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One of the UK’s most popular discount airlines has been sold off to a US private equity firm in a multi-billion pound deal.EasyJet has confirmed it has agreed to be acquired in a £5.7billion deal by US firm Apollo.The deal’s announcement came after rival bidder Castlelake revealed it was dropping out of the bidding war for the budget airline.As one of Europe’s largest airlines, EasyJet flies to around 1,2000 routes across dozens of European countries and employs over 19,000 people.EasyJet has been purchased by a US private equity company | GETTYAs part of the acquisition, the US company , which…

Stephen Bear has today been handed a 16-month prison sentence for persistently violating a restraining order designed to shield Georgia Harrison MBE from contact.The 36-year-old carried out a sustained campaign of abusive social media activity directed at Ms Harrison over a period spanning March to July 2025. Despite a court order explicitly barring him from posting about her, Bear published degrading material across five platforms: Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, X and YouTube. He also used his online presence to urge his followers to direct further commentary towards Ms Harrison, compounding the harassment she faced.Stephen Bear has today been handed a 16-month…

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In 2022, O’Brien met Saunders’ sister and nephew as part of a TV documentary, something which he said had “a profound effect” on him.His recent trip to the grave to leave flowers spurred him on to try and raise money for a new headstone and give it to the family.”I really feel for them – for the pain they’ve gone through,” he said. Despite never meeting Saunders, O’Brien said he was someone he had learnt a lot about over the years.”I just want to do whatever I can, not only to catch the real killer, but also to remember Philip…

Former world heavyweight champion Joseph Parker’s nutritionist was the reason traces of cocaine were found in a UK Anti-Doping (Ukad) test on the day of his defeat to Fabio Wardley, according to an investigation conducted by Ukad.The New Zealander is free to fight again after serving a three-month suspension and has always denied knowingly taking any banned substances.Parker, 34, was able to gather sufficient evidence to prove his adverse test was the result of his exposure to cocaine used by the nutritionist.A statement by Ukad stated the nutritionist Parker had employed in preparation for his fight with Wardley was a…

A university vice-chancellor suspended last year over allegations of financial mismanagement and other misconduct has been sacked. Prof George Holmes’s contract at the Bolton-based University of Greater Manchester was “ended by the governing body earlier this week,” the university said.The 65-year-old, who was in post for 20 years, was suspended when the university commissioned an independent inquiry into allegations raised in an investigation by The Mill, external news outlet in 2025.A Greater Manchester Police (GMP) investigation – which has made three arrests – was launched following “a report of the university’s Fraud Response Panel”, a GMP spokesman said.The has been…

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Kate Middleton and Prince William’s charity ‘receives backing from US’ as Meghan and Harry ‘undergoing reset’`; const adSlotHtmlSkyRight = “; const targetParentSky = document.querySelector(‘.sky–ad__container’); if (targetParentSky) { targetParentSky.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, adSlotHtmlSkyLeft); targetParentSky.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, adSlotHtmlSkyRight); } } else { // console.log(“Inder 3 – skys not showing because user is member”); } `; targetParentBillboard.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, adBillboard); } }); } `; return trendingDiv; }

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