Charitable fund of £512 MILLION set up almost 100 years ago ‘can be used to clear national debt’

A huge charitable fund, originally set up almost 100 years ago, could be used to pay off some of the country’s national debt, a High Court judge has said. The National Fund was started in 1982 when an anonymous donor created a trust with a gift of half a million pounds – around £20million in … Read more

Going green isn’t just good – it’s absolutely vital

MR MONEY MAKER: Going green isn’t just good – it’s absolutely vital By Justin Urquhart Stewart For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 13 November 2020 | Updated: 22:12 GMT, 13 November 2020 What’s happening? For years ‘green’ investing was a fashion fad, seen as thoroughly worthy, but probably not very profitable. We even had … Read more

Mandy Moore says that playing a mother on This Is Us has helped prepare her for having children

She stars as the mother of three children on her hit prime time soap opera This Is Us. And Mandy Moore revealed that playing the matriarch Rebecca Pearson may have helped prepare her for the experience of having her own child during an interview on Today. The 36-year-old actress and singer revealed in September that … Read more

IT staff behind Post Office scandal face perjury probe

A criminal investigation has been launched into the Post Office computer experts who gave evidence in the trials of convicted postmasters. Over 15 years, dozens of postmasters were wrongly convicted of stealing from their own branches after unexplained shortfalls were found in their accounts. Many of the former Post Office staffers were jailed, sacked and … Read more

IT staff behind Post Office scandal face perjury probe

A criminal investigation has been launched into the Post Office computer experts who gave evidence in the trials of convicted postmasters. Over 15 years, dozens of postmasters were wrongly convicted of stealing from their own branches after unexplained shortfalls were found in their accounts. Many of the former Post Office staffers were jailed, sacked and … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Galliford shares soar as it shrugs off virus

MARKET REPORT: Galliford Try building expectations up again after announcing it expects to return to profit this year By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 13 November 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 13 November 2020 Galliford Try is building expectations up again after announcing it expects to return to profit this year.  … Read more

Student, 12, wins $25,000 Samueli Foundation Prize prize for optical illusion project

Typical school science fair projects include a soda volcano, graphite circuit or a potato battery, but one 12-year-old from New York went beyond with a project that uses an optical illusion to understand our cognitive process. Ishana Kumar, from Chappaqua, submitted the project – called Color Is in the Eye of the Beholder: The Role … Read more

Ticketmaster fined or losing customer payment card details

Ticketmaster fined £1.25m for losing payment card details of more than 1m British customers By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 13 November 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 13 November 2020 Ticketmaster has been fined £1.25m for losing the payment card details of more than 1m British customers.  The US-owned firm, which … Read more

Vodafone still seen as one of most reliable dividend-payers

Vodafone’s shares at their lowest level since the early 2000s, but telecoms group still seen as one of FTSE 100’s most reliable dividend-payers By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 13 November 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 13 November 2020 Vodafone’s shares are at their lowest level since the early 2000s, despite … Read more