The Task Force

Thursday 11 January 2024 18:48, UK On today’s episode – Windward’s boss talks to Ian King about how it’s benefitting from fewer ships using the… Read More »A Christmas boost and the Suez Canal

The head of beleaguered plane maker Boeing has said “a quality escape” occurred in safety checks which led to a mid-flight blowout when a door… Read More »Boeing chief admits lapse in quality control after Alaska Airlines mid-air door blowout

A sports marketing group which works with Formula One motor racing and the International Olympic Committee is in advanced talks to be sold to a… Read More »Sports marketing group Two Circles in £250m sale talks

The American company behind plans for a London entertainment venue that was blocked by Sadiq Khan last month has formally withdrawn its planning application, complaining… Read More »Sphere developer MSG withdraws application after Khan snub

The owners of SoundCloud, one of the world’s largest music streaming services, are preparing for a sale that could fetch in excess of $1bn. Sky… Read More »Music streaming service SoundCloud tunes up for sale

Dramatic footage shows the moments after a window and chunk of fuselage blew out of a passenger plane in mid-air, leaving a gaping hole in… Read More »What ‘very dangerous’ mid-air plane blowout could mean for flights, according to experts

Ian King is joined by Mark Shepherd, from the Association of British Insurers, to discuss the impact of the widespread flooding disruption. Mike Hawes, from… Read More »Floods, cars and coal

In a small patch of the ocean in the Middle East, trouble is brewing – and for one tea company halfway across the world in… Read More »How the Red Sea became a battleground – and what it means for UK shoppers

Michelle Mone has hit out at the “obsession” with her personal life – claiming she is surprised the Daily Mirror hasn’t asked about her “bras… Read More »Michelle Mone ‘surprised’ she’s not been asked about ‘bras and knickers’ amid PPE scandal fallout