MARKET REPORT: Tech veteran’s swoop on Saatchi boosts firm’s fortunes

Shares in M&C Saatchi surged by more than a quarter after a tech industry veteran took a hefty stake in the advertising network. Serial investor Vin Murria bought 13.25 per cent of the AIM-listed company’s shares on April 30, according to a stock market announcement yesterday. Murria is an adviser at Hgcapital, was previously chief executive … Read more

Ricky Gervais ‘boosts his companies’ earnings by £2 million after huge Netflix deal for After Life’

Ricky Gervais ‘boosts his companies’ earnings by £2 MILLION after huge Netflix deal for his acclaimed series After Life’ By Jack Newman For Mailonline Published: 01:42 BST, 18 April 2020 | Updated: 03:28 BST, 18 April 2020 Ricky Gervais reportedly increased his companies’ earnings last year by £2 million thanks to the success of his … Read more

How letting patients in intensive care lay FACE DOWN boosts their chances of surviving

Lying intensive care patients with coronavirus face down on their beds could make them more likely to survive, doctors say. Prone positioning, in which patients who struggle to breathe are laid on their front instead of their back in a hospital bed, works by reducing pressure on the lungs. Doctors in the UK, US, Italy … Read more

Cocoa ‘boosts blood circulation to legs and helps keep over 60s on their feet’

Drinking hot chocolate could help over 60s stay on their feet after a study shows cocoa boosts blood circulation in the legs.  Those who drank a mug of cocoa three times a day for six months were able to walk significantly further in a walking test at the end of the study. Cocoa is abundant … Read more

Rishi Sunak boosts business support as coronavirus shutdown sees service sector COLLAPSE

What are the new measures that have been introduced?  The Treasury has confirmed: The introduction of a new Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS) providing a Government guarantee of 80 per cent to enable loans of up to £25 million for firms with an annual turnover of between £45 million and £500 million A … Read more

Surge in DIY sales boosts B&Q before lockdown

Surge in DIY sales boosted B&Q before lockdown as homeowners prepared to use time to improve their properties By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 27 March 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 27 March 2020 Demand for DIY and garden equipment surged in the weeks before the coronavirus lockdown, according to B&Q’s … Read more

A replacement for exercise? Scientists find a protein that boosts fitness without a workout

Could a supplement one day REPLACE exercise? Boosting levels of a protein released during a workout ‘can increase muscle gain, fat burning and lung capacity’ Flies forced to produce an post-exercise protein got fit even without working out If they were stopped from making the protein exercise had no benefits at all Scientists suggested it … Read more

Balfour Beatty to raise dividend after HS2 boosts order book by £3bn

Balfour Beatty to raise dividend as it reaveals HS2 rail scheme has added £3bn to its order book By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 11 March 2020 | Updated: 22:27 GMT, 11 March 2020 Construction giant Balfour Beatty hiked its annual dividend as it revealed a big boost from the High … Read more

Learning new skills online boosts annual pay by an average of £3,640

Learning new skills online boosts Britain’s annual pay by an average of £3,640 – the equivalent of an extra £2 an hour, study finds Online learning boosts average UK annual pay, a Google-backed survey finds  10 per cent of the UK’s total economic output has been linked to online learning  One in three British people … Read more