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BIOGRAPHY Kiss Myself Good bye by Ferdinand Mount (Bloomsbury £20, 272 pp) Don’t we all love a wealthy aunt dripping with pearls who whisks us off to the theatre in her chauffeured Rolls, preceded by high tea at Claridge’s, in London? Young Ferdinand Mount relished staying with his Aunt Betty and Uncle Greig in their … Read more
The big four technology firms have produced a record £29billion in profits and £177billion of sales during the coronavirus pandemic. In a blowout set of earnings, Amazon, Apple, Google, and Facebook all reported quarterly results within minutes of each other – unveiling combined revenues of £177billion ($220.28billion) and profits of £29billion ($38billion) for July to … Read more
A little boy’s enthusiastic words of encouragement for his dad are melting hearts on social media. In September, D’Anthony Ward took his two-year-old son Taj to a park in Lawrenceville, Georgia, where Taj climbed to the top of a jungle gym and wanted his dad to follow him up. When D’Anthony tried to tell his son … Read more
Kumail Nanjiani shared an unvarnished update on his mental health on Sunday as he raged about the United States’ botched response to the coronavirus pandemic. The 42-year-old actor and comedian admitted on Twitter that he felt ‘hopeless and helpless’ in his eighth month of quarantining, as COVID-19 cases continued to surge across the US. The … Read more
Pay to climb Snowdon? Council wants to charge visitors a ‘considerable fee’ to scale Wales’ highest peak amid fears of damage from ‘over tourism’ Motion by councillor Glyn Daniels on fee is being debated by Gwynedd council It says a charge could ‘boost the coffers’ of the council and Welsh national park But park said that … Read more
British man, 29, survives falling more than 300ft while trying to climb German mountain in shorts and trainers Four Englishmen set out to conquer 6,171ft Kehlstein in the German Alps Monday Despite snow and thick fog they attempted the climb in just trainers and shorts One of them, 29, plunged down a 300ft rocky gully … Read more
Captain Sir Tom Moore has lent his support to Lloyd Scott as he plans to climb the Three Peaks wearing a 130lb deep-sea diving suit. Mr Scott, 58, will be climbing Britain’s three tallest mountains over an eight-day period next month. It comes 18 years after he earned the world record for slowest time to … Read more
Shares in First Group revved up as the struggling bus and rail firm said it expects to make a small profit for the first half of the year. The company, which racked up a £300million loss in the year to the end of March, said revenues from bus services bounced back faster than expected. But … Read more
‘One of my biggest dreams came true!’ The Bachelorette’s Angie Kent gets a surprise proposal during Sydney Harbour Bridge climb By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 14:04 BST, 7 September 2020 | Updated: 14:04 BST, 7 September 2020 Angie Kent teased fans with a shock ‘proposal’ on Monday. The former Bachelorette star, 30, … Read more
I rarely come across fund managers who are truly enthusiastic about the work they do – and are comfortable describing how they go about making money for investors. It’s as if they want to keep their dark investment arts to themselves. Yes, Fundsmith’s legendary investment manager Terry Smith is always a joy to interview – … Read more