The thousands of savers who entrusted almost £120million of their money to Wellesley Finance could hardly fail to have been impressed by the lineage of its founder, the 8th Earl Cowley, an aristocrat descended from the Duke of Wellington’s brother. But while Graham Wellesley has his illustrious name and his wealth, some of the investors … Read more
Emmanuel Macron and wife Brigitte arrive to vote in local elections as French president’s party faces mid-term wipeout in major cities President Macron and wife Brigitte cast their vote in Le Touquet, France, today Macron’s party faces prospect of not winning a single big city in local elections French voters are expected to be drawn … Read more
The scale of the economic wipeout from Covid-19 is truly horrifying. As the lockdown has spread across the United States, the number of Americans filing jobless claims shot up to 6.65m – almost twice the number of just a week ago, ahead of all forecasts and bringing the two-week total up to 10m people. On … Read more