Sentences with phrase «billion pound»

In Wales, we're committed to devolving new powers to the Assembly and yesterday my RHF the Welsh Secretary signed a new billion pound deal for the Cardiff region.

This half a billion pound black hole in the education budget means that schools will be further out of pocket as a result.»

Tax cuts for hedge funds, the billion pound black hole created with a scheme for workers to sell their rights for shares, and by tackling scams which cheat the taxpayer in construction.

A quarter of a billion pound fund to ensure all children at school are ready to learn and benefit from personalised support.

Yet the House of Commons has not even properly debated the billion pound bailouts.

Meanwhile, a billion pound contract to lay a power cable under the sea from Ayreshire in Scotland to Liverpool was announced earlier today.

Now that the billion pound transfer window has been shut, the only sound is free agents driving aimlessly around London, and some Liverpool fans whimpering over their lack of options at left back.

I don't think Kroneke deserves 2 billion pound for his shares (the rumoured amount of Usmanovs next bid) and there are apparently question marks over Usmanov, but the passionate supporter in me still feels that is a better option than what we have now.

If you like it, pay the rest of the billion pound price tag.

Mourinho is doing better on the trophy front but it is much easier when you walk into a billion pound squad and spend a hundred million on top of that.

And he backs that up by saying «it takes a billion pound to build an ECL winning team» Yet of course Leicester may win the EPL title with a squad costing less than 25 % of Arsenal's squad.

He is building a new 2 Billion pound stadium for the Rams.

Arsenal Football club is, if nothing else, a billion pound asset that its owner values.

But surely a multi billion pound organisation that is arsenal would not be dithering on the knowledge of whether we can obtain a work permit and why has it taken 2 weeks to work this out..

In addition, don't forget on the back of it, Usmanov made a 1 Billion Pound bid for the club!

Even in today's world of billion pound transfer windows and offshore owners, a richness of history can maintain a fan's relationship with their favourite outfit, however superficial.

We are a big club, but more like 6th or 7th, considering Chelsea has a billion pound debt to their owner.

oh hang on a minute don't we have a billion pound investor on board??

For reference, during that time, Chelsea lost 1 billion pound, which was paid by Abrahamovich.

I just can not believe how the owner can happily sit and watch a billion pound franchise just disappear down the toilet under the management of that clueless old fool.

More like 6th or 7th, considering Chelsea has a billion pound debt to their owner.

Manchester United are spending close to a quarter of a billion pound each summer and Arsenal only need to pay a fraction of that once in a few years.»

Over the last ten years the wage bill has topped 2 Billion pound.

Blue Diamond officials value the 2 - billion pound California almond crop at $ 6 billion and say it generates nearly 50,000 jobs.

Revd Canon Malcolm Bradshaw was speaking after Greece's parliament approved a # 60 billion pound bailout package, which includes rises in taxes, and spending cuts.

Standard Life Aberdeen PLC (SLA.LN) said Thursday that it is considering retuning a substantial amount of capital to shareholders from the 2.93 billion pound ($ 3.99 billion) sale of its insurance unit to Phoenix Group Holdings (PHNX.LN).

The UK bank took a 1.4 billion pound hit in the quarter from its settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over the sale of toxic mortgage - backed securities.

LONDON French shopping centers operator Klepierre has made a 4.9 billion pound ($ 6.9 billion) bid for Hammerson, seeking to strike before the British company completes a major takeover of its own.

** British engineer Invensys Plc, the target of a takeover approach from France's Schneider Electric SA, said it was still discussing the 3.3 billion pound ($ 5.1 billion) takeover proposal.

The Los Helados project is a promising Chilean multi billion pound copper - gold project that NGEx has a majority stake in.

Canada's Entertainment One, the owner of children's TV brand Peppa Pig, said it had rejected a 1 billion pound takeover approach from broadcaster ITV on Aug. 10.

Entertainment One, owner of the cartoon swine, could be attractive to American suitors after spurning ITV's low - ball 1 billion pound proposal.

Even without any synergies, the current 1 billion pound price tag would bag ITV a 9 percent return on investment after tax.

Standard Life Aberdeen may return unit sale cashStandard Life Aberdeen PLC (SLA.LN) said Thursday that it is considering retuning a substantial amount of capital to shareholders from the 2.93 billion pound ($ 3.99 billion) sale of its insurance unit to Phoenix Group Holdings (PHNX.LN).

LONDON (Reuters)- Unilever (ULVR.L)(UNc.AS) is preparing a 6 billion pound ($ 7.44 billion) sale of some of its food brands, British newspapers reported on Saturday.

LONDON The independent directors of pay - TV group Sky said they were withdrawing their recommendation of a takeover bid from Rupert Murdoch's Fox after U.S. cable company Comcast Corp trumped it with a 22 billion pound ($ 30.68 billion) offer.

In Europe all eyes were on Sainsbury's (SBRY.L), whose shares shot up 20 percent at the open after the retailer agreed a 13.3 billion pound merger with Walmart's ASDA.

LONDON / NEW YORK, April 25 - U.S. media group Comcast submitted a 22 billion pound bid for Sky on Wednesday, prompting the European pay TV group to drop its support for a lower offer from Rupert Murdoch's Twenty - First Century Fox.

Sainsbury's shares shot up 20 percent at the open after the retailer agreed a 13.3 billion pound merger with Walmart's ASDA, and the news shook up retail stocks in Europe.

LONDON — U.S. media conglomerate Comcast has made a 22 billion pound bid for London - based pay TV operator Sky in move that threatens a rival bid by Rupert Murdoch.

And it follows Tesco strengthening its position with the completion of a 4 billion pound takeover of wholesaler Booker two months ago.

LONDON, April 25 - U.S. media group Comcast submitted a 22 billion pound bid for Sky on Wednesday, prompting the European pay TV group to drop its support for a lower offer from Rupert Murdoch's Twenty - First Century Fox.

The 1 billion pound charge to account for the U.S. tax changes is expected to push it further into the red.

LONDON, April 25 - U.S. cable company Comcast Corp submitted a 22 billion pound offer for pay - TV group Sky on Wednesday, challenging an already agreed but lower takeover bid from Rupert Murdoch's Fox.

The 11 billion pound merger triggered the right for Lloyds and Scottish Widows, which is part of the British bank, to review an agreement struck in 2014 for Aberdeen to manage pension assets on behalf of Lloyds» insurance and wealth units as Standard Life is a «material competitor» to both.

A consortium of Blackstone and CVC Capital Partners has made a 2.86 billion pound ($ 3.71 billion) bid for payments processing company Paysafe Group.

However, Thursday's 25 basis point cut from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) looked weak compared with the Bank of England's 50 basis point cut and 100 billion pound fund to ensure the cut reaches households.

Murdoch's U.S. TV business Twenty - First Century Fox, which own 39 % of Sky, notified the European Commission of its 11.7 billion pound ($ 14.3 billion) bid earlier this month, opening a window for Britain to intervene.

Earlier, Freeport reduced its copper production forecast for this year to 3.8 billion pounds from 3.9 billion and raised its copper cash cost forecast to $ 1.01 a pound from a previous 97 cents.

Shell is listed on the London Stock Exchange with a market cap of 193 billion pounds — more than any other listed corporation on the exchange and one of the highest of any company in the world.