Cash crisis at half of small firms: Devastating bank memo lays bare how millions will run out of money in just eight weeks By Helen Cahill, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:57 BST, 4 April 2020 | Updated: 23:08 BST, 4 April 2020 Top secret documents circulated among Britain’s largest banks reveal half of the … Read more
Piers Morgan has hit out at Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley and Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin for their actions during the Covid-19 crisis. An investigation by the PA news agency revealed that Mr Ashley’s Sports Direct hiked prices by more than 50% on some sports equipment on Tuesday in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon warned Scotland that life ‘shouldn’t feel normal right now’ as she blasted people who were endangering lives by flouting anti-coronavirus measures. The First Minister said that social distancing measures were ‘not optional’ as Scots joined other Brits in widespread civil disobedience amid demands that people stay at home as much as possible. It … Read more
The show is over for Cirque du soleil: Circus group lays of almost its entire team of more than 4,000 staff By Daily Mail City & Finance Published: 21:56 GMT, 20 March 2020 | Updated: 22:30 GMT, 20 March 2020 Cirque du Soleil has laid off almost its entire team of more than 4,000 performers … Read more
Nibbling on peanuts foraged from the straw carpeting their den, I watched two female chimpanzees sit side by side in a Dorset ape sanctuary this week, slowly getting to know one another. It was a touching scene, made all the more remarkable by their very different backgrounds. One of the chimps, named Naree, had a … Read more
John Lewis bonuses at risk as new boss lays out its woes with annual profits expected to be close to zero By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 28 February 2020 | Updated: 09:51 GMT, 29 February 2020 The new boss of John Lewis will lay bare the dire state of the … Read more