Person: Richard North

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business

UK plans ‘steady’ budget, softens Brexit talk

British Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday assured her German counterpart that preparations for Britain’s exit from the EU were on schedule, and that the legal process would begin by the end of next March.

racing

Man remanded on jockey murder charges

business

Iceland boss launches Woolworths bid: Report

business

UK high street chain reports falling sales

Woolworths boss makes surprise exit

Intercontinental gains from business market

InterContinental Hotels today said an influx of business travellers had made the UK its hottest market in Europe.

Thu, 26 May, 2005

InterContinental boss steps down

InterContinental Hotels today said it had begun the search for a new chief executive after a change in strategy forced out present boss Richard North.

Wed, 15 Sep, 2004

HBOS news dominates FTSE

Financial stocks dominated the London market today after HBOS ended weeks of speculation by ruling out a takeover bid for Abbey National.

Wed, 15 Sep, 2004

Intercontinental continues hotels sale

Hotels group InterContinental is to sell a further 76 properties worth around £1.3bn (€1.9bn) as it continues its strategy of moving away from owning hotels, it said today.

Thu, 09 Sep, 2004

InterContinental puts hotels up for sale

Hotels group InterContinental is to sell hotels worth more than £500m (€749m) as it moves to focus on management and franchises, it announced today.

Mon, 12 Jul, 2004

Hotels group doubles profits

InterContinental Hotels reported a doubling in first quarter profits today as it continued to see a pick-up in conditions on both sides of the Atlantic.

Thu, 27 May, 2004

Americans go for hotel on Mayfair

An American group has made a Monopoly-style swoop on Mayfair to buy one of London's most prestigious hotels in a £115m (€166m) deal.

Fri, 22 Aug, 2003

InterContinental says profits will be lower

Hotels group InterContinental today said second quarter profits would be “substantially lower” than last year after a grim start to 2003.

Thu, 24 Apr, 2003

Countdown begins to Dacourt departure

Leeds midfielder Olivier Dacourt is set to sign for Roma tomorrow, which would be to the delight of the Italian club’s coach Fabio Capello.

Mon, 06 Jan, 2003

Leeds board to discuss new boss

Leeds chairman Peter Ridsdale and his fellow directors will convene tomorrow and decide on the manager they want to replace David O’Leary.

Sat, 29 Jun, 2002