Record number seek to study nursing after being inspired by NHS heroics during Covid-19 heroics

Boost for NHS as 60,000 people apply to be nurses: Record number seek medical training after being inspired by staff heroics during Covid-19 pandemic Sign ups rose by 32 per cent this year to a total of 60,130 applicants, says UCAS Number of those opting for nursing straight after leaving school has increased by 27 … Read more

Rio Tinto to pay a record £6.5bn amid global mining boom

Rio Tinto to pay largest dividend in its 148-year history: Investors set for a record £6.5bn windfall amid global mining boom By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:05 GMT, 17 February 2021 | Updated: 22:05 GMT, 17 February 2021 RioTinto will hand investors the largest dividend in its 148-year history as it cashes … Read more

The Bachelor: Locky Gilbert sets the record straight on engagement rumours

The Bachelor’s Locky Gilbert sets the record straight on rumours he secretly proposed to girlfriend Irena Srbinovska By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:21 GMT, 16 February 2021 | Updated: 04:21 GMT, 16 February 2021 His romance with Irena Srbinovska has gone from strength to strength ever since they declared their love for … Read more

Emeli Sandé ‘leaves record label EMI’

Emeli Sandé has parted ways with her record label EMI after nearly ten-years, it was reported on Monday.  After reaching the No.1 spot with her 2012 best-selling album, Our Version Of Events – which sold 683,000 copies in the UK –  the Next To Me songstress, 33, has reportedly ‘struggled’ to obtain the same sales figures.  … Read more

Bitcoin approaches $50,000, wider adoption fuels record…

Bitcoin hits all-time high of $49,714 on Sunday days after Elon Musk’s Tesla said it would accept cryptocurrency as payment Bitcoin trading approached $50,000 on Sunday as cryptocurrency hit new high  At one point, bitcoin was worth $49,714 after surging by more than 3 per cent  Currency once shunned by mainstream gaining acceptance in finance … Read more

Rolls-Royce’s air-speed record bid to pave way for flying taxis

Rolls-Royce planning to use attempt on world all-electric air-speed record as launchpad to develop flying taxis By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 13 February 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 13 February 2021 Rolls-Royce is planning to use its attempt on the world all-electric air-speed record this year as a launchpad to … Read more

Ocado delivers record sales – but still manages to make a £44m loss

Ocado delivers record sales – but still manages to make a £44m loss after investing in technology By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 23:15 GMT, 9 February 2021 | Updated: 23:15 GMT, 9 February 2021 Ocado posted sales of more than £2billion for the first time despite losing customers in the pandemic. Revenues … Read more

Square Mile paid a record £76bn to the taxman last year

Square Mile paid a record £76bn to the taxman last year – representing 10% of all receipts By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:13 GMT, 9 February 2021 | Updated: 23:13 GMT, 9 February 2021 The financial sector coughed up a record £75.6billion in tax last year, reiterating its importance to the UK … Read more

Westlife announce they have parted ways with their record label

Westlife have confirmed they have parted ways with their record label EMI amid claims they were ‘dropped’. The Irish boy band released a statement on social media announcing they had separated from EMI ‘by mutual consent’ due to a ‘breakdown of contractual negotiations’ and a ‘change of leadership’. The group, made up of Nicky Byrne, … Read more

Bitcoin hits record high after Musk ploughs £1.1bn into cryptocurrency

Elon Musk drives Bitcoin to a record high: Tesla shares also soar after the electric car maker ploughs £1.1bn into cryptocurrency By Mark Shapland For The Daily Mail Published: 22:03 GMT, 8 February 2021 | Updated: 22:03 GMT, 8 February 2021 Bitcoin was on the charge after Tesla snapped up £1.1billion of the cryptocurrency. On … Read more