Liberty Steel being investigated in Romania for embezzlement 13. November 2025 (14:39) Metals firm denies allegations as more problems emerge for founder Sanjeev Gupta after loss of key UK operationSanjeev Gupta’s Liberty Steel is under investigation in Romania for embezzlement and tax evasion, adding to the metals tycoon’s difficulties after the loss of his key British operation.Romania’s prosecutor’s office said in a statement last week that they raided seven homes and the registered office of an unnamed company. The office published a video – blurred to make identification more difficult – which appeared to show officers in helmets and body armour entering a property at night. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘Trumpist’ Czech PM-elect refuses to sell business empire amid conflict of interest row 13. November 2025 (14:27) Billionaire populist Andrej Babiš insisting he will meet legal obligations before taking officeAndrej Babiš, the self-proclaimed “Trumpist” billionaire who won last month’s Czech election, has refused to sell his huge business empire, but insisted he will resolve a conflict of interest that threatens to bar him from becoming prime minister.Babiš, whose ANO party finished a comfortable first in the October vote but failed to secure a majority in parliament, said in a social media post on Thursday he would not sell his Agrofert farming, food processing and chemicals conglomerate. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Alan Rickman’s personal scripts and mementoes up for auction 13. November 2025 (14:21) Lots include the annotated shooting script for Die Hard and a hand-drawn Halloween card from his Harry Potter co-star Rupert GrintAlan Rickman’s obsessive attention to detail is revealed in the copious annotations he made on all his scripts, as a number of film-related items from the late actor’s personal collections are put up for auction including screenplays from Die Hard and Harry Potter.Propstore, the Los Angeles and London-based auction firm that specialises in entertainment industry memorabilia and recently sold a Star Wars lightsaber for £2.7m, is staging a three-day sale in which a number of lots originating from the Alan Rickman archive will be available. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
EU investigates Google over ‘demotion’ of commercial content from news media 13. November 2025 (14:16) Some content created with advertisers is no longer visible, which could mean loss of revenue, officials sayThe EU has opened an investigation into Google Search over concerns the US tech company has been “demoting” commercial content from news media sites.The bloc’s executive arm announced the move after monitoring found that certain content created with advertisers and sponsors was being given such a low priority by Google that it was in effect no longer visible in search results. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
