Rishi Sunak has promised today’s Budget will ensure the UK is ‘one of the best placed economies in the world’ to cope with the impact of coronavirus. The Chancellor said that the measures he will set out in full this afternoon will give those on the ‘front line’ fighting the spread of the deadly disease … Read more
Traveller and self-confessed ‘upgrade queen’ reveals how she gets into business class on board nine out of every 10 flights she catches Frequent flyer Julie Vulin has shared her best tips for scoring an upgrade She has a nine-times-out-of-ten success rate but never lies to get the job done Instead she always travels alone, wearing dark … Read more
Chancellor Sunak urged to reform archaic business rates to ease coronavirus chaos By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 9 March 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 9 March 2020 The Chancellor is under mounting pressure to reform the ‘archaic’ business rates system when he delivers his first Budget tomorrow amid the coronavirus … Read more
Prudential plans listing or partial sale of its US arm following pressure from activist investor Prudential has been urged by Third Point to spin off its US arm The activist investor wants the Pru to focus on Asian markets instead Third Point built a 5 per cent stake in the Pru By Daily Mail City & … Read more
A quarter of the UK’s high-growth companies have a female founder but just 9 per cent of the money invested into businesses in 2019 went to female-founded firms, according to a recent report. Moreover, this number has declined from 15 per cent in 2015 and 2016 – which the report, Female Entrepreneurs by data company Beauhurst, claims … Read more
Chinese business leaders leave lights on at work to fake country’s ‘recovery’ from coronavirus so they don’t fall foul of officials Whistleblowers claim Chinese business leaders are faking workforce ‘recovery’ Companies are leaving machinery and lights on because officials are checking power consumption levels Zhejiang Province have ‘restored 98.6% of its pre-coronavirus work capacity’ They … Read more
Even the porridge is five-star. It’s the perfect consistency and comes with a dinky jug of delicious cream – and is garnished with just the right number of raspberries and quantity of brown sugar. I’m having breakfast in a Qatar Airways’ business class Qsuite, which the airline patented. It should do the same with its … Read more
American Airlines’ new amenity kit for first and business class ‘unboxed’ (and the toiletries inside mean it’s good news for chapped lips and sore hands) The bespoke kits are by Los Angeles-based luxury leather accessory company This is Ground There’s ‘pH-optimal, silicone-free hand and face creams rich in essential fatty acids that boost repair’ American … Read more
A millionaire businessman led a vigilante gang who beat to death a man he wrongly suspected of burgling his daughter’s home. Neil Elliott, 44, was convicted of manslaughter at Teesside Crown Court for his ‘leading role’ in the death of Michael Phillips, who was savagely beaten at his Hartlepool home in County Durham last June. … Read more
Picture a medium at work and chances are you’ll imagine a woman hunched over a crystal ball at the end of a pier. But today’s ‘paranormal professionals’ have given the industry a modern makeover to satisfy booming demand, says Claudia Connell Additional copy: Eimear O’Hagan, Jill Foster The social media medium with nearly a million fans He recently … Read more