FTSE 100-listed hospital group NMC Health is holding discussions with one of the world's most powerful private equity firms, the company has confirmed.
February 10, 2020
The shopping centre owner behind Lakeside in Essex and the Trafford Centre in Manchester has revealed it is in talks with a major Hong Kong-based retail property investor.
February 10, 2020
Hurricane-force winds and heavy rain have battered northern Europe as the continent felt the impact of Storm Ciara.
February 10, 2020
A deluge in eastern parts of Australia has drenched deadly wildfires and helped ease a crippling drought.
February 10, 2020
Actors Rebel Wilson and James Corden donned their costumes from the film Cats as they presented an Oscar at the Hollywood ceremony.
February 10, 2020
China's coronavirus death toll rose by 97 early on Monday to 908, with the number of confirmed cases on the country's mainland increasing to 40,171.
February 10, 2020
China's virus death toll rose by 97 early on Monday to 908, raising the number of confirmed cases on the country's mainland to 40,171.
February 10, 2020
Musician Billie Eilish has become a meme after looking less-than-impressed at an Oscars skit by Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph.
February 10, 2020
It was a mistake to create a separate department to deal with Brexit, a British former minister has said.
February 10, 2020
Pete Buttigieg and Joe Biden are locked in an increasingly bitter battle to be the leading moderate candidate in the Democratic presidential nomination race before New Hampshire's primary tomorrow.
February 10, 2020
China has raised the death toll from its coronavirus outbreak to 811, passing the number killed globally by the Sars epidemic.
February 10, 2020
Six more people on a quarantined cruise ship off Japan - which has two Irish passengers aboard - have been found to have the new coronavirus, bringing the number who...
February 10, 2020
A soldier angry over a property deal gone sour killed at least 29 people and wounded 57 in a 16-hour rampage in the north-eastern Thai city of Nakhon Ratchasima.
February 10, 2020
Swiss voters have overwhelmingly voted to approve a ban on discrimination against people because of their sexual orientation.
February 10, 2020
Matthew A Cherry's Tweet from 2012 hoping to one day be nominated for an Oscar has gone viral after he won.
February 10, 2020
A “partial recanvass” of the Iowa causus results has been requested by Bernie Sanders.
February 10, 2020
Actress Julia Butters took an unconventional accessory with her on to the Academy Awards red carpet, a turkey sandwich.
February 9, 2020
A firework launched over a US ski resort town has set a record for the world's largest aerial such device.
February 9, 2020
A firework launched over a US ski resort town has set a record for the world's largest aerial such device.
February 9, 2020
Robert Conrad, the rugged, contentious actor who starred in the hugely popular 1960s television series Hawaiian Eye and The Wild Wild West, has died aged 84.
February 9, 2020
The daughter of a record-breaking explorer has added to her own collection of achievements by breaking the women's world record for altitude in a small hot air balloon.
February 9, 2020
The tiny rider sat atop the towering steed that would carry him to victory in the annual llama races at Llanganates National Park in Ecuador.
February 9, 2020
While much of northern Europe hunkered down and hoped Storm Ciara would blow over quickly with its hurricane-force winds, an intrepid band of cyclists made the most of the conditions...
February 9, 2020
Thousands of people have marched in Morocco's capital to protest against US President Donald Trump's peace plan for the Middle East.
February 9, 2020
Rogue trampolines and an Everton fan braving the cold winds in his swimming trunks have been some of the quirkier sightings as Storm Ciara batters the UK and Ireland.
February 9, 2020
A New York City police officer has been shot in the Bronx hours after a gunman shot and wounded an officer in an unprovoked attack on a patrol van.
February 9, 2020
Another person has tested positive for coronavirus in England, bringing the total number of cases in the UK to four.
February 9, 2020
Another person has tested positive for coronavirus in England, bringing the total number of cases in the UK to four.
February 9, 2020
Rules allowing the conversion of offices or retail buildings into flats have led to thousands of “sub-standard” homes across the UK, according to experts.
February 9, 2020
Sweet shops selling Willy Wonka-style dessert creations like bubble waffles and chimney cakes are set to appear across the UK as bosses of new London store Hans & Gretel have...
February 9, 2020
'Mad Mike" Hoare, who died last Sunday aged 100, was an Irish accountant who became the world's most famous mercenary. His career as a "soldier of fortune" ended in a...
February 9, 2020
David Abel's 50th wedding anniversary luxury cruise began with him eating his fill and enjoying the sights of East Asia.
February 9, 2020
Australia's wild summer weather has continued over the weekend with torrential rain lashing the east coast, extinguishing a major wildfire but causing widespread flash flooding.
February 9, 2020
Oscar winners should be decided only by Academy members who have seen all longlisted films, it has been suggested, amid deep resentment at the "snobby" institution rejecting actors whose "brand"...
February 9, 2020
China's virus death toll rose by 89 on Sunday to 811, passing the number of fatalities in the 2002-2003 Sars epidemic, but fewer new cases were reported.
February 9, 2020
The death toll in China from the coronavirus has risen to 811, surpassing SARS fatalities in the 2002-2003 outbreak, Chinese health authorities announced on Sunday.
February 8, 2020
China's Hubei province, the epicenter of a lethal viral outbreak, has reported 81 news deaths and a further 2,147 new cases of infection on Sunday morning, bringing the worldwide disease...
February 8, 2020
A soldier angry over a financial dispute has been shot dead by police after gunning down 26 people and wounding 57 in Thailand's worst mass shooting.
February 8, 2020
A Cabinet minister in Thailand says at least 20 people have been killed and 31 injured in a mass shooting.
February 8, 2020
A cabinet minister in Thailand says at least 20 people have been killed and 31 injured in a mass shooting.
