Amazon’s opens huge Manchester tech centre

Amazon’s opens huge Manchester tech centre which it claims will eventually employ 600 people By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:08 BST, 15 January 2020 | Updated: 22:08 BST, 15 January 2020 Amazon has opened a new corporate base in Manchester as it continues to ramp up its presence in the North. The … Read more

Playboy mansion’s huge renovation project is revealed by aerial photos

Extensive renovation work is underway at the iconic 29-room Playboy mansion in Los Angeles. Aerial images of the huge project come as California enters its third week of a sweeping lockdown which has seen all non-essential work banned. But the state has deemed construction work ‘essential’ meaning that workers are allowed to come and go from … Read more

Huge 850ft road bridge collapses in Italy – but just two drivers are injured

Huge 850ft road bridge collapses in Italy – but just two drivers are injured with the river crossing virtually empty amid Covid-19 lockdown The 850ft bridge collapsed this morning near the town of Aulla, near Florence  Italy’s lockdown has cut traffic across the country, including on the bridge road Two drivers have been taken to … Read more

Topshop and Dorothy Perkins owner Arcadia is ‘preparing to close a huge number’ of its 550 stores

Topshop and Dorothy Perkins owner Arcadia is ‘preparing to close a huge number’ of its 550 stores as coronavirus lockdown decimates Britain’s high streets – as Debenhams faces administration Arcadia has reportedly called in accountants  from Deloitte due to the shutdown It has already furloughed 14,500 of its 16,000 staff members during the crisis Debenhams … Read more

Topshop and Dorothy Perkins owner Arcadia is ‘preparing to close a huge number’ of its 550 stores

Topshop and Dorothy Perkins owner Arcadia is ‘preparing to close a huge number’ of its 550 stores as coronavirus lockdown decimates Britain’s high streets – as Debenhams faces administration Arcadia has reportedly called in accountants  from Deloitte due to the shutdown It has already furloughed 14,500 of its 16,000 staff members during the crisis Debenhams … Read more

Retail chiefs say billions of pounds worth of clothing is being prepared for huge ‘liquidation sale’

Retail chiefs say billions of pounds worth of clothing is being prepared for huge ‘liquidation sale’ By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:56 BST, 4 April 2020 | Updated: 23:10 BST, 4 April 2020 Billions of pounds worth of clothing is being prepared for a huge ‘liquidation sale’, retail chiefs have told The … Read more

Premier League clubs poised to agree financial masterplan as they try to avoid huge losses

At a meeting of Premier League Shareholders today, clubs discussed in detail how to respond to the COVID-19 global pandemic. First and foremost, it was reaffirmed that the overriding priority is to aid the health and wellbeing of the nation and our communities, including players, coaches, managers, club staff and supporters. It was acknowledged that … Read more

Happy as a pig (rescued from) muck: Two huge 8000ml tankers save a pig which is scared of mud

Happy as a pig (rescued from) muck: Water bosses send two huge 8000ml tankers to empty a flooded animal reserve to save a pig which is scared – of MUD Barry the pig had become trapped when his field at Trindledown Farm in Newbury, Berkshire was flooded Barry lives at a rescue farm but can’t … Read more

Wimbledon set to net huge £100m insurance payout after tournament is cancelled

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES   The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 – becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe held a crucial conference call with Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Tuesday to formally decide a plan and … Read more

Wimbledon set to net huge £100m insurance payout after tournament is cancelled

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES   The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 – becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe held a crucial conference call with Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Tuesday to formally decide a plan and … Read more