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The Duchess of Cambridge was left delighted after a little girl introduced herself as a ‘princess’ during a video call about the ‘lifeline’ provided by a baby bank that has become a vital service for parents during the pandemic. Kate, 39, who is based at her Norfolk home Anmer Hall, highlighted the emotional as well as practical support … Read more
Iconic Royal Albert Hall on verge of securing £20m lifeline from Government By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 GMT, 28 November 2020 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 28 November 2020 Blow: The Royal Albert Hall had to cancel performances of The Nutcracker The iconic Royal Albert Hall is on the verge of securing … Read more
T-Mobile becomes the first US carrier to activate ‘988’ that connects customers directly to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline T-Mobile enabled 988 that connects to National Suicide Prevention hotline The carrier is the first in the US to add the number before the FCC deadline The FCC is requiring all US carriers to add the number … Read more
More than £250million will be handed to theatres, arts venues and museums to try to salvage the suffering culture sector. Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden will announce today that 1,385 cultural organisations will receive grants. Among the recipients of the £257million fund will be Liverpool’s Cavern Club, the London Symphony Orchestra and the Yorkshire Sculpture Park … Read more
Hitachi’s abandonment of nuclear investment at Wylfa in Anglesey together with Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab’s harder line on human rights in China may do Britain’s struggling engineering warrior Rolls-Royce a favour. For the last several years, the group’s researchers have been championing British-designed and manufactured small modular reactors (SMRs) to provide a solution to energy … Read more
Rolls-Royce shares have collapsed from a peak of ten pounds two years ago, when order books for the Trent 1000 engine were overflowing and global air travel expanding exponentially, to just above one pound. The value destruction is among the most pernicious commercial impacts of coronavirus. Instead of guiding Rolls-Royce ever higher, chief executive Warren … Read more
Angry small shareholders criticise Saga’s plans to raise £150m lifeline By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 27 September 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 27 September 2020 Angry small shareholders have criticised Saga’s plans to raise a £150m lifeline. They said the over-50s travel and insurance giant’s proposal valued the shares below … Read more
MARKET REPORT: Bus firms pick up speed on Government’s £218m pledge to keep funding the sector indefinitely By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 10 August 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 10 August 2020 Bus companies picked up speed following the Government’s pledge to keep funding the sector indefinitely. The Department for … Read more
While Britain’s biggest companies have wrestled with dividend payments, smaller firms have found the battle even harder. Hundreds have suspended, postponed or cut dividends and more are likely to follow. However, some jewels remain – firms that have rewarded shareholders and, crucially, look set to continue doing so. Among the FTSE 250 index, companies such … Read more
NMC Health secures £192m lifeline from lenders By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:03 BST, 3 August 2020 | Updated: 22:03 BST, 3 August 2020 NMC Health has secured a £192m lifeline from its lenders. Lifeline: The scandal-hit hospitals provider was forced into administration in April The scandal-hit hospitals provider was forced into … Read more