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A digital sports marketing group which works with bodies including the International Cricket Council (ICC) has appointed advisers to field interest from bidders.Sky News has learnt that Engage Digital Partners, which is owned by its founder and a small number of external shareholders, is working with KPMG’s corporate finance division on an auction after approaches from suitors. Engage counts the ICC and its cricket tournament properties including the current Men’s T20 World Cup in the USA and West Indies among its clients.England will face India on Thursday for a place in the final.Engage also works with the New Zealand All…

Advisers working on the controversial takeover of Royal Mail’s parent company are in line for a fee bonanza worth more than £130m.Sky News has learnt that International Distribution Services (IDS) and its would-be owner, a vehicle owned by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, will fork out the lavish sum to bankers and other professional services firms. City sources close to the deal said the fee pool would be formally disclosed in an offer document to be published on Wednesday.Among the banks which will share in the pot are Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan and BNP Paribas.The majority of the fees will be…

An “obsessed” security guard plotted to break into Holly Willoughby’s family home and knock her out with chloroform so he could kidnap, rape and murder her, a court has heard.Gavin Plumb, 37, allegedly hatched the “graphic” and “sexually motivated” plans over more than two years as he tried to recruit accomplices online.Chelmsford Crown Court heard he boasted of trying to abduct two air hostesses from trains and falsely imprisoning two 16-year-old girls to “bolster his credibility”.Killing Willoughby was suspect’s ‘ultimate fantasy’, court told | Trial as it happenedProsecutors allege his past convictions – which included tying a teenager’s hands behind…

Gareth Jenkins was the architect of the Horizon IT system at the heart of the Post Office scandal, responsible not just for building it, but for defending it in court. As an expert witness, he was deployed by the Post Office to rebut accusations that it was the computers, not the sub-postmasters, that were making money disappear from branch accounts. As a consequence, he is under police investigation for suspected perjury.In a number of prosecutions he denied that there were “bugs, errors and defects” in the wider Horizon system.That makes him a crucial witness to the public inquiry, so important that…

Rapper Foolio has been shot and killed while celebrating his 26th birthday in Tampa, Florida.The musician, whose real name was Charles Jones, was pronounced dead after police were called to a Holiday Inn in the early hours of Sunday morning, according to Sky News’ US partner NBC News. Foolio was reportedly inside a vehicle in the hotel’s car park when he was shot during an “ambush”, his lawyer Lewis Fusco said.Another vehicle nearby was also hit.Three other victims were taken to hospital and are all said to be in a stable condition. Police are still investigating the motive and working…

The maker of Peugeot, Citroën, Vauxhall and Fiat vehicles, Stellantis, has threatened to end its car making in the UK due to electric vehicle (EV) production rules. “Stellantis production in the UK could stop,” the company’s managing director Maria Grazia Davino said at an industry event on Tuesday. Money latest: Major buy now, pay later firm collapsesThe company makes electric vans in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire and had announced plans to also make electric vans in Luton, Bedfordshire from 2025.But more needs to be done to spur consumer demand for EVs, Ms Grazia Davino said. If more electric cars aren’t bought,…

Glastonbury has said it will not show England’s Euro 2024 round-of-16 match during the festival this weekend. Gareth Southgate’s side are guaranteed a place in the last 16 after Albania failed to beat Spain on Monday night in the European football tournament. The national team will play their round-of-16 match on Sunday at 5pm if they win Group C or on Saturday at 8pm if they end up in second place. Image: Gareth Southgate’s team will face their round-of-16 match this weekend. Pic: PA Image: Harry Kane (left) in training with teammates yesterday. Pic: PA If the Three Lions finish third…

Just 18% of companies in the UK are led by women, and while data suggests female entrepreneurs are on the rise, men still receive more funding and are entrusted with higher average loans to get them started.In an eight-part series for Sky News’ Money blog, our reporter Jess Sharp speaks to women who are bossing it in their respective fields – hearing their stories, struggles and advice for those who want to follow in their footsteps. This week, she has spoken to Jenni Dunman, the founder and owner of Daisy First Aid… Many people dream all their lives of starting…

Crazy Town lead singer, Seth Binzer, who shot to fame with the song Butterfly, has died at the age of 49, the LA Medical Examiner has said. Binzer, who went by his stage name Shifty Shellshock, founded the band in LA in 1995 alongside Brett Mazur. He died on Monday, according to the Examiner’s website.Crazy Town is best known for their third single, Butterfly, which reached number one in the US singles chart and number three in the UK singles chart, and became an early 00s anthem. YouTube This content is provided by YouTube, which may be using cookies and…

Just one week ago, Nvidia became the world’s most valuable company.The chipmaker – whose shares had risen nine-fold since the end of 2022 – overtook Microsoft as its stock market valuation reached $3.34trn (£2.63bn). Since then, the shares have fallen by 13%, declining in each of the last three trading sessions.That has been enough to clip more than $500bn (£394bn) from Nvidia’s stock market valuation reached when, last Thursday, the shares hit an all-time intra-day high of $140.76 (£110.94) each (taking into account the 10-for-one share split completed earlier this month).Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry – watch live To put…