The chair of Severn Trent, the FTSE-100 water company, is to add to her portfolio of directorships by taking the helm of Whitbread, the Premier Inn-owner.
Sir Keir Starmer was at home in Downing Street, watching Arsenal lose in the Champions League, when he got a call from Donald Trump that he thought presented the chance to snatch victory from the jaws of trading defeat.
A London-listed marketing specialist backed by Rupert Murdoch and Lord Ashcroft is extending its acquisition spree with a near-£20m swoop on a division of Centaur Media.