Secret buyer of the Ritz who paid £800m is Qatari businessman Abdulhadi Mana Al-Hajri 

Revealed at last: Secret buyer of the Ritz who paid £800m for the iconic London hotel is Qatari businessman Abdulhadi Mana Al-Hajri By Sebastian Shakespeare for the Daily Mail Published: 22:02 BST, 22 April 2020 | Updated: 22:54 BST, 22 April 2020 Ever since The Ritz was snapped up last month for £800 million making … Read more

I have only paid the deposit for an upcoming trip. Should I cancel now or pay the £1,600? 

We have a 10 day trip booked at the end of May to Corfu. My wife, young daughter and I booked it through LoveHolidays and the flights are with Ryanair. The trip came to just over £2,000, but luckily I only paid for 20 per cent upfront with American Express. We are due to pay … Read more

Firms could go bust in days as only £8.7billion in emergency loans has been paid out 

Firms could go bust in days as only £8.7billion in emergency loans has been paid out The Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced two bailout schemes to boost lending  But just 2.6 per cent of the money available has actually been loaned by banks  Firms face bust as only £8.7bn of the £330bn promised has gone out … Read more

Pooch Perfect: Hiring Rebel Wilson hasn’t paid off for Seven as the show flops

Seven’s ruff investment: Rebel Wilson’s Pooch Perfect has lost 58 per cent of its audience since the premiere as the show continues to lose viewers By Shive Prema For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:59 BST, 13 April 2020 | Updated: 04:59 BST, 13 April 2020 Channel Seven took a huge gamble tapping homegrown Hollywood talent … Read more

I paid £62million in tax – why can’t Amazon cough up? Asks Insurance tycoon Sir Peter Wood

Judged by the standards of most tycoons, insurance entrepreneur Sir Peter Wood, founder of Direct Line, Esure and Go Compare, is a laid-back figure. A fit septuagenarian, he likes nothing better than to spend time on the tennis court or playing golf, and loves personally to direct promotional campaigns as he constantly invents and backs … Read more

Tributes paid to ‘brilliant’ secondary school science teacher, 35, who has died from coronavirus

Tributes are paid to ‘brilliant’ secondary school science teacher, 35, who has died from coronavirus Emma Clarke taught science at Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy in Runcorn Headmaster Tony Rawdin said he was ‘heartbroken’ by the ‘shocking’ news Ms Clarke had previously worked as a chemist and was ‘much loved’ by pupils  Learn more about how to … Read more

Coronation Street and Emmerdale actors will be paid for three months despite production being halted

Coronation Street and Emmerdale actors will receive full pay for three months despite production stopping on the soaps due to the coronavirus pandemic. Stars of the ITV soaps have come to an agreement with bosses, 16 days after filming was shut down on the shows.  Cast members receive an annual salary, with bonuses for the … Read more

Child cancer nurse, 29, dies from coronavirus as friend paid tribute to ‘chatterbox’

A child cancer nurse has died from coronavirus as her friend paid tribute to the ‘accident-prone, stubborn, chatterbox’ who ‘helped more people than most will in a lifetime’.  Rebecca Mack, from Newcastle, died aged 29 and friends have taken to social media to pay tribute to her today.  Her heartbroken best friend, Sarah Bredin-Kemp, revealed … Read more

Google paid £44m in corporation tax in the UK last year but gave more than £1bn in pay and bonuses

Google has been blasted for paying just £44million in corporation tax in the UK last year despite handing out more than £1billion in pay and bonuses to staff. The payment is down on the £66million paid in 2018, due to profits falling following the hiring of 800 workers, including 400 new research and development (R&D) … Read more

Liverpool reveal they have placed staff on furlough but insist employees will still be paid

Liverpool Football Club is continuing to deal with a range of challenges caused by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and would like to update supporters on the progress that has been made to date.  While our priority from the outset has been to focus primarily on the health and wellbeing of our players, staff, … Read more