BUSINESS LIVE: Lloyds brings backs dividend as profits surge; BT issues bullish forecast for its prospects; Shell boosts dividend and launches bumper share buyback scheme Lloyds Banking Group swung to a profit of £2.6bn, new figures show Lloyds also announced plans to acquire savings and retirement firm Embark By Jane Denton For Thisismoney Published: 02:59 … Read more
Deal-making surge boosts Wall St as Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan rake in bumper profits By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:26 BST, 13 July 2021 | Updated: 22:26 BST, 13 July 2021 Wall Street titans Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan raked in bumper profits between April and June amid a surge in … Read more
Ministers plan a DNA database for dogs to help tackle a surge in pet thefts during the pandemic New system would requires owners to supply DNA swab from their pet’s mouth Would be stored on a database used by police and local authority officials Follows rise in pet thefts during pandemic as puppy demand hit … Read more
Campaigners fear surge in university exam cheating this summer due to unsupervised online tests that let students use the internet Only a small minority of subjects will have traditional ‘closed book’ exams Invigilation may involve videoing students and tracking eye and body movement A surge in cheating has been predicted this summer because of lax … Read more
Sales of English wine fizz: Nyetimber reports surge in online sales as Britons drink more during the pandemic By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:59 BST, 17 May 2021 | Updated: 21:59 BST, 17 May 2021 Nyetimber has reported a surge in online sales as English winemakers continue to challenge their more famous … Read more
Youths aged 11 to 22 are at centre of Indian Covid variant surge in Bedford as locals fear another lockdown There is growing concern about the number of cases in the town of Bedford The B.1.617.2 strain now accounts for almost three-quarters of cases in the town Council team leader says local lockdowns don’t work … Read more
Youths aged 11 to 22 are at centre of Indian Covid variant surge in Bedford as locals fear another lockdown There is growing concern about the number of cases in the town of Bedford The B.1.617.2 strain now accounts for almost three-quarters of cases in the town Council team leader says local lockdowns don’t work … Read more
Gardeners rejoice! Experts predict an imminent SURGE of flowers in the UK following an unusually cold April that held back blooms by up to three weeks Last month saw the most overnight frosts in April since records began This has held back summer flower blooms by as much as three weeks Delayed summer flowers including … Read more
Doctors in Nepal have warned they are facing a major crisis as the number of coronavirus cases has soared in a matter of weeks. Medics have said the country’s hospitals are running out of oxygen and beds which could lead to a scale of emergency seen in neighbouring India. Nepal recorded 8,287 new coronavirus cases … Read more
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