A multi-millionaire businessman is trying to get his own 75-year-old mum jailed in ‘an increasingly bitter’ £10m family feud over their caravan empire. Michael Loveridge and his parents are wrestling for control of a ‘solvent, highly profitable and cash-rich’ chain of caravan parks and a caravan sales business based in Bewdley, Worcestershire, and worth millions. … Read more
She’s known as one of Hollywood’s most esteemed A-listers, but Cate Blanchett is also proving herself to be quite the property mogul. Since rising to fame in the late 1990s, the Australian actress, 51, and her playwright husband Andrew Upton, 54, have amassed a multi-million property portfolio spanning across the globe. Take a look inside … Read more
Academics fear they might get mobbed and their career may be at risk if they stand up for the British Empire, an Oxford historian has said. Nigel Biggar, regius professor of moral and pastoral theology at Oxford University’s Christ Church college, said most academics knew little about the country’s imperial past which has come under … Read more
The Foreign Office came under pressure to remove five British Empire-era murals from its walls in the wake of racism protests across Britain. Shadow foreign secretary Lisa Nandy is believed to have raised the century-old works by Sigismund Goetze which line the grand staircase in the palatial Whitehall building with her counterpart Dominic Raab. The … Read more
Rick Stein takes an axe to his restaurant empire with plan to close several eateries as business continues to struggle during lockdown Celebrity chef Rick Stein and ex-wife draw up plan to close several restaurants The multi-millionaire chef’s firm shut up shop at start of coronavirus lockdown As virus struck firm told staff: ‘We cannot afford … Read more
Gordon Ramsay takes out loans to save restaurant empire shuttered by the lockdown The TV chef, 53, has registered charges with Barclays against 16 companies The loans will provide a lifeline to companies which manage some of his outlets The beleaguered hospitality industry has been hit hard by the pandemic Here’s how to help people … Read more
Ed Sheeran’s impressive £57million property portfolio was paid for in cash, leaving the singer completely mortgage-free, according to new reports. The chart-topping pop superstar has splashed £10million on the London property market over the years, growing his empire to 27 flats, houses, and mansions. And the 29-year-old star, who is worth an estimated £200million, is said … Read more
A bestselling cookbook, TV gigs, and successful restaurants: Inside MasterChef Australia judge Andy Allen’s $5 million empire By Daily Mail Australia Reporter Published: 02:19 BST, 19 May 2020 | Updated: 02:19 BST, 19 May 2020 Andy Allen won MasterChef Australia’s fourth season in 2012 before returning as a judge on the show this year. And … Read more
Sir Richard Branson selling £400m stake in his space exploration business to prop up rest of his ailing empire By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:16 BST, 11 May 2020 | Updated: 17:37 BST, 12 May 2020 Sir Richard Branson is selling a £400m stake in his space exploration business to prop up … Read more
It is the restaurant empire behind glitzy Mayfair establishments including Scott’s, Annabel’s and Sexy Fish which cater for the country’s rich and famous. But bosses at Caprice Holdings have now mobilised an incredible 700-strong volunteer army to help staff deliver 75,000 meals a week for NHS heroes and vulnerable people shut away due to the coronavirus … Read more