Arenas & attractions

Center Parcs UK put up for sale ‘with £5bn price tag’

18th May 2023 Independent

Asking price of at least £4 billion for UK entity of company Center Parcs has been put up for sale by its Canadian owner with a bid of up to £5bn expected for the UK resort chain, according to reports. Canadian private equity group Brookfield bought the business for around £2.4bn eight years ago and is said to be expecting to raise between £4bn and £5bn in the sale. There are six holiday locations under the UK and Ireland banner which operate independently of Center Parcs in Europe and elsewhere. …visit Independent to read…

Eurovision: Princess of Wales makes surprise appearance

14th May 202314th May 2023 BBC News

The Princess of Wales made a surprise appearance playing the piano during the opening performance of Eurovision. She played an instrumental piece, created by Joe Price and Kojo Samuel, recorded in Windsor Castle’s Crimson Drawing Room earlier this month. She wore a blue Jenny Packham dress and earrings belonging to the late Queen. The 10-second clip appeared in a performance by last year’s winners Kalush Orchestra. That performance also included contributions from Lord Lloyd-Webber, Sam Ryder, Ms Banks, Ballet Black, Bolt Strings and Joss Stone. …Visit BBC News to read…

Real Madrid 1-1 Man City: Jack Grealish says City are ‘unstoppable’ at home but who will win?

13th May 202310th May 2023 BBC News

Jack Grealish says Manchester City will feel “unstoppable” when they host Real Madrid in a finely balanced second leg of their Champions League semi-final next Wednesday. Kevin de Bruyne’s second-half effort cancelled out Vinicius Jr’s opener for 14-time winners Real, to earn City a 1-1 draw at the Bernabeu, on Tuesday. Real scored twice in added time before dramatically triumphing against City in Spain at the same stage last term “We’ve learned so much since last year,” Grealish told BT Sport. “We have a new team this year, different players. It’s a…