Divorcee is awarded Russian billionaire ex-husband’s £340m superyacht and £110m art collection

Judge opens door for divorcee to claim Russian billionaire ex-husband’s £340m superyacht and £110m art collection after he refused to hand over £450m owed from marriage ending Tatiana Akhmedova has been fighting in British courts to get the millions owed In 2016 she was awarded 41.5 per cent share of Farkhad Akhmedov fortune Mr Akhmedov … Read more

Britain’s economy on course for rapid recovery, predicts Bank of England chief

Britain’s economy is on course for a rapid recovery from the coronavirus crisis, a senior Bank of England official predicts today. Chief economist Andy Haldane says strong consumer spending has already helped the UK claw back as much as half of the losses triggered by the pandemic. He insists ‘now is the time to see … Read more

Britain’s economy on course for rapid recovery, predicts Bank of England chief

Britain’s economy is on course for a rapid recovery from the coronavirus crisis, a senior Bank of England official predicts today. Chief economist Andy Haldane says strong consumer spending has already helped the UK claw back as much as half of the losses triggered by the pandemic. He insists ‘now is the time to see … Read more

£6.85m foreign aid scheme accused of ‘funnelling aid to firms’

New £6.85million foreign aid scheme to help workers supplying UK chains like M&S and Primark is accused of ‘funnelling aid into the pockets of wealthy firms’ Scheme promises to help workers in poorer countries during the pandemic But critics say it uses taxpayer money to ‘pick up the bill’ for rich corporations Others who will … Read more

A-level student who played dead to survive 2014 Taliban massacre wins place at Oxford University

A-level student who played dead to survive 2014 Taliban massacre of 150 pupils at his Pakistan school wins place at Oxford University Ahmad Nawaz, 19, almost lost his arm after a terror attack at his school in 2014  The Taliban attack in Peshawar killed 150 students including his brother Haris He has now accepted a place to … Read more

Firefighters tackle blaze at Cadbury Club as smoke seen across Birmingham

Fifty firefighters tackle huge blaze at Cadbury Club as nearby homes are evacuated and plumes of smoke can be seen across Birmingham Fire has broken out at Cadbury’s sports and social club in south Birmingham More than 50 firefighters brought to tackle blaze, helped by hydraulic platform Club was set up more than 35 years ago for … Read more

Head of firm handed £150m coronavirus face-mask contract blasts ‘fake’ news that the did not work

The head of an investment firm handed a £150million Government contract to supply millions of coronavirus face masks for the NHS claimed it was the victim of ‘fake news’ today after the Government refused to use them on safety grounds. Tim Horlick said that 50 million Chinese-made FFP2 masks supplied by Ayanda Capital were ‘perfectly good’ … Read more

Firefighters tackle blaze at Cadbury Club as smoke seen across Birmingham

Fifty firefighters tackle huge blaze at Cadbury Club as nearby homes are evacuated and plumes of smoke can be seen across Birmingham Fire has broken out at Cadbury’s sports and social club in south Birmingham More than 50 firefighters brought to tackle blaze, helped by hydraulic platform Club was set up more than 35 years ago for … Read more

Fewer students have found university places through clearing

Fewer students have found university places through clearing, figures from this year’s school leavers have shown. More than 13,000 applicants have been accepted on to degree courses through the annual process – down 24% on the same point last year. The figures come the day after students across England, Wales and Northern Ireland received their … Read more

Barack Obama accuses Donald Trump of trying ‘kneecap the Post Office’ to discourage voting

Barack Obama slammed President Donald Trump for trying to ‘actively kneecap’ the postal service to disenfranchise voters. Obama did not say Trump’s name but did refer to the ‘president’ in his interview on the podcast of David Plouffe, his former campaign manager, in some of his harshest, direct criticism of Trump to date. ‘What we’ve seen … Read more