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Struggling airlines tap up Bank of England for almost £2bn in emergency state-backed loans as they try to weather coronavirus crisis By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 22:10 BST, 4 June 2020 | Updated: 22:10 BST, 4 June 2020 Struggling airlines have tapped up the Bank of England for almost £2billion in emergency … Read more
Compass Group shares dropped after it detailed plans for the biggest fundraising since the coronavirus crisis began. The world’s largest catering firm managed to raise a staggering £2billion from investors to help it survive the lockdown. The mass closures of schools, offices and sports stadiums have hammered demand for its services. Revenues sank by a … Read more
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says building new hospitals in weeks during coronavirus crisis shows it should not take ’20 years to build a road’ as he pledges to ‘rapidly improve’ UK infrastructure Grant Shapps pointed to building of NHS Nightingale hospitals during crisis He said if hospitals can be built quickly there is no reason … Read more
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says building new hospitals in weeks during coronavirus crisis shows it should not take ’20 years to build a road’ as he pledges to ‘rapidly improve’ UK infrastructure Grant Shapps pointed to building of NHS Nightingale hospitals during crisis He said if hospitals can be built quickly there is no reason … Read more
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has finally announced that he will increase Tube services in London to 75% of normal on Monday – but has been accused of blackmailing Boris Johnson after threatening to cut Tube, train and bus services unless the PM agrees an emergency bailout of £2billion by the end of today. Mr Khan has … Read more
Vodafone will pay £2bn dividend despite covid crisis: Telecoms giant swings back into profit By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 23:35 BST, 12 May 2020 | Updated: 00:20 BST, 13 May 2020 Vodafone has swung back into profit and stuck by its £2.1billion dividend, despite pressures from the coronavirus crisis. In a boost … Read more
UK economy losing £2bn every day in deepest slump since Great Depression By Hugo Duncan And Ruth Sunderland For The Daily Mail Published: 22:29 BST, 16 April 2020 | Updated: 22:29 BST, 16 April 2020 The coronavirus lockdown has already wiped £50 billion off the economy as the UK plunges into the deepest slump since … Read more
Fund manager Ruffer rakes in more than £2bn as it trades to protect itself against stock market collapses By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 9 April 2020 | Updated: 22:04 BST, 9 April 2020 founded by Jonathan Ruffer, 68, has around $23billion (£18billion) of funds under management. Fund manager Ruffer raked … Read more
NMC debt mountain £2bn bigger than thought: Scandal-hit hospital builder is plunged even deeper into crisis By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:51 GMT, 10 March 2020 | Updated: 22:51 GMT, 10 March 2020 NMC Health’s debt mountain is £2billion bigger than previously thought, plunging it even deeper into crisis. In another extraordinary … Read more
Two mile tunnel underneath Stonehenge is set to be scrapped over funding problems after survey uncovered issues that could send costs soaring to £2billion Controversial plans to tunnel under Stonehenge are set to be scrapped The A303 upgrade in Wiltshire involves work around the World Heritage Site Planners wanted to dig a £2bn 1.8 mile … Read more