VCTs raise more than £30m in one week as investors rush to tax-efficient investments

As is usual at tax year-end, investors are rushing to venture capital trusts to invest in some of the UK’s best up-and-coming businesses. The total amount raised by VCTs this tax year so far stands at £360million, a 1.2 per cent increase compared to this point last year, and that’s despite the backdrop of Covid-19. … Read more

Peru: ‘Rivers of gold’ rush through the Amazon in stunning photo captured from the ISS 

‘Rivers of gold’ rush through the Peruvian Amazon in stunning photo captured by a NASA astronaut from the International Space Station The photo was taken by an astronaut crewing NASA’s Expedition 64 to the ISS Both the Inambari River and water-filled gold prospective pits can be seen  The latter are usually not visible from the ISS due … Read more

China and US lead the race for Mars, with commercial operators joining the rush

China and the US are in a race to Mars – with both nations due to land a rover on the Red Planet this month, and plans for future missions already in development. This new ‘space race’, unlike the battle to the Moon between the US and Soviet Union, is likely to be a much … Read more

Penthouse suite owned by ex-All Blacks rugby star Xavier Rush goes on sale for £950,000

A stunning penthouse suite is up for sale £950,000 after it was converted from a church into a designer pad.  The apartment sits inside a chapel complete with a bell tower offering panoramic views of a seaside town. It was home to former All Blacks and Cardiff rugby player Xavier Rush, 43 – whose company … Read more

Krystal Forscutt reveals she had to rush son Husky, four months, to hospital ‘after he took a fall’

Former Big Brother star Krystal Forscutt frantically rushes her baby son Husky, four months, to the emergency room after he rolled off the bed By Chloe-lee Longhetti For Daily Mail Australia Published: 02:46 GMT, 3 February 2021 | Updated: 03:24 GMT, 3 February 2021 Former Big Brother star Krystal Forscutt has revealed she spent the … Read more

People rush to Washington State for Covid vaccine as freezer breaks

Hundreds of people raced to clinics in Washington state for their chance to get the coronavirus vaccine after a freezer failure put thousands of doses at risk of spoiling. Around 8.50pm on Thursday, an alarm went off on a freezer unit holding 1,650 doses of the Moderna vaccine at Kaiser Permanente in Seattle, which – … Read more

Rock Folly ruined by review that gave her the bum’s rush

Charlotte Cornwell was a magnificent stage actress, a leading member of both the RSC and National Theatre, and a star of the Bafta award-winning TV series Rock Follies. She was a wonderful singer, a committed social activist and the younger half-sister of writer John le Carre — who used her as the inspiration for Charlie, … Read more

Izzy Judd had to rush her son Kit to A&E after he reacted badly to his pre-school vaccine boosters

Izzy Judd has revealed she had to rush her son Kit to hospital after he reacted badly to his pre-school vaccine boosters. The violinist, 36, took to Instagram on Friday to give fans an update on her two-year-old’s health by sharing a picture with him from A&E as they waited to be seen. Explaining what … Read more

Sam Armytage, Richard Lavender wedding: Celebrity friends rush to congratulate the Sunrise host

Sam Armytage’s celebrity friends rush to congratulate her after the Sunrise host married millionaire Richard Lavender on New Year’s Eve By Chloe-lee Longhetti For Daily Mail Australia Published: 22:16 GMT, 31 December 2020 | Updated: 22:35 GMT, 31 December 2020 Sunrise host Sam Armytage married equestrian businessman Richard Lavender in a low key ceremony and … Read more

Wales braces for new gold rush as £700million seam of the precious metal is discovered in Snowdonia 

Wales braces for new gold rush as £700million seam of the precious metal is discovered in Snowdonia Miners found a seam of gold in the Clogau-St David mine in Snowdonia, Wales New lode could be up to 500,000 ounces in size – worth about £700million About 90 per cent of UK gold mined in last 150 … Read more