Cheers: an Irish pub with no beer to open in Middle East – The Times
The Virgin Mary, an alcohol-free Dublin pub, is to open a franchised outlet in the largely Muslim UAE capital
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Irish pubs’ teetotal twist is path to world domination – The Times
Heard the one about the Irish pub with no alcohol? The booze-free bar, invented in Dublin, is about to go global, having proved…
Pret A Manger plots 100 franchised stores outside London as cities struggle – The Times
Pret A Manger is drawing up plans to open 100 new shops nationwide with franchisees, creating up to 2,000 jobs. Pret, owned by…
A V-shaped recovery — but not yet a Heineken one – The Times
It is not every Sunday I get to comment on figures that show the economy grew by 4.8 per cent in a single quarter and was more…
Mortgages are at record lows — so why are equity release rates rising? – The Times
For homeowners the cost of a mortgage seems to be getting cheaper by the day. Flush with money from savers, Britain’s high street…
Glaxo hits back in Astra Zeneca row | Business | The Sunday Times – The Times
A legal battle between Britain’s two pharma champions has escalated after Glaxo Smith Kline launched a counter-claim against…
Issa brothers look east for new Asda chief – The Times
Retail veteran Ian McLeod has emerged as a leading candidate to return to Asda as the supermarket chain’s chief executive as…
EU roaming charges for Vodafone and EE are back — but don’t fret – The Times
Are we heading back to the bad old days of having to pay big fees for using a mobile phone abroad? In 2017 roaming charges for…
No end to the buy-to-let boom | Money | The Sunday Times – The Times
Buy-to-let mortgage borrowing has reached a record high, putting paid to predictions there would be a mass exodus of landlords…
Nvidia tycoon Jensen Huang offloads $160m of shares amid doubts over ARM Holdings – The Times
Nvidia boss Jensen Huang has cashed in shares worth $160 million (£115 million) in recent weeks, amid mounting speculation that…