Tucked away in an ivy-clad corner of the car park of the Cock Hotel in Worsley, near Salford, is a small, intricately-carved headstone. It is inscribed as follows: In memory of Polly, mother of 200 pigs. Died December 23, 1904, aged 15½ years. For more than a century since, men, women and children have enjoyed … Read more
Rolls-Royce hoping to raise up to £1.5bn by selling new shares By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:26 BST, 29 July 2020 | Updated: 22:26 BST, 29 July 2020 Rolls-Royce is hoping to raise up to £1.5billion by selling new shares after the coronavirus outbreak triggered a slump in global air travel. The … Read more
Government on track to raise £530bn debt this year as cost of the pandemic spirals By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 16 July 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 16 July 2020 The Debt Management Office said it plans to sell Government bonds, or gilts, worth £385bn, between April and November The … Read more
Raise your glass to ’31 Days of German Riesling’ – and with a bundle of offers available nationwide, this is the perfect time to taste for yourself By Olly Smith Event for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:00 BST, 16 July 2020 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 16 July 2020 Riesling, from its spiritual home in … Read more
First pine martens to be reintroduced to England have litter of kits, raising hope for the recovery of the species Three-year scheme began in 2019 to reintroduce pine martens to Forest of Dean The first of the 18 animals were moved from Scotland to Gloucestershire in 2019 Radio tracking and trail camera reveals at least three … Read more
British technology start-up billed as ‘Zoom for medics’ mulling a fundraising of up to £100m to help support growth in UK and overseas By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:56 BST, 11 July 2020 | Updated: 22:46 BST, 11 July 2020 Signed up: ITV’s This Morning doctor Zoe Williams is an adviser to … Read more
They’ve been dubbed the king and queen of Royal ravers, so it was no surprise to see Lady Amelia Windsor and Cassius Taylor among the first to take advantage of pubs serving al fresco booze after weeks of lockdown. The blue-blooded pair, who are 39th and 45th in line to the throne, were spotted enjoying … Read more
They’ve been dubbed the king and queen of Royal ravers, so it was no surprise to see Lady Amelia Windsor and Cassius Taylor among the first to take advantage of pubs serving al fresco booze after weeks of lockdown. The blue-blooded pair, who are 39th and 45th in line to the throne, were spotted enjoying … Read more
Danielle Spencer has revealed she prioritised raising her sons over her music and acting career while her ex-husband Russell Crowe was rapidly becoming a Hollywood star. The 51-year-old, who divorced Russell, 56, in 2018, told this week’s Stellar that she felt one parent had to stay home for their children. She told the magazine: ‘It was … Read more
Educational kids TV show How – later re-branded How 2 – is said to be getting a reboot. The ITV show first aired in 1966 and was on and off the air for the subsequent five decades before being axed in 2006. Fronted over the years by the likes of Fred Dinenage, Gareth Jones, Carol Vorderman, Gail … Read more