Monthly Archives: April 2015

Exclusive: CVC seeking $5.3 billion sale or listing of hospital group IDCSalud …

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LONDON (Reuters) - The private equity owners of Spain's largest private hospital group, IDCSalud, are pursuing a potential 5 billion euro ($5.3 billion) sale or stock market listing of the healthcare operator, six sources familiar with the matter said on Friday. CVC Capital Partners [CVC.UL], the London-based majority owner of IDCSalud, bought a majority stake in rival Quiron last year and merged it with IDCSalud to create the largest healthcare operator in Spain and top five player in Europe.As Read more [...]

Everything you ever wanted to know about Glasgow

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Hot on the heels of a momentous 2014, which saw Glasgow host the “most successful Commonwealth Games in history”, 2015 is set to be another stellar year.   Highlights include: Glasgow’s Green Year 2015: a programme of events, activities and projects aimed at getting local people, visitors and young people involved in sustainability. The city – whose name means ‘Dear Green Place’ in Gaelic – is home to over 90 Read more [...]

Stakes are high as Cathedral backs Godsmejudge for Grand National

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The Dean of Wakefield, the Very Rev Jonathan Greener, outside the Ladbrokes shop neighbouring Wakefield Cathedral. WHETHER IT will be clutching a rabbit’s foot or saying a little prayer, millions of people will be hoping their luck comes in when it comes in tomorrow’s Grand National. None more so than the Dean of Wakefield, who will be hoping for divine intervention after he backed Godsmejudge at odds of 20-1. Read more [...]

Banksy ‘surprised’ at listed status for Cheltenham Spy Booth work

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The council will consider the "Spy Booth" mural listing at a planning meeting next week Listed status for a Banksy mural in Cheltenham has been described as "surprising" by the enigmatic artist.The "Spy Booth" artwork, showing three figures "snooping" on a telephone box, appeared in Hewlett Road a year ago.Businessman Hekmat Kaveh applied for the work, satellite dish and phone booth, to be included in the property's Grade II* Read more [...]

Letting the CAT Out of the Bag

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With the fifth anniversary of the May 2010 Flash Crash just around the corner, Thomas Sporkin and Timothy J. Coley believe it’s time to let the CAT out of the bag. In her February keynote address at the annual Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Speaks conference in Washington, DC, SEC Chair Mary Jo White called the soon-to-be-developed Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) "a game changer for monitoring and overseeing the market." But Read more [...]

Spookiest ever Catacombs tours of St George’s Hall Liverpool this summer

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Catacombs tours of St George’s Hall Liverpool are to return by popular demand - with new darker stories. This is the fourth series of Catacombs stories and follows a successful sell-out run earlier this year. Visitors to St George’s Hall Liverpool in June will experience ‘The Catacombs Of Liverpool’s Darkest History’ – peeling back the layers of yesteryear to reveal what lies within the heart of Liverpool’s most celebrated building. Ant Clausen The Catacombs at St George's Hall Read more [...]

Estate agents intentionally overvaluing homes as sellers ask for around £74k …

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By Jane Denton For Thisismoney Published: 06:25 GMT, 9 April 2015 | Updated: 20:25 GMT, 9 April 2015 104 View comments People selling houses in the UK are asking around £74,000 more than what they eventually sell for, a new survey suggests.While average sale prices hover around the £207,000 mark, based on the leading house price indices, asking prices listed Read more [...]

Uncharted trilogy for PS4 listed on Swedish retail site with ‘September 2015 …

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A Swedish retailer has listed a remastered Uncharted trilogy for release on PS4 later in 2015. The page – since removed – simply said "Uncharted 1-3 in HD! More information soon!" and listed 30 September as a release date. Accompanying it was box art later revealed to be fan-made by Reddit users. While this does hinder the validity of the listing, it is not uncommon for accurate early listings to use fan art Read more [...]