Your tot could be crowned world champion balance biker at Eastnor Castle

Prince Louis was all smiles on his balance bike as he left for his first day at nursery recently. And should the young prince fancy being crowned a world champion balance biker – in a stately home setting to boot – he should enter the Balance Bike World Championships, to be staged in August beside … Read more

Aggreko deal in the balance as top investor leads the revolt

Aggreko deal in the balance: Top investor leads revolt over power equipment firm’s £2.3bn private equity takeover By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 21 April 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 21 April 2021 The £2.3billion private equity takeover of Aggreko has been thrown into doubt after the power equipment provider’s biggest … Read more

William Hill sale to casino giant Caesars hangs in balance

William Hill’s £2.9bn sale to American casino giant Caesars hangs in balance after decision about whether deal should be finalised is delayed By Ben Harrington, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:51 BST, 3 April 2021 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 3 April 2021 The £2.9billion sale of William Hill to American casino giant Caesars hangs in … Read more

How to read a balance sheet and find out if a company is financially sound

Making sense of a balance sheet is important when you’re deciding whether or not to buy shares, because you want to be sure a company you’re investing in is not heading for trouble. Tom Stevenson, investment director at Fidelity International, explains the basics of reading a balance sheet using drinks giant Britvic as his test … Read more

Balance transfer credit cards: Interest-free deals continue to increase

Balance transfer bounce back continues: Banks boost 0% terms after credit card availability hit an all-time low There are now 59 balance transfer deals and 56 purchase deals available  Although below pre-pandemic levels these are more than were around in 2020  Banks have increased their interest-free term lengths since the start of the year This … Read more

Gordon Ramsay’s Bank Balance ‘faces axe after just TWO WEEKS on air amid poor ratings’

Gordon Ramsay’s new primetime game show Bank Balance is reportedly facing the axe after just two weeks on air amid poor ratings. The chef’s show kicked off on 24 February with over two million viewers, but that number is said to have rapidly dropped to just 1.6 million within two days. And now BBC bosses … Read more

Golf is better than tai chi for improving balance and mobility in people with Parkinson’s disease 

Get into the swing: Golf is better than tai chi for improving balance and mobility in people with Parkinson’s disease Researchers had 20 volunteers with Parkinson’s play golf or practice tai chi They found a greater degree of mobility improvement in golfers than tai chi The team say the study group was small and larger … Read more

Gordon Ramsay’s quiz show nightmare: Chef’s primetime effort Bank Balance is slammed

Gordon Ramsay’s primetime game show Bank Balance has been slammed by viewers following its lacklustre debut on Wednesday. The series, which was lambasted on social media for its ‘annoying’ contestants, ‘confusing’ rules and  ‘cringe-worthy’ banter, kicked off with just 2.7 million viewers, being beaten out by the finale of ITV rival The Bay.  Gordon’s newest game … Read more

Gordon Ramsay’s primetime game show Bank Balance debuts with just 2.7 million viewers

Gordon Ramsay’s primetime game show Bank Balance kicked off with just 2.7 million viewers when it debuted on Wednesday. The series, which was slammed by viewers for its ‘confusing’ rules and ‘cringe-worthy’ banter, lost half the viewers that had tuned in for The Repair Shop, which drew a solid 5.2 million when it aired on BBC … Read more

Future of Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port hangs in balance

The fate of Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port is hanging in the balance today as ministers enter eleventh hour crunch talks over whether to save more than 1,000 jobs at the plant.   Senior executives at Stellantis, Vauxhall’s parent company, are set to decide the future of the Cheshire plant, marking a critical moment for Britain’s post-Brexit manufacturing.   … Read more