Cities across UK submit bids to be second home of Channel 4

More than a dozen cities across the UK – including Cardiff, Glasgow, Bristol, Leeds, Newcastle, Sheffield and Birmingham – are expected to formally submit their bids on Friday to become the home of Channel 4’s second headquarters.Channel 4 won a drawn-out battle with the government against being privatised and forced to move its entire operation out of the capital.Instead it reached a deal that will involve transferring around 300 staff from its 800-strong Westminster headquart