The Sweet founder Steve Priest has died aged 72. The band announced the musician had passed away on Thursday morning, in a statement issued on their Facebook page. It read: ‘Dear Friends and Fans, We have very sad news – Please see the below statement from Steve Priest’s family. Rest in peace: The Sweet founder … Read more
The Sweet founder Steve Priest dies aged 72, band confirm By Connie Rusk For Mailonline Published: 20:52 BST, 4 June 2020 | Updated: 20:52 BST, 4 June 2020 The Sweet founder Steve Priest has died aged 72. The band announced the musician had passed away on Thursday morning, in a statement issued on their Facebook … Read more
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos backs British freight logistics firm in £12m fundraising By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:20 BST, 31 May 2020 | Updated: 22:20 BST, 31 May 2020 Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has backed a British freight logistics firm in a £12m fundraising. The 56-year-old tycoon joined other investors in London-based … Read more
The founder of a ‘virtual summit’ has said the announcement of George Clooney on its schedule of keynote speakers was a ‘misunderstanding’, after claiming she’d known the actor for years. Thrive Philanthropy, a small consulting firm based in Utah, had been advertising the star-studded Connect Summit that would feature celebs including George and Amal Clooney as ‘keynote … Read more
The founder of a ‘virtual summit’ has said the announcement of George Clooney on its schedule of keynote speakers was a ‘misunderstanding’, had claimed she’d known the actor for years. Thrive Philanthropy, a small consulting firm based in Utah, had been advertising the star-studded Connect Summit that would feature celebs including George and Amal Clooney as ‘keynote … Read more
NHS doctor says she backs calls from Clap for Our Carers founder to make tonight’s tribute the last because the weekly salute has become a ‘stunt’ hijacked by politicians London hospital doctor Meenal Viz says Clap for Carers became a political ‘stunt’ Dr Viz said politicians ‘used it and abused it’ to show how much … Read more
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has criticized competitor Twitter for its decision to fact-check tweets from President Donald Trump. In an interview with Fox News due to be broadcast on Thursday, Zuckerberg claims that it is not the place of private companies to interfere in what people say online. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey immediately fired back … Read more
Clap for Our Carers founder says TONIGHT should be the last clap for the NHS after ten weeks Annemarie Plas wants to focus on concrete ways to improve lives of key workers But she hopes people will still socialise at 8pm on their doorsteps on Thursdays She told Good Morning Britain the movement had been … Read more
The disgraced former boss of Uber stands to make as much as £6.6billion from the taxi app firm’s blockbuster float. Travis Kalanick owns 8.6 per cent of the shares and will be one of the biggest winners in its £76.5billion listing on New York’s stock exchange. Also in the money is fellow founder Garrett Camp, … Read more
Easyjet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou suffers bruising defeat after he fails to oust four of airline’s directors By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:05 BST, 22 May 2020 | Updated: 22:05 BST, 22 May 2020 Easyjet’s outspoken founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has suffered a bruising defeat after he failed to oust four of … Read more