Vanessa Feltz accuses Anne Robinson of making ‘racist’ comment about her relationship with singer Ben Ofoedu during filming of Weakest Link celebrity special in 2006 Host alleged to have asked broadcaster: ‘How do you land big black boyfriends?’ The moment wasn’t included in the final cut which was broadcast on television Feltz called it ‘racist’, … Read more
Phil Riley launches a new radio station for baby boomers: Find out more about Boom on the Great Wave of Change podcast By Michael Wilson For This Is Money Published: 15:13 GMT, 18 February 2021 | Updated: 15:13 GMT, 18 February 2021 Great Wave of Change, the podcast which captures the pre-eminent in finance, media, … Read more
Many of the UK’s workers were doubtless relieved that the Chancellor has extended the government’s furlough scheme until the end of April. This means that employees who would otherwise be unemployed can continue to receive at least partial salaries. It also means that the government will have had millions of workers on its payroll for … Read more
Shanna Moakler reportedly liked a shady Instagram comment dissing her ex-husband Travis Barker’s new relationship with Kourtney Kardashian. While the new couple received thousands of approving comments about their blossoming romance, Moakler hit the thumbs-up button on a mean-spirited comment saying the Blink-182 drummer ‘downgraded.’ ‘That broad don’t got nothin’ on you. Travis downgraded big time,’ one Instagram user … Read more
VICTORIA BISCHOFF: If the investment industry wants to rebuild trust… Neil Woodford must be forced to stay away By Victoria Bischoff for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 16 February 2021 | Updated: 22:23 GMT, 16 February 2021 Neil Woodford has some nerve. In a tearful interview at the weekend, the disgraced fund manager responsible … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: Miners take a rare bow thanks to massive demand for commodities from China By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:05 GMT, 16 February 2021 | Updated: 22:23 GMT, 16 February 2021 Britain is stuck in the global growth slow lane as Boris Johnson shows caution in ending lockdown. But the FTSE … Read more
Of all the many cluster bombs left behind when Andrew Bailey left the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for the Bank of England a year ago, the most dangerous was the closure of Neil Woodford’s investment empire. The decision left up to 500,000 savers exposed to an estimated half-a-billion pounds of losses. It is aggravating and … Read more
RUTH SUNDERLAND: KPMG boss had to go – if you take job of senior partner at Big Four audit firm, you sign up to be a champion of diversity The views Bill Michael expressed are incompatible with leading a top accountancy firm For a multi-millionaire chief to tell his staff to ‘stop moaning’ about coronavirus … Read more
HAMISH MCRAE: We will get caught in the backwash when the money taps are turned off and the US financial bubble pops By Hamish Mcrae, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 GMT, 13 February 2021 | Updated: 11:16 GMT, 14 February 2021 There is a huge boom in asset prices, particularly in the US. And … Read more
HAMISH MCRAE: It would be naive to think that as and when the US financial bubble pops, we will not get caught in some of the backwash By Hamish Mcrae, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 GMT, 13 February 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 13 February 2021 There is a huge boom in asset prices, … Read more