Taxpayers to foot £87m bill after ministers give failing company Covid contract then cancel it

Chris Yates was sounding bullish. Boastful, even. The chief executive of the medical diagnostic firm Abingdon Health was telling his audience that after a ‘roller-coaster 12 months’, it had been ‘a real positive for us to be able to mitigate the effects of the pandemic’. His workforce, he revealed proudly, had quadrupled to 200 but … Read more

Obamas’ production company with Netflix announces new shows, movies

Barack and Michelle Obama have announced a slate of six new projects as part of their lucrative multi-year deal with Netflix, revealing that they will lead production on a variety of new TV shows and movies, including a film about the first man to summit Mt. Everest.   Higher Ground Productions, which the former first couple … Read more

Freeze meanz Heinz! Baked beans will be sold FROZEN as company looks to rebrand tinned snack’s image

Freeze meanz Heinz! Baked beans will be sold FROZEN as company looks to rebrand the tinned snack’s image Move is part of a plan to ‘liberate’ baked beans from their old-fashioned image Food giant will expand the product into new formats – including a frozen option  The push began with the launch of a microwaveable … Read more

David Beckham invests in synthetic cannabis company that makes athletic recovery products

David Beckham invests in synthetic cannabis company that makes athletic recovery products By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 00:37 GMT, 4 February 2021 | Updated: 00:37 GMT, 4 February 2021 David Beckham is backing a company making synthetic cannabis to be used in skincare and athletic recovery products. Cellular Goods, which the former England star has invested … Read more

Kevin Hart buys muscle car from company that built 1970 Plymouth Barracuda involved in 2019 crash

Kevin Hart buys muscle car from company that built 1970 Plymouth Barracuda involved in 2019 crash By Paul Chavez For Dailymail.com Published: 03:03 GMT, 2 February 2021 | Updated: 03:03 GMT, 2 February 2021 Kevin Hart has bought a new souped-up muscle car from the same Wisconsin-based company that built his 1970 Plymouth Barracuda that … Read more

Robinhood CEO reveals NSCC demanded $3BILLION security before company stopped GameStop trades

The CEO of Robinhood has revealed that the NSCC demanded a $3 billion security at 3am in the morning during dramatic negotiations before the company stopped GameStop trades.  Speaking during a virtual event hosted by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Vladimir Tenev offered an explanation behind his company’s decision to Thursday to restrict the purchase of GameStop shares … Read more

Jason Donovan’s UK company had £4K in its latest filed figures before he appeared on Dancing On Ice

Jason Donovan’s UK company had just over £4,000 in reserves before he appeared on Dancing On Ice 2021.    In the latest filed figures for the Australian actor’s, 52, firm Chipvelvet Ltd, which was publicly submitted on Companies House in December, it says the company had £4,105 in capital and reserves at the end of 2019. According to The Sun, Jason … Read more

Big oil goes green: Shell buys electric car charging company

Two of Britain’s largest oil producers have taken major steps in their battle to go green. BP has dismantled its century old exploration team, cutting the division to less than 100 employees from over 700 just a few years ago. And rival Shell bought Ubitricity, the largest electric vehicle charging network in the UK. Cleaning … Read more

Dr Martens senior staff are set for £350m windfall as company floats

Dozens of Dr Martens executives, former staff and the founding family are set for a multi-million pound windfall when the iconic British bootmaker floats on the London Stock Exchange today. Chief executive Kenny Wilson only joined from Cath Kidston in 2018 but will see the value of his existing shares rocket to £58m if the … Read more

Simon Cowell didn’t pay himself ANY wages from his former company after profits fell

Simon Cowell didn’t pay himself ANY wages from his former company after profits fell by ‘nearly £30m’ In the latest paperwork filed at Companies House for SimCo Ltd it was revealed that between October 2019 and March 2020 a profit of £5.8m was made However this was down from large profits of £34.6m over an 18-month … Read more