FTSE opens down 0.5% by 35 points on 6,154 as cautious investors await Rishi Sunak’s mini-budget

The FTSE 100 has creeped up slightly following Rishi Sunak’s post-coronavirus budget but still remains down 0.19 per cent. London’s blue-chip stock market reacted meekly to the Chancellor’s spending bonanza aimed at creating jobs for young people after lockdown. The index was down 11.50 points to 6,178.40 immediately after the minister finished in the House … Read more

COVID MINI-BUDGET IN BRIEF: Key points of the summer statement at a glance

COVID MINI-BUDGET IN BRIEF: Key points of the Chancellor’s summer statement at a glance By Alex Sebastian For This Is Money Published: 12:50 BST, 8 July 2020 | Updated: 13:07 BST, 8 July 2020 Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak answering a question in the House of Commons Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak is … Read more

British-American explorer, 55, becomes first woman to scale Earth’s highest and lowest points

A British-American explorer has become the first woman to scale Earth’s highest and lowest points, as she reaches the bottom of the Mariana Trench after climbing Mount Everest. Vanessa O’Brien travelled via a submersible to the Earth’s lowest point, the bottom of Challenger Deep, on June 12 for a surveillance mission. The 55-year-old dived 10,925metres below … Read more

Donald Trump trails behind Joe Biden by seven points in latest election poll

Donald Trump is trailing behind Joe Biden by SEVEN points according to new poll, and has lost support from male voters and people without college degrees since last election President Donald Trump is trailing behind presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden by seven percentage points according to new poll The new numbers reveal Trump has lost … Read more

Donald Trump trails behind Joe Biden by seven points in latest election poll

Donald Trump is trailing behind Joe Biden by SEVEN points according to new poll, and has lost support from male voters and people without college degrees since last election President Donald Trump is trailing behind presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden by seven percentage points according to new poll The new numbers reveal Trump has lost … Read more

HOROSCOPES: Concentrate on your strong points this week, Gemini

HOROSCOPES: Concentrate on your strong points this week, Gemini By Sally Brompton for The Mail on Sunday Published: 00:03 BST, 7 June 2020 | Updated: 00:03 BST, 7 June 2020 Gemini 22 MAY-21 JUNE Someone you live or work with will point out your failings this week but don’t take their criticisms to heart. You have … Read more

Celebrity Family Feud: OG Queer Eye beats The New Class after scoring points in Kardashian round

The OG Queer Eye team beat out the new Netflix crew on Sunday’s premiere of Celebrity Family Feud after scoring points in a round involving the Kardashians and plastic surgery. The season seven premiere on ABC hosted by Steve Harvey, 63, pitted the OG Queer Eye team consisting of Ted Allen, Kyan Douglas, Thom Filicia, … Read more

Tory poll lead crashes to four points amid Dominic Cummings row

Tory poll lead crashes to four points amid Dominic Cummings row with 81% of the public saying the aide DID break lockdown rules – as Raab denies knowing he was self-isolating in Durham Tory poll figures have been slumping amid the Dominic Cummings lockdown row Opinium research finds advantage over Labour down eight points in … Read more

Should cyclists have insurance and a penalty points threat?

Stricter rules for cyclists should be introduced immediately to combat the increased number of two-wheeled law breakers hitting the road due to the Government’s recommendation for people to avoid public transport. Ministers ‘must introduce emergency legislation to tackle a boom in the toxic cycling which has emerged during the lockdown period’ and that ‘for too long bad … Read more