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WPP Group has become embroiled in a bidding war with the new venture set up by Sir Martin Sorrell, less than three months after he quit the FTSE-100 company that he built into the world’s biggest marketing services group. Sky News has learnt that WPP tabled an offer ahead of a deadline last Friday for MediaMonks, a Dutch-based digital creative agency whose clients include Audi and Lego.The auction, which is being overseen by Clarity Corporate Finance, a London-based advisory firm, has also drawn interest from Accenture and Inflexion, a private equity firm, according to industry source.It is, however, the rival…

The evacuation of the trapped boys in a Thailand cave “must speed up”, the country’s interior minister has warned. Anupong Paojinda says a rescue attempt is to be made as soon as possible before more rain falls and exacerbates the flooding in the cave.”As rain is forecast in the next few days, the evacuation must speed up. Diving gear will be used. If the water rises, the task will be difficult. We must bring the kids out before then,” he is quoted as saying in The Bangkok Post.Mr Paojinda acknowledged the difficulty of getting the boys and their coach to…

A female healthcare worker has been arrested on suspicion of murdering eight babies and attempting to murder another six. Police said the arrest followed an ongoing investigation of the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital, which got under way after several babies died at the hospital.Officers were initially looking at the deaths of 15 infants between June 2015 and June 2016 when the investigation was launched in May last year.Detective inspector Paul Hughes, leading the operation, said: “The investigation into the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital is continuing. Since it was first launched in May…

Theresa May is being warned that businesses are running out of patience on the lack of Brexit clarity, more than two years after the vote to leave the EU. The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) urged politicians to cast aside “squabbling” and work in the national economic interest to remove uncertainty over tax, tariffs, customs and regulation.The lobby group intervened in the debate as the PM prepares to host a key cabinet Brexit meeting at Chequers on Friday at which key negotiating positions are expected to be agreed.The BCC’s frustration echoes that expressed by Airbus and BMW last week -…

Twelve boys and their football coach may be trapped in a Thai cave for months while they learn to dive. The group was trapped in the Tham Luang Nang Non cave complex in Chiang Rai province for 10 days before being found by rescuers.It has now emerged that their ordeal is not over, however, and that they will be given enough food to last four months while they are taught to dive.The huge international rescue effort had been made more difficult by the fact that the underground cave network was partially flooded by monsoon rain.After the boys were found, the…

A British rescue diver has reached the 12 boys who have been trapped in a network of Thai caves for 10 days, with work set to begin on bringing them home. Overjoyed relatives hugged and cheered after hearing the youngsters, who are all members of the same youth football team, were found alive along with their 25-year-old coach.Sky correspondent Lisa Holland was outside the cave in Chiang Rai province when footage emerged showing the frail boys speaking to their rescuers.It has been the most extraordinary time of highs and lows culminating with the first grainy images of seeing the boys…

The European Union has warned president Trump that imposing import tariffs on cars would lead to countermeasures on $294bn of US exports. Brussels delivered the threat amid growing fears of an escalating trade war over the past few weeks, as the president targets the bloc and others, including China, as part of a campaign to protect US jobs.In a submission to the US authorities, the European Commission warned: “Economic analysis confirms that an increased tariff on these products (cars and car parts) will be harmful first and foremost for the US economy.”The commission said “up to $294bn of US exports……

Britain’s most wanted fraud suspect Mark Acklom has been arrested in a dramatic raid on his hideout, two years after he went on the run in Europe. Acklom, 45, was held by police at an apartment he was sharing with his wife and their two young children in Switzerland.He is wanted in the UK for allegedly fleecing a woman of her £850,000 life savings after posing as a wealthy banker and MI6 agent and promising to marry her.It’s understood that as officers entered his rented home, conman Acklom tried to jump from a balcony before being wrestled to the ground.He…

The UK is set to bask in sun for a further four weeks as concern grows over water shortages. Weather forecasters are expecting very little rain and high temperatures throughout the month, following a dry June.A high-pressure system over the UK will maintain temperatures in the high 20s, with computer models suggesting there will be no widespread rain through the first half of July. Image: Paddleboating in London’s Regent’s Park The warm period may, however, struggle to beat the drought of 1976 where there was a record 45 days without rain, Sky weather presenter Isobel Lang said.With higher-than-average temperatures there…

In the end it wasn’t even close. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador was swept to victory in Mexico’s presidential election on a wave of hope and desperation.The disillusionment of many of this country’s 100 million people saw them turn for the first time in history to a candidate from a non-establishment party.For weeks the opinion polls have shown “AMLO” miles ahead of his rivals, and the public stayed true to their word on election day.They have put their faith in a man who has promised to tackle corruption and crime, rejuvenate the economy and work from the ground up rather than…