IAN BIRRELL: Deeming some lives to be ‘more valuable’ than others is utter inhumanity 

Deborah James is a deputy head teacher, a mother of two children and, since her devastating diagnosis with bowel cancer, she has become an inspiration to many for her frank discussions on the subject. She’s written a best-selling book, raised significant sums for charity and become a regular voice in the media despite 17 tumours … Read more

Lord Sumption tells Stage 4 cancer sufferer her life is ‘less valuable’ than others

Moment Lord Sumption tells a stage 4 bowel cancer sufferer that her life is ‘less valuable’ than others in shocking TV debate on the impact of lockdown Jonathan Sumption made comments on BBC’s Big Questions this morning   He told BBC podcaster Deborah James her life was ‘less valuable’ than others  Ms James suffers from Stage … Read more

RUTH SUNDERLAND: Old are valuable asset to economy

RUTH SUNDERLAND: Affluent ‘young-old’ have amassed billions of savings before and during pandemic and will be spending it once virus has been tamed As a society, we are conflicted in our attitudes to old age and the economics of an ageing population  We are simultaneously protective and dismissive, a contradiction that has been highlighted by … Read more

Aveva is Britain’s most valuable software firm

Making of a UK tech giant: Aveva is Britain’s most valuable software firm after swoop on US rival By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:24 BST, 25 August 2020 | Updated: 22:26 BST, 25 August 2020 Aveva is poised to become Britain’s most valuable software company after it completed the £3.8billion takeover of … Read more

Do YOU have a fortune in your attic?  Experts reveal the valuable Nineties toys

Those who grew up in the nineties will be stunned to discover how much the toys of their childhood are now worth, according to experts. Big name brands including Super Soaker, Beanie Babies and Furbies have seen their value skyrocket in the decades since they first hit shelves, with some worth thousands of pounds.  Researchers … Read more

Tesla races past Toyota to become world’s most valuable car company

Tesla has raced past Toyota to become the world’s most valuable car company. In a sign of the times, the electric car maker’s value yesterday rose by almost 4 per cent to £165.4billon. That made it more valuable than its much bigger Japanese rival, which is worth £162.7billion, and came as Tesla celebrates the tenth … Read more

Elon Musk’s Tesla overtakes Toyota as most valuable car maker

Tesla Inc eclipsed Toyota to become the world’s most valuable automaker on Wednesday as it stock value soared to record highs. Shares of the Elon Musk-owned company climbed five percent in early morning trade to a record of $1,133, boosting the company’s market cap to $209.47 billion – $6 billion more than Toyota. The shares’ … Read more

Elon Musk’s Tesla overtakes Toyota to become the world’s most valuable car manufacturer

Tesla Inc eclipsed Toyota to become the world’s most valuable automaker on Wednesday as it stock value soared to record highs. Shares of the Elon Musk-owned company climbed five percent in early morning trade to a record of $1,133, boosting the company’s market cap to $209.47 billion – $6 billion more than Toyota. The shares’ … Read more

Liverpool leapfrog Manchester City AND Chelsea in KPMG’s list of Europe’s most valuable clubs

Liverpool leapfrog Manchester City AND Chelsea in KPMG’s list of Europe’s most valuable clubs as their valuation jumps 19 per cent to £2.25BILLION… but they still lag some way behind mega-rich Real Madrid, Barcelona and Manchester United European champions Liverpool were biggest winners in KPMG Rich List Their values soared by almost a fifth to … Read more

Valuable axes from German burial site suggest Neolithic societies were not as egalitarian as thought

Valuable stone axes discovered at a 6,000-year old hilltop burial site in Germany suggest Neolithic societies were not as egalitarian as previously thought The two rare weapons were found at a tumulus site west of Frankfurt in the 1880s Experts have linked them to a burial mound recently found at the neolithic site The presence of … Read more