trump epstein trumps police deal israel afghan files calls house

Debra Crew couldn’t shift Diageo’s post-Covid hangover

The firm still has the potential to be great again, but her long-term vision felt too blurryTwo years is no time at all to be the boss of a large FTSE-100 company, but the departure of Debra Crew from Diageo, the Guinness and Johnnie Walker group, has felt possible for at least half that period. Now she has gone “by mutual agreement”.Crew’s first problem was that she followed a genuine corporate superstar in the form of the late Sir Ivan Menezes, whose strategy of “premiumisation” – encouraging punters to drink more expensive stuff – did wonders for profit margins year after year. Any successor would have found it hard to match his record. Continue reading...

Comments

World news

National Crime Agency officer jailed for stealing £4.4m worth of seized bitcoin

National Crime Agency officer jailed for stealing £4.4m worth of seized bitcoin

about 2 hours ago

ICE is now richer than most of world’s militaries thanks to Trump’s new funding

ICE is now richer than most of world’s militaries thanks to Trump’s new funding

about 2 hours ago

The martial art which is helping Parkinson’s disease patients overcome their symptoms

The martial art which is helping Parkinson’s disease patients overcome their symptoms

about 2 hours ago

Budget airline that took ICE deportation flight contract shuts down West Coast operations

Budget airline that took ICE deportation flight contract shuts down West Coast operations

about 2 hours ago

Largest Martian Meteorite on Earth sold for millions at auction

Largest Martian Meteorite on Earth sold for millions at auction

about 2 hours ago

Huge fire engulfs main stage at Tomorrowland two days before festival starts

Huge fire engulfs main stage at Tomorrowland two days before festival starts

about 2 hours ago

Pete Davidson and Elsie Hewitt are expecting their first child

Pete Davidson and Elsie Hewitt are expecting their first child

about 2 hours ago

Drone attacks on oil fields in Iraq's Kurdish region shut down facilities

Drone attacks on oil fields in Iraq's Kurdish region shut down facilities

about 2 hours ago

Family who won £216,000,000 on EuroMillions reveal how they will spend jackpot

Family who won £216,000,000 on EuroMillions reveal how they will spend jackpot

about 2 hours ago

Mark Gatiss’s Bookish is already challenging Sherlock

Mark Gatiss’s Bookish is already challenging Sherlock

about 2 hours ago

Trump Embraces State Capitalism

Trump Embraces State Capitalism

about 2 hours ago

What to know about the African kingdom of Eswatini where the US sent 5 deportees

What to know about the African kingdom of Eswatini where the US sent 5 deportees

about 2 hours ago

Trump makes it personal with MAGA over Epstein

Trump makes it personal with MAGA over Epstein

about 2 hours ago

'Betrayed' Afghan interpreter says family 'waiting for death'

'Betrayed' Afghan interpreter says family 'waiting for death'

about 2 hours ago

Pete Davidson expecting 1st baby with girlfriend Elsie Hewitt

Pete Davidson expecting 1st baby with girlfriend Elsie Hewitt

about 2 hours ago

Woman accused of seducing, blackmailing Buddhist monks for millions

Woman accused of seducing, blackmailing Buddhist monks for millions

about 2 hours ago

Emma Watson banned from driving after being caught speeding

Emma Watson banned from driving after being caught speeding

about 2 hours ago

Alberta Next panel’s 1st town hall in Red Deer hears support, calls for separation vote

Alberta Next panel’s 1st town hall in Red Deer hears support, calls for separation vote

about 2 hours ago

Fire engulfs main stage of Tomorrowland festival, two days before opening

Fire engulfs main stage of Tomorrowland festival, two days before opening

about 2 hours ago

Norwegian Olympic Skier, Audun Groenvold, Dies After Lightning Strike

Norwegian Olympic Skier, Audun Groenvold, Dies After Lightning Strike

about 2 hours ago

London’s Kew Gardens Will Renovate Iconic Glasshouses

London’s Kew Gardens Will Renovate Iconic Glasshouses

about 2 hours ago

Carney Moves to Reduce Canada’s Chinese Steel Imports in Response to Trump’s Tariffs

Carney Moves to Reduce Canada’s Chinese Steel Imports in Response to Trump’s Tariffs

about 2 hours ago

Video shows moment suspect arrested at YVR for alleged hijacking of small plane

Video shows moment suspect arrested at YVR for alleged hijacking of small plane

about 2 hours ago

A trade deal with the U.S. could include lumber quotas, Carney says

A trade deal with the U.S. could include lumber quotas, Carney says

about 2 hours ago

These 2 people in Quebec are sharing a $70M Lotto Max jackpot

These 2 people in Quebec are sharing a $70M Lotto Max jackpot

about 2 hours ago

60% of Canadians renewing mortgages could see payments go up by 2026

60% of Canadians renewing mortgages could see payments go up by 2026

about 2 hours ago

‘I was just so confused’: Dartmouth tenants find live grenade on their front porch

‘I was just so confused’: Dartmouth tenants find live grenade on their front porch

about 2 hours ago

Judge orders arrest of ‘Chimp Crazy’ star as she faces sentencing for perjury

Judge orders arrest of ‘Chimp Crazy’ star as she faces sentencing for perjury

about 4 hours ago

University of Michigan faces federal investigation after two Chinese students arrested for smuggling biological materials

University of Michigan faces federal investigation after two Chinese students arrested for smuggling biological materials

about 4 hours ago

Dad of crypto king mysteriously vanished in LA. Then ‘creepy texts’ from him started to arrive in the family group chat

Dad of crypto king mysteriously vanished in LA. Then ‘creepy texts’ from him started to arrive in the family group chat

about 4 hours ago

PEPFAR keeps millions of people with HIV alive and may be spared from Trump spending cuts

PEPFAR keeps millions of people with HIV alive and may be spared from Trump spending cuts

about 4 hours ago

Trump could lose the ‘bros’ that helped him win election over Epstein fallout, pundits warn

Trump could lose the ‘bros’ that helped him win election over Epstein fallout, pundits warn

about 4 hours ago

Passengers reach settlement in $1 billion lawsuit over Alaska Airlines flight where door plug blew out at 16,000 feet

Passengers reach settlement in $1 billion lawsuit over Alaska Airlines flight where door plug blew out at 16,000 feet

about 4 hours ago

Newsmax mocks ‘terrified’ Fox News for avoiding the Epstein story: ‘Don’t want to p*ss off’ Trump

Newsmax mocks ‘terrified’ Fox News for avoiding the Epstein story: ‘Don’t want to p*ss off’ Trump

about 4 hours ago

Laura Loomer warns Trump’s Epstein flub could ‘consume his presidency’

Laura Loomer warns Trump’s Epstein flub could ‘consume his presidency’

about 4 hours ago

New Jersey woman whose friend’s boyfriend posted stolen intimate photos of her online gets $8.7 million payout

New Jersey woman whose friend’s boyfriend posted stolen intimate photos of her online gets $8.7 million payout

about 4 hours ago

Firefighter volunteers from Mexico crossed border to help Texas flood victims: 'This was a mission to come and help our brothers'

Firefighter volunteers from Mexico crossed border to help Texas flood victims: 'This was a mission to come and help our brothers'

about 4 hours ago

Inferno engulfs main stage at Tomorrowland Festival in Belgium

Inferno engulfs main stage at Tomorrowland Festival in Belgium

about 4 hours ago

Reeves blamed for UK inflation bump as NI rise hits food prices

Reeves blamed for UK inflation bump as NI rise hits food prices

about 4 hours ago

The Open 2025 schedule, tee times, prize money and how to watch

The Open 2025 schedule, tee times, prize money and how to watch

about 4 hours ago

Afghan data breach risks pushing more asylum seekers onto small boats

Afghan data breach risks pushing more asylum seekers onto small boats

about 4 hours ago

The gross incompetence of the Afghan leak knows no end

The gross incompetence of the Afghan leak knows no end

about 4 hours ago

Rachel Reeves’s Mansion House speech ignored the one thing everyone was thinking about

Rachel Reeves’s Mansion House speech ignored the one thing everyone was thinking about

about 4 hours ago

EU chief unveils new $2.3 trillion budget. Lawmakers say the math doesn't 'add up'

EU chief unveils new $2.3 trillion budget. Lawmakers say the math doesn't 'add up'

about 4 hours ago

Bill would prevent ICE from detaining or deporting U.S. citizens

Bill would prevent ICE from detaining or deporting U.S. citizens

about 4 hours ago

Why Israel is getting involved in Syria's internal fighting

Why Israel is getting involved in Syria's internal fighting

about 4 hours ago

Why Trump has turned his back on Putin - somewhat

Why Trump has turned his back on Putin - somewhat

about 4 hours ago

Deadly crush at Gaza aid site after new system implemented

Deadly crush at Gaza aid site after new system implemented

about 4 hours ago

Wall Street rides roller-coaster after Trump walks back talk of firing Powell

Wall Street rides roller-coaster after Trump walks back talk of firing Powell

about 4 hours ago

Ford, Carney governments told to ‘do some homework’ on duties to First Nations

Ford, Carney governments told to ‘do some homework’ on duties to First Nations

about 4 hours ago

2 men to serve jail time then be deported for Surrey hit-and-run dragging death

2 men to serve jail time then be deported for Surrey hit-and-run dragging death

about 4 hours ago

Five highlights from 2025-26 NHL schedule

Five highlights from 2025-26 NHL schedule

about 4 hours ago

North Edmonton playground fire as arson: Police

North Edmonton playground fire as arson: Police

about 4 hours ago

Winnipeg Jets announce 2025-26 regular season schedule

Winnipeg Jets announce 2025-26 regular season schedule

about 4 hours ago

Mum of Michael Frison receives chilling mystery messages year after son vanished

Mum of Michael Frison receives chilling mystery messages year after son vanished

about 4 hours ago

Tomorrowland festival main stage engulfed in flames as fireworks heard

Tomorrowland festival main stage engulfed in flames as fireworks heard

about 4 hours ago

Trump says he discussed firing Fed chair but 'highly unlikely' he will

Trump says he discussed firing Fed chair but 'highly unlikely' he will

about 4 hours ago

'Sparring in space' – BBC gains rare access to US base tracking global missile strikes

'Sparring in space' – BBC gains rare access to US base tracking global missile strikes

about 4 hours ago

The Impact of Fewer Babies Being Born in Countries Around the Globe

The Impact of Fewer Babies Being Born in Countries Around the Globe

about 4 hours ago

Mosaic of Lovers, Taken by Nazi Officer, Is Returned to Pompeii

Mosaic of Lovers, Taken by Nazi Officer, Is Returned to Pompeii

about 4 hours ago