Press Round-Up Short (Premium)
Tuesday newspaper round-up: Ghosn, Findel, Paperchase, Interserve
Carlos Ghosn has been granted bail by a court in Japan, more than three months after the former Nissan chairman was arrested over allegations of financial misconduct. The Tokyo district court set bail at 1bn yen ($9m) after a request last week by Ghosn’s newly appointed legal team, Kyodo news agency reported. – Guardian.
Monday newspaper round-up: Brexit bribes, Huawei, Berenberg, Metro Bank
Left-behind towns in England are to get a £1. 6bn funding boost as part of a package of measures to win support for Theresa May’s Brexit deal among Labour MPs, who said the new cash would not buy their votes. Labour MPs including Lisa Nandy and Gareth Snell who have signalled they might back May’s deal criticised the approach and said the cash would do little to tackle the effects of austerity. – Guardian .
Friday newspaper round-up: Water companies, Tesla, tax avoidance, Provident Financial
Barclays’ former chief executive has defended a 2008 Qatari investment as key to the bank’s global ambitions but distanced himself from negotiations that led to a complex agreement that is at the heart of a criminal trial. A jury at Southwark crown court was read statements from three of the four defendants facing charges, including the former chief executive, John Varley. The statements were originally issued to Serious Fraud Office investigators in 2014. – Guardian.