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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
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
Backlash over ’18-metre rule’ to qualify for cladding cash as civil servant admits officials ‘didn’t have time to pick a better number’ Safety expert Brian Martin said ‘whole bunch of ridiculous things’ had been used Hundreds of thousands of leaseholders are barred from government funds It means those living in low rise buildings could face … Read more
Private equity firm CVC seeks to cash in on the Covid fight by investing in firms running the vaccine rollout By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:04 GMT, 17 February 2021 | Updated: 22:04 GMT, 17 February 2021 CVC Capital Partners has reportedly snapped up stake in firms involved in running the computer … Read more
High-flying fund manager Baillie Gifford has significantly reduced its Tesla share holdings across at least 11 of its funds and investment trusts, including Scottish Mortgage. The Edinburgh-based fund manager, which was Tesla’s largest external investor with a 7.7 per cent stake as recently as last year, sold off shares during January, This is Money research … Read more
Insurance and investment giant Aviva has launched its own cash savings platform, This is Money can reveal, but savers will earn more by going to the banks directly. Britain’s largest insurance firm’s answer to the likes of Hargreaves Lansdown Active Savings and Flagstone has opened with 15 fixed-rate bonds offered by Aldermore, Oaknorth and Paragon … Read more
Cash could be delivered with food takeaways or picked up from shops in a ‘click and collect’ service under plans to improve access in areas without ATMs. The scheme will be introduced in Burslem, Staffordshire, in March by money management company Loomis UK and Sonect – a Swiss firm which converts shops into ‘virtual’ cash … Read more
Former Olympic swimmer Scott Miller has been charged with directing a $2.2million ice syndicate as police storm his home Stunning footage has emerged of police busting down the door of Olympic swimmer Scott Miller as he is charged with directing a $2.2million ice syndicate and commercial drug supply. Police stormed the one-time athlete’s apartment in … Read more
Most pizza delivery firms offer an array of extras, from tubs of ice cream to bottles of fizzy drink. But another, more unexpected, side order could soon be offered: cash. A lack of access to cash is an escalating crisis in the UK. As bank branches and ATMs close down every day, many communities are … Read more
An online fashion business run by Jesse Lingard has reportedly claimed taxpayers’ cash to furlough staff through a state-funded scheme, despite the footballer earning more than £100,000 per week. The clothing firm, JLingz, sells printed backpacks for £100 and hoodies for £45 while employing three people including the West Ham and England midfielder. It is described as … Read more