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Protesters have been detained outside the criminal damage court case against four people who have denied toppling a statue of slave trader Edward Colston. Police stopped at least three people outside Bristol Magistrates Court ahead of the first appearance before JPs. It included one man who arrived on a bicycle towing a big sound system … Read more
Sir Richard Branson’s former ski instructor launches funding drive to expand his SkiYodl travel booking app in bet on holiday boom next winter By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 23 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 23 January 2021 Sir Richard Branson’s former ski instructor has launched a funding drive to … Read more
The pandemic ‘puppy boom’ has handed Pets at Home a double-digit sales boost, putting the retailer on track for a near-£80million profit. In a third quarter trading update, the UK’s biggest pet care business said revenues increased to £302million during the 12 weeks to December 31. That was 18 per cent higher than a year … Read more
RUTH SUNDERLAND: There’s hope this house price boom may be far from over By Ruth Sunderland Business Editor For The Daily Mail Published: 00:59 GMT, 21 January 2021 | Updated: 01:00 GMT, 21 January 2021 COVID-19 has caused more damage to the UK economy than any other crisis in living memory, yet the housing market … Read more
Chris Sedgwick, from Yorkshire, has made a 3,650% return on bitcoin he bought in 2015 Chris Sedgwick’s half-a-decade brush with bitcoin has involved, among other things, a Tesco meal deal now worth £210, a Skoda Octavia, and the near collapse of the global banking system. The cyber security professional from Yorkshire, in his mid-30s, first bought … Read more
Halfords benefits from lockdown cycle boom with bike sales up 34% By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 21:45 GMT, 14 January 2021 | Updated: 21:45 GMT, 14 January 2021 Halfords has benefited from a lockdown cycle boom with bike sales up from last year Halfords has benefited from a lockdown cycle … Read more
A private jet has arrived in Barbados 12 hours after a sonic boom was heard by millions of people in England when two RAF fighters were scrambled to intercept it. Witnesses described a noise like a bomb or doors slamming as the Typhoons raced to the plane, which took off in Germany before losing contact … Read more
Screwfix and B&Q owner Kingfisher celebrates DIY boom amid the pandemic with sales soaring 16.9% By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 22:03 GMT, 12 January 2021 | Updated: 22:03 GMT, 12 January 2021 Bored stay-at-home workers mean DIY sales are still booming Bored stay-at-home workers mean DIY sales are still booming, … Read more
Screwfix and B&Q owner Kingfisher celebrates DIY boom amid the pandemic with sales soaring 16.9% By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 22:03 GMT, 12 January 2021 | Updated: 22:03 GMT, 12 January 2021 Bored stay-at-home workers mean DIY sales are still booming Bored stay-at-home workers mean DIY sales are still booming, … Read more
A private jet which was intercepted by an RAF Typhoon that sparked a sonic boom today was seen parked on the tarmac at Stansted Airport this afternoon. Millions of residents across Hertfordshire, Essex, Kent, Cambridge and north and south London reported hearing an ‘explosion’ shortly after 1pm today. The Ministry of Defence confirmed that an … Read more