EPA says for the first time that humans caused the climate crisis in report blocked by Trump

The US federal government has admitted that humans are to blame for climate change for the first time in a newly-released report blocked by Donald Trump. Wednesday’s Environmental Protection Agency report summarized the key signs of climate change, as well as their likely causes.  It is the first time the EPA has released its once-annual climate … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Sage predicting a bumper 2021

MARKET REPORT: British software giant Sage predicting a bumper 2021 as companies emerging from pandemic invest in technology again By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 14 May 2021 | Updated: 22:07 BST, 14 May 2021 British software giant Sage is predicting a bumper 2021 as companies emerging from the pandemic invest … Read more

MARKET REPORT: First Group deal ‘stinks to the heavens’ says Coast

The deal by First Group to offload its sprawling US transport business is hanging in the balance. The company’s biggest shareholder, Coast Capital, which owns nearly 14 per cent, has blasted the £3.3billion proposal, saying that it ‘stinks to the heavens’. Last month Aberdeen-based First Group said it would sell the US transport arm to … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Hut Group shares rocket after £1.6bn Softbank tie-up

Almost £700million was added to the value of The Hut Group (THG) after it signed a £1.6billion tie-up with Japanese technology powerhouse Softbank. Investors cheered the news, sending its stock rocketing as much as 15 per cent in early trading. And the deal was greeted warmly by analysts too. THG announced after the market shut on … Read more

Fashion designer Wayne Cooper DENIES false report that he and wife Sarah Marsh have split

Fashion designer Wayne Cooper DENIES false report that he and wife Sarah Marsh have split after 25 years of marriage By D. Lawrance For Daily Mail Australia Published: 02:41 BST, 9 May 2021 | Updated: 02:42 BST, 9 May 2021 Wayne Cooper has denied a report that he and wife Sarah Marsh have split. The … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Takeover frenzy propels mid-caps to all-time high

MARKET REPORT: FTSE 250 hits record high and FTSE 100 closes above 7100 for first time in 15 months as markets enjoy sparkling end to week By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:53 BST, 7 May 2021 | Updated: 22:28 BST, 7 May 2021 The FTSE 250 hit a record high and the … Read more

Coronavirus: Large events have ‘a small impact’ on Covid spread, SAGE report claims

Big events of 50 people or more could be more Covid safe than modest parties of 10 to 20 people, according to SAGE scientists. People don’t actually mix with a lot of people at large gatherings and only rarely go to them so experts say they may not pose much risk of transmission. But smaller … Read more

Coronavirus: Large events have ‘a small impact’ on Covid spread, SAGE report claims

Big events of 50 people or more could be more Covid safe than modest parties of 10 to 20 people, according to SAGE scientists. People don’t actually mix with a lot of people at large gatherings and only rarely go to them so experts say they may not pose much risk of transmission. But smaller … Read more

MARKET REPORT: John Laing shares surge amid KKR takeover talks

Infrastructure investor John Laing Group rocketed after it became the latest London-listed company to be approached about a private equity takeover. The firm is in talks with American behemoth KKR about a possible offer. KKR has until June 3 to confirm if it will put forward an official bid. John Laing is a major infrastructure … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Footsie hits highest level in more than a year

The FTSE 100 finished above 7,000 for the first time since the middle of April as confidence mounted about a global economic recovery. Oilers, miners and banks – the sectors most likely to benefit from an upturn – were on all the charge. Metals provide a bellwether for global growth prospects and on the London … Read more