SOCIETY Why Can’t We All Just Get Along … by Iain Dale (HarperCollins £12.99, 304pp) Say what you like about Iain Dale — and plenty do — but no one could deny that he is one of the hardest-working men in the media. Publisher, prolific author, businessman, commentator, a superb political interviewer and tireless host of … Read more
Union baron prepares for bitter BA strike battle over thousands of job cuts More than 6,000 BA employees have applied for voluntary redundancy so far Unite and the GMB union have called for BA to drop its ‘fire and rehire’ proposals By Harriet Dennys For Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 22:32 BST, 8 August 2020 … Read more
Gold mining veteran Peter Hambro has launched an emotional plea to private shareholders, urging them to intervene after the board of the company he created 26 years ago was ousted. He said a vote this week is an opportunity for ‘properly informed’ shareholders to decide the future of Petropavlovsk, worth £1.3billion, after a shock vote … Read more
She has been proudly showcasing her recent weight loss while recovering from her split from James ‘Arg’ Argent. So Gemma Collins was naturally keen to show her former love what he is missing as she soaked up the sun in Tenerife on Thursday, while donning a chic poolside look, which helped flaunt the results of … Read more
She has been proudly showcasing her recent weight loss while recovering from her split from James ‘Arg’ Argent. So Gemma Collins was naturally keen to show her former love what he is missing as she soaked up the sun in Tenerife on Thursday, while donning a chic poolside look, which helped flaunt the results of … Read more
An entrepreneur who moved a Playboy model into his luxury flat is fighting his ex-wife in court after complaining that a divorce judge handed her millions and left him nothing. Richard Rothschild and Charmaine de Souza had a 21-year relationship after meeting as students, marrying in 2005, having two children and running a thriving west … Read more
After the long economic and medical darkness of spring, midsummer offers some shards of hope. There is a big recovery in the forward-looking purchasing managers’ index (PMI), with both manufacturing and services output higher. The easing of lockdown for the hospitality industry – with the two-metre rules relaxed – is a boost, allowing pubs and … Read more
Big Brother fans branded Talia Rycroft ‘bitter’ during Sunday night’s episode. Following her elimination, the 22-year-old busty blonde refused to hug her arch-enemy and co-star Angela Clancy, saying dramatically, ‘excuse me, excuse me’. After the tense exchange, viewers were quick to label Talia ‘rude’ on Twitter. ‘It’s a game, girl!’ Big Brother fans branded Talia … Read more
The nephews of billionaire property magnate Sir Frederick Barclay have broken their silence on their bitter feud and accused their uncle of ‘causing distress’ and damaging the family’s business interests. In a rare public statement underlining the acrimonious civil war dividing the Barclays, Aidan and Howard Barclay, sons of Sir Frederick’s twin brother Sir David, … Read more
HISTORY Coffeeland : A History By Augustine Sedgewick (Allen Lane £25, 448 pp) Have you ever scanned the blizzard of drinks on offer at your nearest Costa and thought, ‘I just want a cup of coffee’? If so, then maybe this book — more than 350 pages of dense political history of the erogenous little … Read more