Deliveroo’s float on the London stock market was one of the City’s most eagerly-awaited events. Investors had hoped shares would soar – but instead watched them plunge by a stomach-churning 30 per cent when trading began. They recovered a little, but the firm’s stock market debut was, in truth, nothing more than a big fat … Read more
The packed scenes in parks and the latest data on GDP tell us the same thing: there is a huge amount of pent-up demand in the economy. People are desperate to get their pre-Covid lives back and they will be spending in pubs, restaurants and shops the minute they are allowed. Many can afford to … Read more
Compare and contrast. Two high-profile floats in London: one a takeaway food business, shunned by several big investors because of its reliance on gig economy riders, the other an Oxford University spinout run by super-brains in lab coats. The cultural gulf could not be wider between Deliveroo and Oxford Nanopore, the biotech business that yesterday … Read more
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Why are fund managers singling out Deliveroo while investing in other companies engaging in questionable behaviour? How fascinating that some of the UK’s leading investors have succumbed to a fit of pearl-clutching over Deliveroo’s employment practices Top fund managers, including Aviva, M&G and Legal & General, are shunning the float This sudden concern … Read more
Ruth Langsford shared her joy at being able to visit her mother Joan in her care home once again on Tuesday . The Loose Women star, 60, was left in tears of happiness last week after finally reuniting with her beloved parent, 88, after Covid-19 restrictions kept them apart for a year. And Ruth was … Read more
Exclusive for Mail on Sunday readers: Delights of the Danube with TV’s Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:00 GMT, 13 March 2021 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 13 March 2021 Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes are TV royalty, gracing our screens for more than three decades. And now you can … Read more
‘We both cried, but they were happy tears’: Ruth Langsford shares a loving tribute to her mother Joan as they reunite ahead of Mother’s Day By Natasha Hooper For Mailonline Published: 02:11 GMT, 13 March 2021 | Updated: 02:11 GMT, 13 March 2021 Ruth Langsford revealed she couldn’t hold back the tears when she reunited … Read more
She is best known for her role in Absolutely Fabulous. And Joanna Lumley’s vodka-swilling, pill-popping character Patsy Stone came back to haunt her during an appearance on Loose Women on Wednesday, when panelist Ruth Langsford called her Patsy rather than Joanna. The This Morning star, 60, explained that when the actress, 74, tied her hair up … Read more
Ruth Langsford transformed into an air hostess for a special edition of Loose Women on Tuesday. The presenter, 60, revealed she fulfilled her ‘childhood dream’ by becoming a member of British Airways’ cabin crew in a clip filmed two years ago. Sporting a traditional attendant’s uniform, the host insisted she has ‘more respect for them … Read more
She previously broke down in tears after revealing she hadn’t physically touched her mother Joan, who lives in a care home, for months under covid-19 restrictions. And Ruth Langsford was delighted on Monday as she finally reunited with her beloved mother on International Women’s Day. The Loose Women star, 60, took to Instagram to share a … Read more