THE DAILY BRIEFING

■ SPURS by BID FacebookAn investmentboss Mark firm Zuckerbergconsidering a is £1bn rumouredbid for Totten-to be hamheld talks Hotspur. about Iconiqa possible Capital bid has for the North London club.

■ FOOD FIGHT Food delivery giant Just Eat has launched a takeaway pressure group to address the skills shortage in the industry. The British Takeaway Campaign group has called for an overhaul of the immigration system so it can access the skills it needs.

■ FLYING HIGH Booming demand for flights to California, Costa Rica and Iceland helped

Gatwick toast a record 45m yearly passengers. The airport boasted its busiest- ever June after 4.4m passengers travelled through its doors.

■ EU DEMAND More than a third of British firms want the UK to remain in the single market and customs union, the British Chambers of Commerce says. And a majority of the 2,400 surveyed believe leaving the EU without a deal is not an option.

■ CBI CHIEF Britain’s biggest employers’ group has appointed the chairman of Tesco to serve as its new vice-president. John Allan will join the board of the Confederation

of British Industry in October – and could take over from current president Paul Drechsler next year.

■ TIGHTER PURSE Britons are splashing out on essentials over experiences, Visa’s UK consumer spending index has shown. Spending on food and drink rose 2pc in the three months to June, while spending on recreation and culture fell for the first time in nearly four years.