Actor David Schwimmer announced that he and his wife Zoe Buckman are taking time apart. The couple who married in June 2010 stated “It is with great love, respect and friendship that we have decided to take some time apart while we determine the future of our relationship”. The couple have a 5 year old…
Olympic medalist figure skater Michelle Kwan and political activist Clay Pell are getting divorced after 4 years of marriage. Kwan is the most decorated figure skater in American history. She won five World titles as well as the silver medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics and bronze at the 2002 Games. According to sources Pell…
Lloyd’s of London will establish a new European subsidiary in Brussels to avoid losing business when the UK leaves the EU. Lloyd’s is one of Britain’s oldest institutions and is the world’s leading insurance and reinsurance market. Several investment banks such as Bank of America, Barclays, and Morgan Stanley are considering relocating staff to Dublin…
Giovanni Jacovelli, who runs the Conwy Valley Maze in North Wales, says he has been subjected to repeated threats by Terrence Maitland, who lets out a holiday cottage on neighbouring land over a post put on the boundary between the properties. In footage filmed by Mr Jacovelli, Mr Maitland is heard shouting, “That post is…
Bankers Andrew and Penny McSpadden have been involved in a parking dispute with finance company boss Sheriar Bradbury for a number of years over the size of the car parking bays outside the converted church they share in Hampstead. The dispute escalated when art dealers Mary and Yuval Hanina paid £1.45m to buy the third…
Shoe retailer Brantano has gone into administration, putting more than 1,000 jobs at risk. The chain was bought out of administration in 2015 by a company controlled by turnaround specialists Alteri Investors. Since then Brantano has suffered from the “depressed and competitive” footwear market, as well as the fall in sterling. Alteri also owns Jones…
Actress Scarlett Johansson filed for divorce from French journalist Romain Dauriac in New York on grounds of “the marriage being irretrievably broken.” She requested joint legal custody and residential custody of the couple’s 2-year- old daughter. The couple married in 2014. The court documents ask for the enforcement of a prenuptial agreement. This is the…
21st Century Fox has defended its £11.7bn takeover bid for broadcaster Sky after Culture Secretary Karen Bradley said she was “minded” to intervene in the deal after concerns about about media plurality and broadcasting standards. Ms Bradley has been weighing up whether to refer the deal to Ofcom after warning it could pose “public interest…