Coronavirus: Boris Johnson faces grilling today from Tory MPs

Boris Johnson faces a grilling by Tory MPs this afternoon with the Prime Minister expected to be told to get a grip on the coronavirus crisis in care homes and to rule out tax rises to pay for the damage done by the current outbreak. Mr Johnson will deliver a speech to the 1922 Committee … Read more

Mastercard faces Supreme Court over £14bn damages claim

Mastercard faces two days in front of Britain’s highest court to determine whether it potentially owes every adult in the UK a collective £14billion. Former financial ombudsman Walter Merricks is taking the card provider to court, claiming the fees it charged shops between 1992 and 2008, declared unlawful by the European Commission, resulted in consumers … Read more

Ocado faces shareholder revolt over fat cat pay

Ocado faces shareholder revolt over fat cat pay with chairman questioned over his independence By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 22:54 BST, 5 May 2020 | Updated: 23:40 BST, 5 May 2020 Ocado is facing a shareholder revolt today over ‘excessive’ pay as its chairman is questioned over his independence. The online grocer … Read more

Big four audit firm Ernst & Young faces quiz over NMC role

Accounting watchdog launches investigation into Ernst & Young over its audit of scandal-hit NMC Health By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:10 BST, 4 May 2020 | Updated: 22:10 BST, 4 May 2020 The accounting watchdog has launched an investigation into Ernst & Young (EY) over its audit of scandal-hit NMC Health.  The … Read more

Internal Chinese report warns Beijing faces Tiananmen-like global backlash over coronavirus

Beijing could face a rising wave of hostility in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak that could tip relations with the United States into ‘armed confrontation’, an internal Chinese report has warned. The report, presented early last month by the Ministry of State Security to top Beijing leaders including President Xi Jinping, concluded that global … Read more

Ski firm Sunweb faces legal fight over ticket refund plan

Skiing holiday provider faces legal action after backtracking on promise to refund tickets for cancelled festival By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:52 BST, 3 May 2020 | Updated: 21:54 BST, 3 May 2020 A skiing holiday provider faces legal action after backtracking on a promise to refund tickets for a cancelled festival.  … Read more

Bachelorette star Sasha Mielczarek faces police while picnicking on a Gold Coast beach with friends

Former Bachelorette star Sasha Mielczarek faces police while picnicking on a Gold Coast beach with friends – as Queenslanders flock outdoors after lockdown restrictions were lifted on Saturday By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 11:21 BST, 3 May 2020 | Updated: 12:32 BST, 3 May 2020 Sasha Mielczarek faced off with Queensland police … Read more

Jeff Bezos called by Congress as Amazon faces perjury questions

The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee on Friday called on Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos to testify to the panel about allegations that the online retailer uses data from its own third-party sellers to create competing products. In a letter to Bezos signed by Democratic and Republican members of the panel, the lawmakers referred to … Read more

Eminem faces off with home intruder that slipped past his own security

Rapper Eminem CONFRONTS home intruder who slipped past his security while they were ASLEEP at the rapper’s house in Detroit By George Stark For Dailymail.com Published: 17:24 BST, 30 April 2020 | Updated: 17:25 BST, 30 April 2020 Eminem confronted a home intruder at his house in Detroit earlier this month, after the man slipped … Read more

Leader of GMB trade union Tim Roache faces misconduct probe after quitting unexpectedly

Leader of GMB trade union Tim Roache quits unexpectedly and faces investigation after anonymous letter made ‘allegations about his conduct’ Tim Roache resigned as general secretary of the industrial trade union GMB Union received anonymous letter last week with allegations about his conduct Those involved in the letter are said to have worked for the union but no formal … Read more