IN BRIEF:United News & Media

United News & Media said it had appointed the following additional directors following the announcement on Tuesday that the merger offers for MAI had been declared unconditional: Sir James McKinnon, deputy chairman, Lord Hollick, chief executive, Charles Gregson, director of broking and information, and Roger Laughton, director of broadcasting and entertainment.

There were also three non-executive appointments: Richard Hooper, Sir Michael Lickiss, Christopher Powell and Geoffrey Unwin.