Sir Keir Starmer overtakes Boris Johnson in poll revealing who people think would be a better PM

Sir Keir Starmer has overtaken Boris Johnson as the man voters think would make the best Prime Minister, according to exclusive new research seen by The Mail on Sunday. The analysis, conducted by former Conservative deputy chairman Lord Ashcroft, will cause alarm in Downing Street as Mr Johnson grapples with the rise in Covid-19 infections, … Read more

Elon Musk overtakes Mark Zuckerberg to become the world’s third-richest person

Elon Musk has overtaken Mark Zuckerberg to become the world’s third richest person with an estimated personal fortune of $115.4billion. The 49-year-old PayPal founder has seen his wealth rise by $87.8 billion this year off the back of a surge in Tesla stocks, which have increased in value by 500%. There are now just two … Read more

Ariana Grande overtakes Rihanna as the most-streamed artist ever on Spotify

Ariana Grande overtakes Rihanna as the most-streamed artist ever on Spotify… but she hopes they’ll trade places again By Brian Marks For Dailymail.com Published: 03:19 BST, 18 August 2020 | Updated: 03:32 BST, 18 August 2020 Ariana Grande marked another milestone on Monday as she became the most-streamed female artist on Spotify. The 27-year-old Thank … Read more

Schroders overtakes Standard Life Aberdeen

Schroders overtakes Standard Life Aberdeen to become UK’s largest listed asset manager By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:27 BST, 30 July 2020 | Updated: 22:27 BST, 30 July 2020 Schroders has overtaken Standard Life Aberdeen to become the UK’s largest listed asset manager.  The business was looking after almost £526billion of investors’ … Read more

Huawei overtakes Samsung as the world’s top handset maker

Chinese technology company Huawei has become the world’s biggest smartphone seller, displacing Samsung from the top spot in the process. Huawei shipped 55.8 million devices in the second quarter of 2020, trumping Samsung’s 53.7 million, according to data from research firm Canalys.    The period running from April to June this year marks the first quarter in … Read more

Huawei overtakes Samsung to become the world’s No. 1 smartphone seller

Huawei overtakes Samsung to become the world’s No. 1 smartphone seller for the first time despite US sanctions The Chinese firm shipped 55.8million devices in second quarter, analysts said It is now the leader in the telecom industry after beating Samsung and Apple Washington has barred Huawei from the US market while the UK is … Read more

Oldham overtakes lockdown-Leicester to have the highest second coronavirus infection rate in England

Oldham has overtaken Leicester to have the second highest Covid-19 infection rate in England, official figures revealed today. NHS statistics today showed Oldham recorded 54.3 coronavirus cases for every 100,000 people between July 20 and 26.  The weekly infection rate for the Greater Manchester town has risen by 191 per cent. In comparison, Leicester’s outbreak has dropped … Read more

Florida overtakes New York to become state with second-highest number of COVID-19 cases at 414,000

Florida has become the state with second-highest number of COVID-19 cases after it recorded more than 414,000 infections, surpassing New York, as President Donald Trump boasts that he saved ‘tens of thousands of lives’ by banning people from China earlier this year.  The Florida Department of Health reported 12,199 new cases Saturday, bringing the state’s total … Read more

Blackburn overtakes Leicester as UK’s coronavirus hotspot

Blackburn has overtaken Leicester with the highest coronavirus infection rate in England, new figures have shown. The borough of Blackburn with Darwen in Lancashire has a rate of 79.2 Covid-19 cases per 100,000 in the seven days to July 17, according to the latest data from Public Health England (PHE). Leicester has a rate of … Read more

China overtakes Russia as USA’s most dangerous military rival

The US defense secretary has disclosed that China is top of the country’s list of most dangerous military rivals.  Mark Esper told military chiefs the US needed to match Beijing’s capabilities by recalibrating training and operations. In a message to Pentagon staff marking his first year in the role, he said the US must make China … Read more