The London-listed private equity firm Bridgepoint has struck a deal to back a provider of data and intelligence to the global infrastructure and project finance industries. Sky News understands that Bridgepoint Growth has agreed to buy a minority stake in Exile Group, which was founded in 2013 in Deptford, south-east London. The deal, which will…
A week after Nancy Guthrie was abducted from her Tucson home, investigators spent the weekend searching at least two residences as more details emerged about a ransom note. The frantic search comes as Nancyβs daughter, NBC News anchor Savannah Guthrie, issued a second video appeal to the kidnappers. Sources told The Times the ransom note…
Thirty years ago, the coming-of-age romantic comedy βCluelessβ opened in movie theaters and went on to become an enduring American pop culture touchstone. βIβm thrilled that people love it and continue to love it,β the movieβs star, Alicia Silverstone, said in a recent conversation in New York. βYoung people. Old people. Itβs really gone on…
Two migrants have died off the coast of France during an attempt to cross the EnglishΒ Channel. Six other migrants were rescued, with one of them taken to hospital. It comes a day after the government signed an extension with France over current arrangements on beach patrols as part of efforts to reduce the number of…
The former owner of Wagamama restaurants is in detailed talks to buy Britain’s third-biggest funeral services provider in a deal worth close to Β£200m. Sky News has learnt that Duke Street is in exclusive negotiations to acquire Funeral Partners from fellow private equity firm Montagu Private Equity. Sources said the talks were ongoing and could…
The government says it wants to recruit 10,000 more foster carers by the end of the next parliament, launching what ministers describe as a major drive to reverse a long-term decline in support for vulnerable children. Backed by Β£88m in funding, the plan promises to open fostering up to younger and more diverse households, sweep…
President Trump plans to celebrate the nationβs 250th anniversary β and his own 80th birthday β next month by watching bare-chested and bloody UFC fighters kick, punch and choke each other on the storied South Lawn of the White House. Later, during the administrationβs summer-long festival to commemorate the signing of the Declaration of Independence,…
EVANSTON, Ill.Β βΒ You can change the coach and quicken the pace of practice, but one thing canβt be transformed. Itβs always going to be the same team. UCLA showed some fight late in its Big Ten Conference opener Saturday afternoon at Martin Stadium while ultimately falling victim to the same problems that had plagued it before…
On the Shelf The Guy You Loved to Hate: Confessions from a Reality TV Villain By Spencer Pratt Gallery Books: 304 pages, $30 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. Spencer Pratt is accustomed to being labeled a villain, but a…
At a school with the rich athletic tradition of Santa Ana Mater Dei, it is rare to be the first to achieve anything, but Matteo Huarte made history Saturday by becoming the Monarchsβ only CIF singles champion at the Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament. After losing in straight sets to Rishvanth Krishna from Irvine University in…