‘If you’re taking something for free away there’s a reaction’: British Airways boss says he wasn’t surprised at backlash for charging passengers for food on short-haul flights In 2017, BA scrapped free drinks and snacks in economy on short-haul flights Instead the airline began selling passengers products from Marks & Spencer Two years on, BA … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: Rishi Sunak is on a tricky flight path as coronavirus picks his pocket before first budget By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 6 March 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 6 March 2020 The collapse of Flybe into administration is a crisis for the airline’s millions of passengers and its … Read more
While Justin Chambers had his final appearance on Grey’s Anatomy as Alex Karev in November, fans finally learned his fate in Thursday night’s shocking episode. The new episode, entitled Leave the Light On, revealing that Karev will not be returning to Seattle. Chambers did not appear in the episode, but he made a voice cameo … Read more
Who would be a stock market investor? Truth is, most of us. The era of super-low interest rates since the financial crisis has everyone searching for income and yield. And although almost every investment in equities and funds carries the health warning that shares can go up and down, no one is quite prepared when … Read more
After weeks wallowing in the background, hipster barber / alleged child neglector Steve finally got the chance to shine. And the burly Brit with a big heart and an even bigger loafer collection did not disappoint on Wednesday night, storming out of the dinner party. He made Married At First Sight history in the process, … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: Andrew Bailey applies the balm in first appearance before the Treasury Select Committee as Bank boss By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 4 March 2020 | Updated: 22:07 GMT, 4 March 2020 Never waste a good crisis. Andrew Bailey’s first appearance before the Treasury Select Committee as anointed Governor … Read more
The big question about Covid-19 is: do the authorities know something we don’t? This was not my observation but that of a UK FTSE 100 chairman employing 130,000 staff around the world with a big presence in the US and China. The decision of America’s central bank, the Federal Reserve, to slash its key interest … Read more
The activist demand that the Prudential sell its American arm Jackson Life was a bit of a shock. But the idea will be familiar to the Pru board, chaired by City grandee Paul Manduca. As part of a continuing strategic review, the future of America’s top annuity insurer Jackson Life has been under discussion for … Read more
Alex Brovarnik of 90 Day Fiance saved a man from drowning in Nassau, Bahamas in a dramatic rescue shared by his wife Loren Sunday. ‘My husband saved a [man’s] life today!’ Loren, 31, wrote on Instagram, along with a harrowing video of the rescue. ‘And I couldn’t be more proud, yet not surprised at the … Read more
For the generation which might have forgotten – or even never known – what a stock market correction looks like, now is the time to learn. Fears of the corroding damage which coronavirus is having on the world economy have spread dramatically, delivering the worst week for share prices across the globe since the peak … Read more