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MARKET REPORT: Construction firm Costain soars after striking a deal with the Welsh government over Breacon Beacons road By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:06 GMT, 17 February 2021 | Updated: 22:06 GMT, 17 February 2021 Relieved investors sent construction contractor Costain higher after it drew a line under a problematic project. The … Read more
TikTok users have uncovered a bewildering CIA report from nearly four decades ago which describes the agency’s belief that humans can transcend space and time using a technique called the Gateway Experience. The report entitled Analysis and Assessment of The Gateway Process was penned in 1983 by US Army Lieutenant Colonel Wayne M McDonnell. McDonnell … Read more
Mining giants promised bumper payouts to investors after a surge in commodity prices that has fuelled talk of a new ‘supercycle’. BHP will pay shareholders a record half-year dividend of 72p per share after a rally in iron ore prices helped profits rise 17 per cent to £7billion. It means that the world’s biggest miner … Read more
Of all the many cluster bombs left behind when Andrew Bailey left the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for the Bank of England a year ago, the most dangerous was the closure of Neil Woodford’s investment empire. The decision left up to 500,000 savers exposed to an estimated half-a-billion pounds of losses. It is aggravating and … Read more
Digital technology investment could boost the economy by £232bn over the next 20 years, reseacrh finds Tech investment in health and social care alone could add £33bn to UK GDP Starting investment early could add £74billion to Britain’s economy by 2025 Covid-19 has accelerated flexible working and the delivery of digital services By Harry Wise … Read more
Shares in airline Jet2 plunged yesterday as it announced a £422m share issue to help the business ride out the pandemic. Bosses said the new equity gave it enough liquidity to see it through an extended and unpredictable shutdown, but maintained a cautious approach to the 2021 summer season. The new shares, at a price … Read more
Bruce Springsteen took 45 steps instead of the requested 18 when he was arrested for DWI, a New Jersey police report says, refused a breath test and ‘strongly smelt of alcohol’. The singer’s blood alcohol level was, however, reportedly well within the legal limit. The Boss, 71, was in the Gateway National Recreation Area on Sandy Hook … Read more
Fire brigade ‘wouldn’t do any better in Grenfell No2’: Scathing report slams lack of improvements in the four years since inferno ripped through London tower block, killing 72 people London Fire Brigade is ‘not in a position’ to do better in a second Grenfell-like fire It has not officially dropped advice for high-rise flat residents to … Read more
Shares in Marston’s plunged nearly 13 per cent after an American private equity suitor abandoned plans for a takeover. The pub group’s stock fell 12.6 per cent, or 12.55p, to 86.8p as Platinum Equity ended its interest in the pub group, dragging shares in the sector down with it. Platinum approached the Wolverhampton-based company with … Read more
Premier League stars are IGNORING advice to report racial abuse on social media because victims fear informing the police will provoke MORE online attacks Sportsmail understands three players have been unwilling to report racial abuse Two of those three players have been abused by the same social media account Clubs have told all victims to … Read more