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First coronavirus death on UK soil sends markets in panic with FTSE 100 opening 1.85% down at 6,581 – wiping off gains made during the week London’s FTSE 100 index of major companies loses 124 points or 1.85% to 6,581 Frankfurt’s DAX 30 sheds 1.8% to 11,735 and Paris CAC 40 drops 1.8% to 5,264 … Read more
Finishing on a nail-biting cliffhanger, Doctor Who’s eagerly-awaited return will be for a festive special, it has been announced. With the fate of the Doctor hanging in the balance amid the Great CyberWar and return of The Master at the end of Series 12, fans will have to wait until December to see how the … Read more
Night sweats. Mood swings. Insomnia. Hot flushes. Weight gain. Headaches. Depression. Anxiety. Palpitations. Joint symptoms . . . I could go on. It’s a grim list, isn’t it? Yet these are just a few side-effects of the menopause. No doubt you would assume that a combination of such symptoms in women in their 40s and … Read more
Deborah James has a firm date in her diary for March, to go to Manchester and run 5km in the time that it takes the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra to play Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. It sounds like a fun challenge to take on in aid of Sport Relief. But for Deborah, the issue isn’t so much … Read more
Advertising tycoon Martin Sorrell, 75, splits from his second wife, 45, after 12 years Sir Martin Sorrell married Cristiana Falcone in 2008 and had a daughter He is one of the country’s wealthiest and best-known advertising tycoons Lady Sorrell could become one of UK’s richest women after splitting from him By Matt Oliver City Correspondent For … Read more
British Steel rescue facing fresh delay amid reports £50m deal with Chinese buyer will not be sealed this week By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:55 GMT, 24 February 2020 | Updated: 22:10 GMT, 24 February 2020 The British Steel sale faces fresh delays as sources insist a deal with Chinese buyer Jingye … Read more
Beales faces collapse: 140-year-old Dorset-based department store business in race to save 22 stores and 1,000 jobs By A Daily Mail Reporter and Press Association Published: 23:00 GMT, 12 January 2020 | Updated: 12:00 GMT, 13 January 2020 Department store chain Beales is on the brink of collapse as yet another potential victim of the … Read more
Preventing savers from accessing their cash from frozen funds could be the ‘biggest risk’ facing UK, IMF warns By Helen Cahill For The Mail On Sunday Published: 09:10 BST, 25 August 2019 | Updated: 09:10 BST, 25 August 2019 A leading economist has warned that an inability for savers to cash in their investments in … Read more
Accountant Grant Thornton facing another probe following the collapse of government contractor Interserve By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 11 April 2019 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 11 April 2019 The FRC is investigating Grant Thornton’s sign off of Interserve’s financial statements in 2015, 2016 and 2017 Grant Thornton faces … Read more
Sir Philip Green is seeking to slash his annual contributions into the Arcadia staff pension fund by half, according to reports. The tycoon is said to be preparing to halve payments into the fund to £25million a year as he presses ahead with a major cost-cutting drive that will involve a raft of store closures. … Read more