Profits nearly halved at music giant Warner’s British arm last year

Profits nearly halved at music giant Warner’s British arm last year after its artists were forced to cancel tours By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 17 July 2021 | Updated: 23:22 BST, 17 July 2021 Profits nearly halved at music giant Warner’s British arm last year after its artists were forced … Read more

Hotel quarantine costs will be halved for thousands of foreign workers flown into Australia to work

Hotel quarantine costs will be HALVED for thousands of foreign workers flown in to work on farms with Australia’s borders closed to backpackers NSW Government is subsidising half of the quarantine costs to boost agriculture  It comes due to a shortage of overseas workers due to international travel bans Subsidy will reduce the cost of … Read more

Covid-19 UK: Vaccine hesitancy among black Britons has HALVED since No10’s PR blitz in February

Coronavirus vaccine hesitancy has halved among black Britons following No10’s PR blitz to quash fears, data revealed today. Ministers launched a media campaign to address hesitancy in BAME communities back in February, after experts raised concerns about low uptake in ethnic minorities. The Department of Health worked with more than 50 ethnic minority TV channels and … Read more

Halle Berry’s child support payments to ex Gabriel Aubry have HALVED to £8,000

Halle Berry has halved her support payments to ex Gabriel Aubry to £8,000 after renegotiating the terms of their custody agreement in court. The actress, 54, and the model, 44, who share 13-year-old daughter Nahla, began dating in 2006 and welcomed their child two years later.  The new terms come after Halle branded child support payments ‘extortion’ in … Read more

‘Seismic noise’ halved during lockdown, study shows

Ground vibrations caused by traffic and industrial work halved globally during the coronavirus lockdown, a study shows. Social distancing, fewer cars on roads and drops in tourism and travel resulted in the ‘longest and most pronounced quiet period’ of seismic noise in recorded history.  Seismic noise refers to vibrations in the ground, caused by traffic or … Read more

Amount of new office space being built in London halved

Amount of new office space being built in London halved as developers struggle against rise of home working By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 22 November 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 22 November 2020 The amount of new office space being built in London has been halved as developers struggle against … Read more

Quarantine period ‘could be HALVED to a if airport testing for coronavirus introduced’

Grant Shapps today admitted that introducing coronavirus testing at airports could halve the 14-day quarantine period.  The Transport Secretary told Sky News the government was not ‘ignoring’ desperate warnings that the current draconian curbs could see the ‘demise’ of the aviation sector.  And while he made clear routine screening was not a ‘silver bullet’, Mr … Read more

Today show host Karl Stefanovic’s ‘$2.5million-a-year salary HALVED

Today show host Karl Stefanovic’s ‘$2.5 million-a-year salary is halved’ as he renews his contract with Channel Nine for another three years – amid COVID-19 cutbacks By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:40 BST, 31 August 2020 | Updated: 03:40 BST, 31 August 2020 Today show host Karl Stefanovic has reportedly struggled to … Read more

Used car sales halved as lockdown put the brakes on 1m motor transactions

Second-hand car sales were cut in half between April and June this year as the coronavirus lockdown prevented dealerships and private owners selling vehicles. New figures from the motor trade body show that the used car market declined by 49 per cent, with transactions for used cars slipping by one million units.  However, industry insiders … Read more

North Sea tax take halved by coronavirus oil crash

Treasury watchdog says crash in oil prices triggered by coronavirus will halve tax revenues from North Sea Taxman will receive £400m from oil and gas projects in 2020-21 – down from a forecast of £700m Forecasts will deal a blow to campaigners for Scottish independence By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 26 … Read more