Hedge fund triggers talk of William Hill sell-off

US activist investor wages £115m on stake in William Hill, fuelling speculation that it could push for sale of bookmaker By Jamie Nimmo, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 19 September 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 19 September 2020 A US activist investor has wagered £115million on a stake in William Hill, fuelling speculation … Read more

Craig David triggers bidding war as record labels scramble to sign him

Craig David ‘triggers huge bidding war as record labels scramble to sign him… following his hugely successful music comeback’ By Niomi Harris For Mailonline Published: 02:00 BST, 11 September 2020 | Updated: 02:01 BST, 11 September 2020 He’s one of the UK’s most successful male recording artists, having bagged 20 Top 40 singles and seven Top … Read more

Coronavirus triggers inflammatory condition MIS-C in children

The inflammatory condition affecting children during the pandemic is linked to infection with the coronavirus, a peer-reviewed study confirms.  Researchers at King’s College London discovered the illness, known as multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), is different to Kawasaki disease.  The disease can manifest itself as a rash, fever and abdominal pain and is connected … Read more

Nightmare on the beaches for Tui: Crisis triggers record £1.3bn boss

Nightmare on the beaches for Tui: Travel giant battles for survival as pandemic triggers a record loss of £1.3bn in just three months By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 13 August 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 13 August 2020  TUI is battling for survival after the cancellation of summer holidays triggered … Read more

ITV profits plummet 93% as pandemic triggers drop in advertising sales

Historic drama rocks ITV: Profits plummet 93% as pandemic triggers historic drop in advertising sales By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 6 August 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 6 August 2020 ITV profits plummeted by 93 per cent in the first half of the year after the pandemic triggered a historic … Read more

Some children find spending time in nature ‘distressing’ over climate change triggers

While most children benefit from having time outdoors, for some youngsters it is triggering feelings of anxiety and despair due to fears over climate change.  These ‘troubling emotions’ and their link to climate change have been studied by University of Colombia researchers for the British Ecological Society. In the first of its kind study to focus … Read more

BP’s prized dividend faces chop after Covid triggers £5.2bn loss

BP’s prized dividend faces chop after Covid triggers £5.2bn loss  BP is scheduled to unveil half-year figures on Tuesday City analysts said BP could cut or shelve its payout alongside the figures  By Ben Harrington For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:31 BST, 1 August 2020 | Updated: 23:02 BST, 1 August 2020 BP is … Read more

Fitness fanatic, 27, dies at home after drinking alcohol on an empty stomach triggers rare reaction

Fitness fanatic, 27, dies at home after drinking alcohol on an empty stomach triggers rare reaction Alice Burton Bradford from Brighton suffered from alcoholic ketoacidosis  The metabolic complication can be triggered from drinking on empty stomach Friends say Ms Burton Bradford was not an alcoholic and was a fitness fanatic By Jemma Carr For Mailonline … Read more

Coronavirus-infected man, 57, is left paralysed after the disease triggers a rare condition

A British man has been left paralysed after coronavirus triggered a rare condition that caused his body to attack his own nerves. The 57-year-old was rushed to A&E on April 13 after struggling to stand upright or move his arms, where a swab confirmed he was infected with Covid-19. By day three in hospital, his muscles … Read more

Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine safely triggers immune response

Hopes of getting a Covid-19 vaccine were raised today after Moderna’s experimental jab was proven to trigger an immune response in all 45 injected volunteers. Researchers also found the jab — one of the front-runners in the global coronavirus vaccine race — was safe and no participants suffered any serious side effects.  But more than … Read more