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Drug dealer who was at the centre of a coronavirus scare when he collapsed in HMP Bullingdon after being transferred to the UK from a Thai jail pleads guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine and cannabis as second in command of a 15-strong crime gang Mark Rumble was one of two inmates isolated but both … Read more
Investment platform Interactive Investor snaps-up rival The Share Centre for £62m, but shareholders will be paid in unlisted company shares The Share Centre investors will receive 41p in a combination of cash and shares That’s a 40% premium to The Share Centre’s closing price of 29p on Friday Interactive Investor said tie-up necessary to keep up … Read more
Interactive Investor’s determination to take the DIY investing fight to the UK’s leading platform Hargreaves Lansdown was signalled again today. An announcement confirmed Interactive Investor is buying rival The Share Centre for £62million. The attraction for Interactive Investor is adding yet more customers to its burgeoning investment platform, which in recent years has added Alliance … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Almost 1,900 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 73,000 have been infected. But experts predict the true number of people with the disease could be as high as … Read more
Remains of ‘a centre of power’ for the ancient Scottish tribe known as the Picts have been discovered in Perthshire, dating back more than 1,000 years. Archaeologists uncovered evidence of the powerful Pictish society who feasted, drank, played games and enjoyed riches forged through trade links with Europe. The team from Perth and Kinross Heritage … Read more
Written by Anuradha Mascarenhas | Pune | Published: February 18, 2020 4:14:27 am India had recently sent its scientists to a meeting of the World Health Organisation (WHO) that deliberated on developing treatment options, including drugs and diagnostics, as a counter measure to arrest the spread of coronavirus. (Representational Image) The Centre’s Department of Biotechnology … Read more
Written by Kanchan Vasdev | Amritsar, Chandigarh, Delhi | Published: February 18, 2020 5:38:54 am The kabaddi team enters India via Attari-Wagah route. (Express photo) Amid mystery shrouding the visit of kabaddi players from Punjab visiting Pakistan to participate in “World Kabaddi Championship”, Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday ordered the national kabaddi federation to … Read more
Amazon’s opens huge Manchester tech centre which it claims will eventually employ 600 people By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:08 GMT, 15 January 2020 | Updated: 22:08 GMT, 15 January 2020 Amazon has opened a new corporate base in Manchester as it continues to ramp up its presence in the North. The … Read more
Residents near former Earls Court Exhibition Centre seek reassurance amid possible Saudis’ £2.3bn deal Saudi sovereign wealth fund and Candy are in talks to buy Capital & Counties Local residents want reassurances from the potential new owners They have been in a decade-long battle with Capco and fear for their homes By Ben Harrington For … Read more
Gulp. Captain Mike Blythe, British Airways Flight Technical and Training Manager for the Airbus A380 and A350 is sitting next to me. ‘Take a deep breath,’ he says. Why? Because I’m about to take a British Airways Airbus A350 down one of London Heathrow’s runways and take-off for the very first time. Ted prepares to … Read more