Ian Thorpe reveals he was offered a record deal in Japan – even though he can’t sing

Olympic swimming legend Ian Thorpe reveals he was offered a record deal in Japan – even though he can’t sing By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 11:55 BST, 2 June 2021 | Updated: 12:18 BST, 2 June 2021 He’s the Australian retired swimming legend who won five Olympic gold medals. And on Wednesday, Ian Thorpe … Read more

One-of-a-kind 15.8-carat pink diamond, known as ‘The Sakura’ sold at auction for a record $29.3m

One-of-a-kind ‘flawless’ 15.8-carat pink diamond, known as ‘The Sakura’ sold at auction for a record $29.3 million Purple-pink diamond known as ‘The Sakura’ was sold by Christie’s auction house for $29.3 million The 15.8-carat gemstone is ‘internally flawless’ and ‘fancy vivid,’ a measure of its color An Asian private buyer purchased the stone  The Sakura, … Read more

Bitcoin regains some ground after falling to 50% below its record high

Bitcoin regains some ground after falling to 50% below its record high as weekend volatility rocks crypto investors Bitcoin slides to 52% below its mid-April record high of $64,829 Volatile weekend trading also saw ethereum slide as crypto rout continued  By Simon Lambert For This Is Money Published: 09:25 BST, 24 May 2021 | Updated: … Read more

Rag ‘n’ Bone Man’s record firm had more than £5million locked in the bank, financial records show

Rag ‘n’ Bone Man’s record firm had more than £5million locked in the bank by the end of September 2020 By Sam Baker For Mailonline Published: 17:55 BST, 16 May 2021 | Updated: 17:55 BST, 16 May 2021 Financial records submitted last year show that Rag ‘n’ Bone man’s record company was sat on more … Read more

Big Brother star Sarah Jane Adams, 65, sets the record straight on ‘friendship’ with Sonia Kruger

Big Brother star Sarah Jane Adams, 65, sets the record straight on her ‘friendship’ with Sonia Kruger before the show By Caleb Taylor For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:15 BST, 11 May 2021 | Updated: 03:15 BST, 11 May 2021 Big Brother star Sarah Jane Adams has set the record straight on her ‘friendship’ with … Read more

Record portion of state school pupils gained entry to Oxford University last year

A record proportion of pupils from state schools and deprived areas gained entry to Oxford University last year, figures showed yesterday. Almost seven in ten – 68.6 per cent – were state-educated compared to 62.3 per cent the previous year. It means under a third are now from private schools – which only 7 per … Read more

Queensland girl, 11, breaks world record for tumbling by doing 42 chest rolls in just one minute

Australian 11-year-old smashes world record for ‘tumbling’ as she flips head over heels 42 times in just a minute Amelia Head, 11, from Ormeau in Queensland beat a world record for tumbling  Gymnast did 42 chest rolls in one minute, beating world record by 13 tumbles Proud family and friends cheered her on from the … Read more

Mortgage borrowing reaches record £11.8billion high in a month

Mortgage borrowing reaches record £11.8billion high in a month as housing market is fuelled by stamp duty holiday and low mortgage rates Figures show net mortgage borrowing is at the highest since records began Housing experts say home owners are taking advantage of low mortgage rates  The break from stamp duty is also sending borrowing … Read more

Mortgage borrowing reaches record £11.8billion high in a month

Mortgage borrowing reaches record £11.8billion high in a month as housing market is fuelled by stamp duty holiday and low mortgage rates Figures show net mortgage borrowing is at the highest since records began Housing experts say home owners are taking advantage of low mortgage rates  The break from stamp duty is also sending borrowing … Read more

Profit warnings fall by largest amount on record

Profit warnings fall by largest amount on record in first three months of the year By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 3 May 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 3 May 2021 UK-listed firms issued 50 statements telling investors their profits would be lower than expected Profit warnings from companies fell by … Read more