Buying a Stairway to Heaven: Led Zeppelin’s record label Warner Music eyes stock market flotation Warner Music recently posted its highest quarterly revenue for sixteen years Muse, Coldplay and Green Day are among many rock bands signed to Warner Billionaire owner Len Blavatnik donated £200million to Harvard Medical School By Harry Wise For This Is … Read more
A sunny spring may partly explain why coronavirus cases have fallen dramatically in the UK in recent weeks, according to scientists. COVID-19 spreads via droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes and, under the right conditions, can survive on objects for hours where it stays infectious. But Professor Keith Neal, an epidemiologist at the University of Nottingham, … Read more
Among them are Hollywood star Salma Hayek, 53, the sixth richest woman in the country. She is pictured above in February this year Twenty-five women billionaires are for the first time among the 1,000 richest people in Britain. And there are now 150 women who have, or share, personal fortunes worth £120million or more. Among … Read more
Music royalties rocket to record £810m but industry warns pandemic will hammer artists’ income in 2020 and 2021 By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 14 May 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 14 May 2020 Musicians and songwriters pocketed a record £810million from royalties payments last year. But the industry has warned … Read more
Britain’s coronavirus borrowing binge hits £300m: Budget deficit at record levels as cost of pandemic mounts By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 14 May 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 14 May 2020 The spiralling cost of subsidising the wages of millions of workers could push Britain’s budget deficit well above £300billion, … Read more
Hundreds of former paramilitary suspects could win compensation after the Supreme Court yesterday erased Gerry Adams’ criminal record. Judges overturned the Sinn Fein ex-leader’s convictions for trying to escape from the Maze prison in the 1970s on the basis his detention was unlawful. It means the 71-year-old now has no criminal record from his central … Read more
Number of visits Britons made to shops plunged by massive 80% last month as country followed strict lockdown rules By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:52 BST, 10 May 2020 | Updated: 21:52 BST, 10 May 2020 The number of visits Britons made to shops plunged by an massive 80.1 per cent last … Read more
Researchers build the world’s fastest ‘soft’ robot, which can travel more than THREE TIMES faster than the previous record holder using movements that mimic a cheetah Researchers at North Carolina State University built a new ‘soft’ robot using silicone bands to mimic the gait of a cheetah It’s just 2.7 inches long but travels nearly … Read more
Retailers suffer worst slump on record with sales of goods across the UK plummeting by almost a fifth in April By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:34 BST, 12 May 2020 | Updated: 00:20 BST, 13 May 2020 Sales of goods across the UK plummeted by almost a fifth in April as the … Read more
The coronavirus pandemic has caused ‘substantial’ chaos and disruption across Britain’s manufacturing sector, new findings warn. As the economic toll of lockdown starts to rear its ugly head, employment, new orders and output in the sector fell at the fastest pace for 28 years last month. The closely-watched IHS Markit/CIPS purchasing managers’ index fell to a … Read more