Prince William and Kate Middleton’s video call royal engagement

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have carried out their first royal engagement via video call to school children whose parents are working on the frontline.  William, 37, and Kate, 38, were seen giggling as the pupils, wearing Easter-themed bunny ears, presented them with a ‘virtual’ bouquet of paper flowers.   The couple, dialing in from … Read more

Michelle Money’s ex reveals daughter Brielle has pneumonia but is ‘trying to open her eyes’

Michelle Money’s ex Ryan has revealed that their 15-year-old daughter Brielle has pneumonia as they await her to wake up from a medically induced coma.  The 39-year-old businessman took to his Instagram on Tuesday night to share a generally positive update on his daughter’s condition after her skateboarding accident. He shared a black and white … Read more

Meghan and Harry suffer awkward blunder as Archewell website link redirects to Kanye’s Gold Digger

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s new Archewell charitable foundation website is redirectly fans to a YouTube music video of Kanye West’s Gold Digger. Fans who type in www.archewellfoundation.com are unwittingly diverted to the American rapper’s 2005 hit, featuring Jamie Foxx.  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced they are launching a new charitable foundation named … Read more

Insurance giants axe dividends worth £1.3bn in fresh blow to beleaguered savers

Insurance giants axe dividends worth £1.3bn in fresh blow to beleaguered savers By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:55 BST, 8 April 2020 | Updated: 22:19 BST, 8 April 2020 Insurance giants have axed dividends worth £1.3 billion in a fresh blow to beleaguered savers.  Aviva, Direct Line, Hiscox and RSA Group all … Read more

Meghan and Harry suffer awkward blunder as Archewell website link redirects to Kanye’s Gold Digger

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s new Archewell charitable foundation website is redirectly fans to a YouTube music video of Kanye West’s Gold Digger. Fans who type in www.archewellfoundation.com are unwittingly diverted to the American rapper’s 2005 hit, featuring Jamie Foxx.  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced they are launching a new charitable foundation named … Read more

Bosses at four more of Britain’s biggest banks accept cuts to their pay over coronavirus

Bosses at four more of Britain’s biggest banks accept cuts to their pay in response to coronavirus crisis By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:55 BST, 8 April 2020 | Updated: 22:19 BST, 8 April 2020 Bosses at four more of Britain’s biggest banks accepted cuts to their pay last night in response … Read more

Tesco defies critics to pay £900m in dividends: Boost for pension funds and 220,000 shareholders

Tesco defies critics to pay £900m in dividends: Boost for pension funds and army of 220,000 shareholders By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:55 BST, 8 April 2020 | Updated: 22:18 BST, 8 April 2020 Tesco offered hard-pressed savers some respite as it pledged to pay a £900m total dividend.  Chief executive Dave … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: US firms not having to deal with UK bureaucracy when applying for coronavirus loans

Getting money out to small businesses is a priority for dealing with lockdown.  But it is almost two weeks since the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, unveiled the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme and just 2,500 loans, worth £453m, have been made.  Given there are 5.9m small and medium firms in Britain and an estimated 300,000 applications, … Read more

Wagamama owner The Restaurant Group expects sales to drop by 50pc this year – and furloughs staff

Wagamama owner The Restaurant Group expects sales to drop by 50% this year – and furloughs 20,000 staff By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:55 BST, 8 April 2020 | Updated: 22:18 BST, 8 April 2020 Wagamama owner The Restaurant Group expects sales will drop by 50pc this year – and has furloughed … Read more

Global trade heading for ‘ugly’ slump even more severe than during financial crisis

Global trade heading for ‘ugly’ slump even more severe than during financial crisis as world crashes into recession By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:55 BST, 8 April 2020 | Updated: 22:17 BST, 8 April 2020 Global trade is heading for an ‘ugly’ slump even more severe than during the financial crisis as … Read more