a medical emergency call at the Fairmont San Francisco early Thursday morning. The paramedics pronounced Victoria dead…
The government is launching a drive to recruit thousands of new volunteers to serve as magistrates in England and Wales, as it seeks to get a grip of the courts backlog. More than 2,000 magistrates have been trained since 2022, and ministers want to recruit the same number again over the next financial year, the…
Elon Musk’s Grok, the chatbot developed by his company xAI, acknowledged “lapses in safeguards” on the AI platform that allowed users to generate digitally altered, sexualized photos of minors. The admission comes after multiple users alleged on social media that people are using Grok to generate suggestive images of minors, in some cases stripping them…
Tight end Tyler Higbee is on track to return on Sunday for the season finale against the Arizona Cardinals. Safety Quentin Lake will be back for the playoffs. Star receiver Davante Adams also could be held out till then. The Rams, coming off consecutive losses to the Seattle Seahawks and the Atlanta Falcons, might appear…