Blanca Blanco helped local business owners along hard-hit Melrose Avenue in West Hollywood clean up after a weekend riot that caused smashed windows after protests over George Floyd’s death a week ago. The Tale Of Tails actress was seen sweeping shattered glass from a small storefront after the owner had boarded up in anticipation of … Read more
Desperate vineyard owners have flown Romanian fruit pickers in to Italy by private jet in a bid to save their grape harvests. One of the fruit pickers who was flown to the northern Italian town of Termeno said it was the first time they had been on a plane. Italy’s vines have not stopped growing during … Read more
A slump in demand for power over the bank holiday weekend saw some electric car owners make money when charging their vehicles, it has been revealed. That came as wholesale electricity prices turned negative because of lower demand and sunny and windy weather increasing renewable energy production. For some customers of Octopus Energy, this meant … Read more
The boss of a tourism board in the UK has today warned how business owners in the hospitality sector are committing suicide due to the financial pressures they are facing in the midst of the coronavirus crisis. James Mason, chief executive of Welcome to Yorkshire, says the UK’s £50billion international tourism industry could lose up … Read more
Drug firm owners pocket £33m on back of coronavirus epidemic By Jamie Nimmo, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:57 BST, 16 May 2020 | Updated: 21:57 BST, 16 May 2020 The billionaire family behind Hikma Pharmaceuticals has cashed in £33 million of shares in the FTSE100 drugs giant after its stock was boosted by the … Read more
Owners of a stately home where Oliver Cromwell was reputedly buried are accused of ‘sacrificing’ historic village nearby with plan to build new homes Villagers claim homes in Coxwold could be flooded under stately home plans Newburgh Priory is funding refurbishments through housing developments Grade I-listed stately home is the rumoured burial place of Cromwell’s … Read more
A glut of homes for sale flooded onto property websites today after Britain’s housing market was reopened in a bid to get the country moving again during the lockdown. Some 2,150 properties have been added to RightMove in England, Wales and Scotland over the past 24 hours as Robert Jenrick lifted the ban on moves. … Read more
Neighh-ver forget! Horses can recognize photos of their owners even after six months or more apart, according to new study A study in France tested horses’ abilities to recognize photos of their keepers The horses were presented with two screens with photos of two humans Initially the screens showed random humans, but over time one … Read more
Homeware store boss Liz Lawson has furloughed half of her 65 staff ‘Fund will save firms’ Liz Lawson is the fourth generation to run 116-year-old Lawsons, which has four Devon homeware stores. It usually has an annual turnover of £2.8 million, but has had to close its Totnes and Plymouth shops to the public. Liz, 52, … Read more
The coronavirus pandemic has led to an increase in acts of animal abuse, including abandonment by owners over fears pets might contract COVID-19, a study reported. Concern around the role of pet animals in the spread of the virus first emerged in late February 2020, when a dog in Hong Kong tested positive for the … Read more