Burberry repays Bank of England loan on Chinese sales boost

Burberry repays Bank of England loan after a sales bounce-back in China By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 14 February 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 14 February 2021 Boost: Burberry’s online sales in China grew by a ‘triple digit’ percentage in the third quarter Burberry has repaid its Bank of England loan … Read more

City watchdog launches crackdown on cryptocurrency firms

City watchdog launches crackdown on cryptocurrency firms amid explosion of interest from investors By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 14 February 2021 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 14 February 2021 The City watchdog has launched a crackdown on cryptocurrency firms amid an explosion of interest from investors.  In the year to June … Read more

Court to rule on Huawei heiress Meng Wanzhou

Judge expected to rule within days on court battle between HSBC and Chinese telecoms heiress Meng Wanzhou over secret documents By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 14 February 2021 | Updated: 21:54 GMT, 14 February 2021 A judge is expected to rule within days on a court battle between HSBC and … Read more

BA boss Sean Doyle in plea to PM: You MUST save our summer breaks

The boss of British Airways has urged Boris Johnson to commit to lifting the tough restrictions on international travel to save the summer holiday season.  In a letter sent to the Prime Minister on Friday, BA’s chief executive, Sean Doyle, blasted the Government’s ‘uncertainty’ and ‘mixed messaging’ over whether summer holidays are possible this year.  He … Read more

Alcohol-free beer Lucky Saint raises a glass to £3.5m

Alcohol-free beer Lucky Saint pulls in £3.5m from investors to fund ambition to get drinkers to buy more on draught in pubs By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 13 February 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 13 February 2021 Lucky Saint, the alcohol-free beer, has pulled in £3.5million from investors to fund … Read more

Call to ban China and Russia from UK defence industry

MPs call on Government to stamp out Chinese and Russian involvement in defence industry By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 13 February 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 13 February 2021 MPs have called on the Government to stamp out Chinese and Russian involvement in the defence industry.  A defence committee study … Read more

Hotel quarantine will force rigs to close, says oil drilling firm

British workers on South American oil rigs lobbying Government for exemption from new hotel quarantine By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 13 February 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 13 February 2021 British workers on South American oil rigs are lobbying the Government for an exemption from the new hotel quarantine rules … Read more

Rolls-Royce’s air-speed record bid to pave way for flying taxis

Rolls-Royce planning to use attempt on world all-electric air-speed record as launchpad to develop flying taxis By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 13 February 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 13 February 2021 Rolls-Royce is planning to use its attempt on the world all-electric air-speed record this year as a launchpad to … Read more

Justin King says Sazka Lottery bid ‘could revive high streets’

Former Sainsbury’s boss Justin King says Czech firm Sazka’s Lottery bid ‘could revive high streets’ By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 13 February 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 13 February 2021 Former Sainsbury’s boss Justin King has said the Czech firm vying to run the National Lottery could help to revive … Read more

One in five beauty salons could fold by spring

One in five beauty salons and hairdressers could fold by spring without further support By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 GMT, 13 February 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 13 February 2021 One in five beauty salons and hairdressers could fold by the spring without further support, a stark industry report has warned. … Read more