Sadiq Khan has told Londoners to stay at home this weekend despite the easing of lockdown measures across England. On Saturday morning, the Mayor of London told his one million followers on Twitter that they should ‘play their part’ by staying at home as much as possible. This is the first weekend since Prime Minister … Read more
POLAR CAPITAL TECHNOLOGY: Trust offers a way to invest in web giants like Microsoft, Apple and Google By Anne Ashworth For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 8 May 2020 | Updated: 09:27 BST, 9 May 2020 WHAT IS IT? The trust was ahead of its time in 1996 when it launched, focusing on … Read more
The worldwide coronavirus death toll has risen to 160,000 today – with more than two million cases declared across the globe. Some 2,334,130 cases of the deadly virus have been registered across 193 countries since the pandemic first emerged in China in December. Of these patients, at least 518,900 are considered to have recovered and … Read more
Motorists who don’t live in Cardiff could be charged £2 a day to drive into the Welsh capital Daily charge of £2 to drive into the city proposed by Cardiff City Council Residents will be exempt from the levy targeted at 20m visitors to the city a year It will generate revenues for the city’s … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
A gang of thugs smashed a Sainsbury’s shop front in south London in a nighttime raid as supermarkets come under huge pressure amid coronavirus fears. Six men tried stealing alcohol from the New Kent Road store in Elephant and Castle at around 10.50pm yesterday by ‘concealing spirits in their clothes’. Police said that Sainsbury’s staff … Read more
Thousands of people including British travellers were fleeing Paris today as the French capital enters full Coronavirus lockdown. Huge queues were building up at railway and coach station before draconian new measures came into force at midday today. Despite government pleas to ‘stay at home’, rail operator SNCF reported large numbers heading away from urban … Read more
RIT CAPITAL PARTNERS: £2.8bn trust grows money over the long term, while preserving initial investments By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 13 March 2020 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 13 March 2020 At £2.8bn, RIT Capital Partners is one of the UK’s largest investment trusts WHAT IS IT? At £2.8billion, RIT Capital … Read more
Activist Coast Capital ramps up its attack on First Group demanding it dump its US operations By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 9 March 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 9 March 2020 Coast Capital has renewed its assault on Great Western Railway operator First Group Activist investor Coast Capital has renewed … Read more
Teenage boy is stabbed to death on a bus in Croydon, bringing this year’s murder tally in the capital to 20 A teenager was stabbed to death on a bus in South Norwood, south London The 17-year-old boy became 20th person to be murdered in the capital in 2020 He was found suffering multiple injuries and … Read more