Investment banks scoop £5bn from UK firms racing to raise cash

Investment banks scoop £5bn from UK firms racing to raise cash to see them through the pandemic By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:18 GMT, 29 December 2020 | Updated: 22:18 GMT, 29 December 2020 Investment banks have scooped £4.9billion from UK firms this year as desperate companies scrambled to raise cash to … Read more

Lily Allen joins fan messaging website Cameo to raise cash for new album

Lily Allen has joined a long list of celebrities in joining the fan messaging website Cameo, in a bid to raise cash to fund her new album. The 35-year-old singer, whose critically-acclaimed album No Shame was her most recent release in 2018, is now charging fans £187.50 for personalised messages. And in a video message … Read more

Strangers raise over £20k for retired miner, 94, who was burgled

A retired miner whose home was ransacked by burglars four days before Christmas has been left overwhelmed after strangers raised more than £20,000 for him. Ted Green, 94, a former pitman and member of the Home Guard in the Second World War, was burgled on Tuesday night.  Mr Green, from Horden, County Durham, was pictured … Read more

Brass band plays Fairytale of New York to raise cash for a foodbank

Fairytale of old York: Kindly woman hires a full brass band to belt out festive Christmas hits for her neighbours while raising £150 for a local food bank The New York Brass Band played Christmas hits to entertain householders Among the tracks covered by the band was The Pogues’ Fairytale of New York The impromptu … Read more

British and US armed forces battle it out on Call of Duty to raise money for veterans

Trump’s Space Force is crowned Call of Duty champion after British and US soldiers from all services do virtual battle on best-selling video game US and British military teams competed in a Call of Duty competition on Friday Call of Duty Endowment Bowl was set up to help get veterans back in to work US … Read more

British and US armed forces battle it out on Call of Duty to raise money for veterans

British and US armed forces battle it out on best-selling video game Call of Duty to raise money for veterans US and British military teams competed in a Call of Duty competition on Friday Call of Duty Endowment Bowl was set up to help get veterans back in to work US Space Force team won … Read more

Will Ferrell and the cast of Elf reunite for a table read to raise money for Georgia Democrats

Will Ferrell to reunite with Elf costars for virtual table read benefiting Georgia Democratic candidates By Sarah Abraham For Dailymail.com Published: 18:31 GMT, 13 December 2020 | Updated: 18:31 GMT, 13 December 2020 The cast of the 2003 hit movie Elf are reuniting 17 years later for a table read of the holiday classic.  Film … Read more

McLaren in talks to raise £500m in deal that could see it go public 

McLaren in talks to raise £500m in a deal that could see supercar maker finally go public By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 10 December 2020 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 10 December 2020 McLaren is in talks to raise £500million in a deal that could see the supercar maker finally go … Read more

Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone help raise $1.5M for charities during 20 Days Of Kindness campaign

Melissa McCarthy and husband Ben Falcone help raise $1.5M for charities as part of the 20 Days Of Kindness campaign in tandem with their new film Superintelligence By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com Published: 04:11 GMT, 5 December 2020 | Updated: 04:11 GMT, 5 December 2020 Melissa McCarthy and husband Ben Falcone wrapped up the 20 … Read more

EasyJet may have to raise more money from shareholders

EasyJet faces having to raise more money from shareholders next year to repair its finances, industry experts say By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 28 November 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 28 November 2020 EasyJet faces having to raise more money from shareholders next year to repair its finances, industry experts … Read more