This smash-and-grab raid on UK plc is one of the easiest ways for private investors to make money just now, with fresh rumours emerging almost every day.

The two bids come at a time when EasyJet and other airlines face soaring jet fuel prices and suppressed demand. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Of all the disturbing news out there at the moment, up there is that of the possible takeover by some American company of easyJet.