SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Opera star Luciano Pavarotti’s ‘niece’ preys on high society

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: What a Pava-rotter! Opera star Luciano Pavarotti’s ‘niece’ preys on high society By Sebastian Shakespeare for the Daily Mail Published: 00:39 BST, 15 May 2020 | Updated: 02:21 BST, 15 May 2020 No other opera singer could match the late Luciano Pavarotti — neither in his 20st girth nor in his global renown. … Read more

High court rejects claim badger cull ban was due to Carrie Symonds

Carrie Symonds in the clear: High court rejects claim that badger cull ban in Derbyshire was influenced by PM’s fiancee By Rory Tingle For Mailonline Published: 13:00 BST, 14 May 2020 | Updated: 13:55 BST, 14 May 2020 The High Court today rejected farmers’ claims that Boris Johnson decided to ban the badger cull because … Read more

HETHERINGTON: Left high and dry by RBS’s mortgage scandal

Tony Hetherington is Financial Mail on Sunday’s ace investigator, fighting readers corners, revealing the truth that lies behind closed doors and winning victories for those who have been left out-of-pocket. Find out how to contact him below. Ms J.F. writes: In 2013, the Royal Bank of Scotland said we had to reduce our Virgin One … Read more

The heat is (back) on! UK set for scorching temperatures as high as 70F – the same as Costa Blanca

The heat is (back) on! After last weekend’s sizzler was replaced by chilly winds, now we are set for a 70F scorcher as hot as Spain More warm weather is expected in the UK towards the end of this week Temperatures in the south of England could reach 21C (70F), say forecasters  The Midlands and … Read more

Real care home death toll in England and Wales could be as high as 22,000

More than 22,000 care home residents across England and Wales may have already died as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, according to a grim analysis.  Official data yesterday showed almost 9,000 COVID-19-related deaths in care homes had been recorded in the two countries by the start of May.  But researchers at the London School … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Liberty Global binges on high debt

ALEX BRUMMER: Debt-aholics like Liberty Global need to be weaned off a system destabilising the global economy By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:15 BST, 11 May 2020 | Updated: 08:35 BST, 12 May 2020 John Malone’s Liberty Global is nothing if not brave. Unveiling a £31 billion merger between Virgin Media and … Read more

HENDERSON HIGH INCOME: High Income by name, and by nature

HENDERSON HIGH INCOME INVESTMENT TRUST: The fund valiantly battling to live up to its name By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:16 BST, 9 May 2020 | Updated: 10:09 BST, 10 May 2020 Although it’s still not quite halfway through its financial year, investment trust Henderson High Income is valiantly battling to … Read more

Global internet outages reach record high during the coronavirus lockdown

Internet outages have hit record highs during the coronavirus lockdown, as network operators make changes to meet the demand of more people now working at home.  According to US network intelligence firm ThousandEyes, network outages across the globe were seen to rise across March, reaching previously unseen levels. While internet infrastructure in both the UK … Read more

Women suffering most as more than 25 million Brits experience high anxiety after lockdown announced

More than 25 million Britons experienced high anxiety in the days after lockdown measures were announced – and women are suffering more than men, a study by the Office for National Statistics said. While both sexes have noted ‘substantially elevated’ levels of anxiety during the pandemic when compared to last year, women are finding life … Read more

High levels of protein in the blood could predict which coronavirus patients will need ventilators

Scientists discover high levels of protein in the blood could predict which coronavirus patients will need to be put on ventilators The protein, known as suPAR, is a marker of disease severity and aggressiveness as well as activating of the immune system Patients without the virus typically had suPAR levels of five ng/mL or less, … Read more