FTSE CLOSE: Retail sales slide again; Ladbrokes owner hails ‘excellent’ year; Gym Group posts healthy revenue growth By This Is Money Published: 08:13 GMT, 17 January 2020 | Updated: 17:10 GMT, 17 January 2020 The FTSE 100 closed up 64.75 points at 7674.56 and the pound was at $1.30 against the dollar. In the … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES In doubt The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as ‘the new war’ threatening Tokyo 2020 and he warned the Games may have to be cancelled if the virus was still around by May. Olympic organisers told athletes to train as normal … Read more
The owner of a ‘scowling’ hairless Sphynx cat has shared an adoring video of her playing with – and even brushing – the bizarre-looking pet. Xherdan, six, from Rüti, Switzerland, is covered in wrinkles from head to toe, leaving users on the web comparing him to many different animals and objects, such as a caterpillar, … Read more
A flamboyant gallery and club owner who claims to support the MeToo movement has been accused of sexually harassing a string of female employees. Alex Proud, 50, who is married with three children, is the self-promoting founder and boss of the Proud Group entertainment chain in London. Last year he publicly declared his support for … Read more
Is this Britain’s loneliest dog? Diefer the ‘cheeky’ terrier cross is still waiting for his forever home 439 days after his last owner died Diefer, nine, has been at RSPCA’s Sheffield Animal Centre since December 2018 Terrier cross is intelligent and active and loves having snuggles from the staff Video shows him rolling over for belly … Read more
Mother’s VERY Instagram-friendly house is so pristine that she’s been accused of stealing the photos because it looks too much like a ‘show home’ to be real Mother-of-three Ishy Bano, from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, says she has to constantly clarify that she does own the home she posts about on Instagram Since she started sharing … Read more
£15 billion airline rout: BA owner IAG and Easyjet among shares hammered as coronavirus crisis clobbers the travel industry By James Salmon and Hugo Duncan for the Daily Mail Published: 21:54 GMT, 2 March 2020 | Updated: 22:04 GMT, 2 March 2020 Major airlines have seen more than £15billion wiped off their value in just … Read more
Owner of Canary Wharf in £1.6bn talks to sell one of Britain’s oldest port companies Brookfield looking to run a ‘strategic review’ of PD Ports PD Ports owns 13 UK shipping terminals, including those at Hull and Felixstowe By Ben Harrington For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:16 GMT, 29 February 2020 | Updated: 23:10 … Read more
Budgie baldie: Pet bird cannot grow feathers because it was so STRESSED while living with previous owner Coco has psittacine beak and feather disease (PBFD) that stops feather growth The three-year-old budgie is said to have been mistreated by previous owners But a heart-warming video shows her now living happily with her new owners By … Read more
Who’s a pretty scary boy then? Bob the parrot sharpens his beak then puffs up his feathers and struts menacingly towards his owner Bob the parrot appears embarrassed before turning around to stick out chest Footage taken by owner in Minnesota, USA, shows caique sharpening his beak The parrot then puffs up his feathers and … Read more