It’s the classic journey for a successful British technology business: company is established, grows quickly, raises money, earns a stellar reputation – before being bought by a larger American rival. The British founders get a large cheque and everyone seems happy. But last week the tables were turned. This time it was a British software … Read more
Former Pensions Minister to demand Government extends exemption from council tax that bereaved families receive on inherited properties for relatives unable to sell during pandemic By Marc Shoffman, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:49 BST, 29 August 2020 | Updated: 21:49 BST, 29 August 2020 A former Pensions Minister is set to demand the Government … Read more
The eye of the storm…If you’ve ever been there, you know it’s not a comfortable place to be. The UK has weathered the first leg of a Category Five economic hurricane. Destructive, disruptive and painful – with so many lives and livelihoods already lost. Yet beyond the eye lies the second leg, which is invariably … Read more
Airlines want British and US governments to introduce testing at airports to end quarantine and unlock £200bn in trade between the nations By Jamie Nimmo, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:49 BST, 29 August 2020 | Updated: 21:49 BST, 29 August 2020 Some of the world’s biggest airlines have called on the British and US … Read more
Controversial financial betting firm Plus500 poised to take on traditional stockbrokers by launching conventional share trading service By Ben Harrington, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:49 BST, 29 August 2020 | Updated: 21:49 BST, 29 August 2020 Controversial financial betting firm Plus500 is poised to take on traditional stockbrokers by launching a conventional share trading … Read more
American private equity barons circling Britain’s largest office developers after their share prices collapse by 50% By Ben Harrington, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:48 BST, 29 August 2020 | Updated: 21:48 BST, 29 August 2020 American private equity barons are circling Britain’s largest office developers after their share prices collapsed by almost 50 per … Read more
Unions preparing for up to one in ten bank branches to close as they enter talks with the Big Four lenders By Helen Cahill, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:48 BST, 29 August 2020 | Updated: 21:48 BST, 29 August 2020 Unions are preparing for up to one in ten bank branches to close as … Read more
Treasury says widespread evasion and avoidance of business rates eating into £25bn a year raised through the tax By Dan Atkinson, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:48 BST, 29 August 2020 | Updated: 21:48 BST, 29 August 2020 Widespread evasion and avoidance of business rates is eating into the £25billion a year raised through the … Read more
Video conferencing company Zoom set to reveal how it cashed in during coronavirus lockdown By Jamie Nimmo, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:48 BST, 29 August 2020 | Updated: 21:48 BST, 29 August 2020 Quizzes and virtual parties over Zoom might already be a thing of the past – but the video conferencing company will … Read more
Former Saga boss set to make stunning return to ailing over-50s travel and insurance firm as part of £150m fundraising deal By Ben Harrington, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:48 BST, 29 August 2020 | Updated: 21:48 BST, 29 August 2020 The former boss of Saga is set to make a stunning return to the … Read more
Love Island’s Jourdan Riane and TOWIE’s Ricky Rayment lead the reality stars at shop event in Essex By Emily Webber For Mailonline Published: 21:41 BST, 29 August 2020 | Updated: 21:41 BST, 29 August 2020 They soared to fame on different reality shows. And TOWIE star Ricky Rayment appeared to be back in the spotlight … Read more
Coronation Street star Beverley Callard has revealed a nightmare operation left her battling to walk again. The 63-year-old actress, who plays Liz McDonald in the ITV soap, opened up on the excruciating agony she has been enduring amid her sudden disappearance from the show. In a new interview, Beverley reveals she’s had the ‘worst six … Read more
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer accused of killing George Floyd, has requested a judge dismiss the murder charges as prosecutors push for longer prison sentences. On Friday, an attorney for Chauvin filed a motion in court that argued there was no probable cause to support the second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter … Read more