WPP gets its numbers wrong by £300m: Ad giant in accounting fiasco

Advertising agency WPP has admitted to understating its losses by hundreds of millions of pounds after an embarrassing accounting debacle. In a highly unusual error, it said its statutory losses were mis-stated by £301million for the first six months of this year. It means the record half-year loss of £2.6billion that the world’s largest advertising … Read more

JD Sports holds exclusive talks with Debenhams over ‘£300m’ takeover of ailing department store

JD Sports holds exclusive talks with Debenhams over ‘£300m’ takeover of ailing department store – after rival Sports Direct was rejected last month Debenhams, which has 124 stores, went into administration again back in April JD Sports keen to snap up the stores and revitalise the Debenhams website  News will infuriate Mike Ashley, who has … Read more

Branson’s £300m Virgin blank cheque: British tycoon to expand empire

Branson’s £300m Virgin blank cheque: British tycoon reveals plans to expand his empire buying new businesses By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:54 BST, 17 September 2020 | Updated: 21:54 BST, 17 September 2020 Sir Richard Branson has proposed a so-called special purpose acquisition vehicle – or ‘spac’ Sir Richard Branson has revealed … Read more

Architect Norman Foster unveils £300m transparent pop-up Parliament

Architect Norman Foster unveils £300m transparent pop-up Parliament which could be used for MPs when House of Commons is closed for repairs Norman Foster unveiled plans for pop-up Parliament on Horse Guards parade Building could be the potential new home for MPs as the House of Commons It would be designed to be taken down … Read more

Borrowing binge hits £300m: Budget deficit at record levels

Britain’s coronavirus borrowing binge hits £300m: Budget deficit at record levels as cost of pandemic mounts By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 14 May 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 14 May 2020 The spiralling cost of subsidising the wages of millions of workers could push Britain’s budget deficit well above £300billion, … Read more

Standard Life to press ahead with £300m dividend

Standard Life to press ahead with £300m dividend… while all a host of other firms are cutting their payouts By Ruth Sunderland for the Daily Mail Published: 22:06 BST, 2 April 2020 | Updated: 00:01 BST, 3 April 2020 Standard Life Aberdeen will today bring relief to dividend starved savers by revealing it is to … Read more

The National Lottery will divert £300m to support Britain’s most vulnerable amid coronavirus crisis

The National Lottery will divert £300m to support Britain’s most vulnerable amid coronavirus crisis in biggest UK non-government contribution since outbreak began By Danny Gallagher For Mailonline Published: 12:21 GMT, 28 March 2020 | Updated: 16:56 GMT, 28 March 2020 The National Lottery is set to join the fight against coronavirus by distributing up to … Read more

Toyota hails flying taxis plan with £300m gamble

Toyota hails flying taxis plan with £300m gamble: Japanese car maker backs California-based Joby Aviation By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 16 January 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 16 January 2020 Toyota has made a £300million bet on flying taxis. The Japanese car maker led a £450million fundraising by California-based Joby … Read more

Six Nations ‘could no longer be shown on free-to-air channels’ as ‘Sky line up £300m bid’

Six Nations could be off free-to-air TV as Sky Sports is favourite to snatch rights from the BBC in £300million deal Six Nations may not by on free-to-air channels from 2021 as Sky line up bid BBC and ITV currently screen the prestigious rugby competition But the terrestrial broadcasters have been prevented from another joint … Read more

Pierre Cardin’s wacky £300m Bubble Palace hits the market again

The wacky £300million bubble mansion on the French Riviera owned by fashion designer Pierre Cardin has hit the market again five years after it was last listed. Photographs reveal the bizarre property’s curved design, with standout features including ten unique suites, 11 bathrooms, three swimming pools, luxurious gardens and an amphitheatre that seats 500 with … Read more