News Headlines - 15 December 2018
▽Germany Focuses on Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank Merger - Bloomberg
The German government is intensifying efforts to help fix Deutsche Bank AG, with officials studying ways to make it easier to merge with Commerzbank AG, people familiar with the matter said.
The high-level discussions -- which have included Finance Minister Olaf Scholz and Deutsche Bank Chief Executive Officer Christian Sewing-- are looking at concrete ways the government can assist in a potential combination of the country’s two largest lenders...
▽Fire at Chester Zoo leads to evacuation of visitors - BBC News
Visitors were evacuated from Chester Zoo when a large fire broke out in one of its attractions.
The zoo tweeted the blaze was in its Monsoon Forest habitat.
▽Police investigate suspected break-in at Sir Paul McCartney's home
Police are investigating a break-in at Sir Paul McCartney's London home.
Thieves targeted the former Beatle's house in St John's Wood at around 6.20pm on Friday December 7... No arrests have been made and the investigation continues, they added.
It is unknown if the musician, 76, or his wife Nancy Shevell were home at the time of the break-in, which came days before Sir Paul played a gig in his hometown of Liverpool on Wednesday.
▽Ariana Grande plans special Manchester concert during 2019 tour - BBC News
Ariana Grande is planning to return to Manchester with "a special show" as part of her world tour next summer.
She will return to the city two years after 22 people died in a bomb attack on her gig at the Manchester Arena.
Stuttgart captain Christian Gentner's father died suddenly after the side's 2-1 Bundesliga win at home over Hertha Berlin on Saturday... Christian Gentner initially gave interviews on the pitch after the game. He then rushed from the changing room to where a doctor attempted to save his father.
