MARKET REPORT: Investors back British pharma to beat Covid

MARKET REPORT: In the battle to beat coronavirus, London-listed companies both large and small punch well above their weight By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:19 BST, 27 August 2020 | Updated: 22:21 BST, 27 August 2020 In the battle to beat Covid-19, London-listed companies both large and small have punched well above … Read more

EastEnders bosses reveal secrets to filming during COVID-19 crisis as soap returns to screens

EastEnders bosses have offered fans their first glimpse of filming in the world of COVID-19, as the soap makes its long-awaited return to screens next month. Executive producer Jon Sen revealed they’ve had to ‘cheat’ the social distancing rules during filming with the help of CGI, and have even drafted in the help of stars’ … Read more

WPP dividend returns despite £2.6bn loss

WPP brings back dividend after bosses declare advertising business has weathered worst of coronavirus crisis By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:16 BST, 27 August 2020 | Updated: 22:16 BST, 27 August 2020 WPP has brought back its dividend after bosses declared the advertising business has weathered the worst of the coronavirus crisis.  … Read more

Bella Hadid models mom jeans in NYC after expressing her joy over sister Gigi’s pregnancy

Bella Hadid models mom jeans in NYC after expressing her joy over sister Gigi’s pregnancy: ‘I’m going to be a freaking auntie!’ By Sameer Suri For Dailymail.com Published: 22:12 BST, 27 August 2020 | Updated: 22:14 BST, 27 August 2020 Bella Hadid kept her outfit casual when she was seen stepping out in New York … Read more

The rusting maritime heap off the coast of Essex which makes up nation known as Sealand

SOCIETY  Sealand by Dylan Taylor-Lehman (Icon £16.99, 320 pp)  Sealand, ‘the true story of the world’s most stubborn micronation’ — a micronation being defined as ‘an invented country within the territory of an established nation, whose boundaries go unrecognised on the world stage’ — is a celebration of British eccentricity. The hero is Roy Bates, … Read more

Camilla Thurlow admits going Love Island was more scary than clearing land mines in new memoir 

MEMOIR NOT THE TYPE   by Camilla Thurlow (John Blake £16.99, 288 pp) Camilla Thurlow was not exactly your average Love Island contestant when she appeared on the reality dating show in 2017. She was not, like many islanders, a personal trainer, sexy scaffolder or nebulous influencer. Thurlow’s job was far more dangerous: explosive ordinance disposal … Read more

Abandoned as a baby, Charlie Gilmour struggled until a magpie helped him fly free of his demons  

BOOK OF THE WEEK  Fatherhood by Charlie Gilmour (Weidenfeld £15.99, 288 pp) Featherhood, it would be tempting to say, is where Helen Macdonald’s H Is For Hawk meets Gerald Durrell’s My Family And Other Animals. But Charlie Gilmour’s memoir is so original and ingeniously wrought, it stands on its own as a book to which … Read more

What makes an Olympic champion

What makes an Olympic champion: New book explores the common attributes of elite athletes – from being a younger sibling to loving the ‘agony’ of training Annie Vernon won two world championships and an Olympic silver for rowing She explores what makes elite athletes elite in a fascinating new book  Author points out skills are … Read more