Russia’s second richest oligarch faces £5billion divorce showdown with his ex-wife in London

Russia’s second richest oligarch faces a £5billion divorce showdown with his ex-wife in London after she got ‘just’ a £65million payout from the metal tycoon. The Court of Appeal ruled Natalia Potanina, 59, can bring a financial claim against 60-year-old Vladimir Potanin in the English courts.    She is seeking around £5billion from the businessman, who is … Read more

Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic faces delays over ‘wear and tear’ issues on mothership

Unlike other commercial spaceflight companies, such as Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic initiates its flights without using a traditional rocket launch. Instead, the firm launches its passenger-laden SpaceShipTwo and other craft from a carrier plane, dubbed WhiteKnightTwo. WhiteKnightTwo is a custom-built, four-engine, dual-fuselage jet aircraft, designed to carry SpaceShipTwo up to an altitude of around 50,000 … Read more

UK weather: Britain faces a week of rain, hail and thunder despite warmer weather

April showers… a month late: Britain is to face a week of rain, hail and thunder as wet start to May continues – but temperatures will soar to 68F Britain is set for a warm and sunny week with temperatures hitting nearly 68F (20C) in some areas But the milder weather is likely to be … Read more

Scotland on knife edge as election eve poll finds SNP faces LOSING seats and missing out on majority

Nicola Sturgeon’s SNP could miss out on an overall majority at Holyrood in Thursday’s elections amid a surge in support for the union in Scotland, a new poll suggested today. A poll by Savanta suggests the First Minister could lose four seats to fall six seats short of control of the Scottish Parliament. The same … Read more

Aviva faces investor revolt after preference shares scandal

Aviva faces investor revolt after angering shareholders by deciding not to claw back fees from directors who oversaw preference shares scandal By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 2 May 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 2 May 2021 Aviva faces an investor revolt this week after angering shareholders by deciding not to … Read more

Justin Bieber faces cultural appropriation backlash after showing off new dreadlocks

Justin Bieber faces cultural appropriation backlash after showing off new dreadlocks By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 02:18 BST, 28 April 2021 | Updated: 02:18 BST, 28 April 2021 Justin Bieber faced a number of claims of cultural appropriation in showing off his new dreadlocks Monday. The Canadian pop star, 27, was seen in multiple shots on his … Read more

Sanjeev Gupta faces parliamentary inquiry into Liberty Steel crisis

Metals magnate Sanjeev Gupta faces a parliamentary inquiry into the crisis at Liberty Steel By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 23 April 2021 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 23 April 2021 Metals magnate Sanjeev Gupta faces a parliamentary inquiry into the crisis at Liberty Steel.  MPs on the House of Commons business … Read more

Gupta faces legal battle over takeover of Tata’s steel plant

Gupta faces legal battle over £100m takeover of rival Tata’s speciality steel operations By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:10 BST, 22 April 2021 | Updated: 23:10 BST, 22 April 2021 Sanjeev Gupta faces a legal battle over his £100million takeover of a rival’s speciality steel operations. The embattled tycoon’s empire bought the … Read more

Boris Johnson faces calls for ‘meaningful change’ amid lobbying storm

Boris Johnson is facing Tory calls for ‘meaningful change’ as the lobbying storm threatens to derail the elections battle. The Conservative chair of a cross-party committee investigating the issue has warned that ‘something must be done’ after a slew of revelations about links between politics and business. Cabinet minister George Eustice insisted yesterday that only … Read more

Senior Tories warn PM faces losing Red Wall voters over lobbying storm 

Election alert for Boris as senior Tories warn he faces losing crucial Red Wall voters over ‘shameful’ lobbying storm Boris Johnson warned Red Wall voters could desert him over the lobbying storm Senior Tory Sir Bernard Jenkin said wave of revelations were ‘corrosive of trust’ Key elections on May 6 with council, mayoral and a … Read more