£500million Pierre Lagrange is claiming taxpayers’ cash to furlough staff at Savile Row tailor

Flamboyant tycoon Pierre LaGrange owns Huntsman, the 172 year old clothes retailer  A multi-millionaire has been claiming public money to furlough staff at his Savile Row tailoring firm. Belgian-born Pierre LaGrange, who lives in Monaco, London and New York has used taxpayers’ hand-outs to pay some of the 65 staff at his upmarket London company … Read more

£500million Pierre Lagrange is claiming taxpayers’ cash to furlough staff at Savile Row tailor

Flamboyant tycoon Pierre LaGrange owns Huntsman, the 172 year old clothes retailer  A multi-millionaire has been claiming public money to furlough staff at his Savile Row tailoring firm. Belgian-born Pierre LaGrange, who lives in Monaco, London and New York has used taxpayers’ hand-outs to pay some of the 65 staff at his upmarket London company … Read more

Bizarre sea beast sparked a ‘prehistoric arms race’ 500million years ago

A bizarre sea beast with a circular mouth full of serrated teeth triggered a prehistoric ‘arms race’ when it evolved eyes, new research has revealed. Radiodonts stalked the oceans more than 500 million years ago and are one of the earliest animal types to emerge on planet Earth. Now a new study has revealed how … Read more

Sadiq Khan cuts his pay by 10% as he warns of £500million black hole in London’s finances

Sadiq Khan slashes his own pay by 10 per cent as he warns of £500million black hole in London’s finances from lockdown – threatening cuts to police and Tube unless the government bails the capital out London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced that he is taking a 10 per cent pay cut  Mr Khan said … Read more

Covid-19 sniffer dogs backed by Camilla and £500million government funding to get us moving again

Bright-eyed and mischievous, Asher the cocker spaniel looks every bit the family pet.  Right now, he’s a little scruffier than normal thanks to a ‘Covid-19 hair cut’ from a loving owner unable to get to the grooming salon during the lockdown. There is no clue at all that Asher could soon be Britain’s secret weapon … Read more

After claims she is worth nearly £500million, just how did popstar Rihanna get so rich?

She’s the pop star who’s richer than Elton John, lives next door to Sir Paul McCartney in London and has gone from being a teenage ‘one-hit wonder’ to a globally successful fashion and beauty mogul. Barbadian singer Rihanna — born Robyn Rihanna Fenty — is said by the new Sunday Times Rich List to be … Read more

Bill Gates says Donald Trump is ‘dangerous’ for cutting $500million in funding to the WHO

Bill Gates slammed President Donald Trump’s decision to withhold $500million in funding to the World Health Organization, saying it’s ‘as dangerous as it sounds’. The tech magnate, worth $104billion, tweeted Wednesday saying the US’ involvement with the WHO is more necessary than ever. ‘Halting funding for the World Health Organization during a world health crisis … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Grand National cancellation set to cost £500MILLION amid Covid-19 pandemic

Grand National cancellation set to cost a staggering £500MILLION with bookies hit hardest by the loss of revenue from Aintree’s three-day festival amid coronavirus lockdown The cancellation of the Grand National is set to prove financially shattering  A total of half a billion pounds will be lost, with the bookies losing £400million   There are £60m … Read more

Government ploughs £500million into emergency hardship fund for council tax bills

Government confirms it will plough £500million into an emergency hardship fund to cover council tax bills for vulnerable people worst affected by coronavirus The money for councils to give tax relief to vulnerable people and households Budget move confirmed by Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick this morning It will be used to reduce the 2020/21 council … Read more

He’s back… Woodford plots £500million fund 

He’s back… disgraced Neil Woodford plots £500million private fund – to buy back some of the unquoted biotech stocks that helped topple his investing empire By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 23:46 GMT, 7 March 2020 | Updated: 08:32 GMT, 8 March 2020 Disgraced fund manager Neil Woodford is in talks about making a … Read more