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The chairman of Wagamama’s dad or mum firm is to step down after months of stress from activist traders, at the same time as its monetary efficiency outpaces that of rivals.Sky News has learnt that Ken Hanna, who has chaired The Restaurant Group (TRG) for the reason that starting of final yr, has knowledgeable boardroom colleagues of his intention to step down as soon as a successor is recognized. In addition to Wagamama, TRG owns chains reminiscent of Chiquito's and Frankie & Benny's.The departure of Mr Hanna, a revered City determine who has chaired firms together with Aggreko and Inchcape, might be introduced as early as Friday.His plan to exit is known to have been motivated by a need to allow Andy Hornby, TRG's chief government, and colleagues to concentrate on steer...

A employee at a Goodyear, Arizona, Goodwill made a macabre discovery in a field of donated gadgets Tuesday: a human cranium with a pretend glass inexperienced eye. ...

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Joseph Fiordaliso, who was implementing one of many nation’s most aggressive clear vitality applications as head of New Jersey’s state utilities regulation board, has died. He was 78. ...

Utah officers have pushed the Great Salt Lake to the brink of an ecological collapse as a result of they allowed upstream water to be diverted for many years to farmers rising alfalfa, hay and different crops, based on a lawsuit filed Wednesday by a coalition of environmental teams. ...

The CBI, the embattled employers’ lobbying group, is in talks with Make UK, the producers’ physique, about areas of potential collaboration in what some observers consider would be the prelude to a full-blown merger.Sky News has learnt that two of Britain's most influential enterprise organisations have been holding preliminary talks about forging a better alliance in areas resembling industrial technique coverage. A supply near one of many organisations mentioned it was "premature" to foretell {that a} full-blown merger was on the playing cards, though they acknowledged that it was a chance.In a press release issued to Sky News, Make UK mentioned: "Make UK and the CBI are in early-stage discussions to explore how the two parties might work closer together."These discussions ...

TACOMA, Wash. — Two males have pleaded responsible to vandalizing energy substations in Washington state in assaults that left 1000's with out energy on Christmas Day. ...

Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary has been hit within the face with cream pies by environmental protesters.The airline chief laughed - and sarcastically remarked "well done" - after two ladies splattered him exterior the European Commission headquarters in Brussels on Thursday lunchtime. Video footage confirmed that the primary girl approached Mr O'Leary - after which stated "welcome [to] Belgium" earlier than she smeared the dessert in his face.She then shouted: "stop the pollution of the f****** planes" as a second girl threw one other pie in his face.The pair then walked off. Image: Mr O'Leary chatting with reporters afterwards It got here as Mr O'Leary, who was unhurt, was making ready to carry a press convent...

Workers within the UK are a few of the least job oriented individuals on the planet, in response to a brand new examine. Research has discovered that lower than one in 4 individuals assume their profession ought to come first of their lives. Overall, 73% of Britons polled within the World Values Survey stated work was an essential a part of their lives - in comparison with 96% in Italy and 94% in France.Only 22% of these UK employees stated their jobs ought to at all times come first, even when it means much less spare time.Between 1981 and 2022, the share of the British public who stated it might be a great factor if much less significance was positioned on work rose from 26% to 43%. The outcomes, which have been analysed by the Policy Institute at Kings College London, addi...

The proprietor of Village Hotels has picked bankers to spearhead an public sale of one in all Britain's largest mid-market resort chains.Sky News understands that KSL Capital Partners is working with Morgan Stanley on an public sale. Initial discussions with potential patrons are stated to have gotten beneath manner in latest weeks.The course of comes because the house owners of Center Parcs UK and Travelodge additionally weigh gross sales, with the previous having been working an public sale along side advisers for a number of months. Village Hotels contains a portfolio of 33 properties from Aberdeen to Bournemouth, with rooms accessible at finances costs. Founded in 1995 as Village Urban Resorts, the accommodations characteristic pub-style eating places ...

Aldi is planning to open 500 extra shops within the UK, a prime govt has advised Sky News.Giles Hurley, the corporate's CEO within the UK and Ireland, stated the grocery store chain has seen a surge in demand throughout the price of residing disaster. An extra 1.1 million prospects have come via Aldi's doorways previously 12 months - with an aggressive enlargement and squeezed family budgets piling strain on established rivals.Speaking to Business Live with Ian King, Mr Hurley stated Aldi now has a long-term goal of 1,500 shops - constructing on an earlier objective of opening 1,200 websites by 2025.Aldi's 1,000th retailer opened its doorways in Woking on Thursday - and it's presently the nation's fourth-largest grocery store chain after it overtook Morrisons by market share ...