HS2 could be hit by £800m ‘cost pressures’ thanks to Euston tunnel protest and Covid pandemic

The controversial £98billion HS2 project is facing new ‘cost pressures’ of £800million caused in part by protests at Euston Square Gardens and the lockdowns, a government report has admitted.  HS2 minister Andrew Stephenson warned half of the potential pressures are due to difficulties related to the redevelopment of London Euston station. The remainder is as a … Read more

£800m tech agency championed by Dominic Cummings that aims to help UK inventors launches today

£800m tech agency that was championed by Dominic Cummings and aims to help UK inventors take on the world will be launched today  The Advanced Research & Invention Agency will fund ‘blue sky projects’ It will also give inventors the ‘freedom to fail’ by exempting them from standard rules for taxpayer-funded work  This has raised … Read more

£800m tech agency championed by Dominic Cummings that aims to help UK inventors launches today

£800m tech agency that was championed by Dominic Cummings and aims to help UK inventors take on the world will be launched today  The Advanced Research & Invention Agency will fund ‘blue sky projects’ It will also give inventors the ‘freedom to fail’ by exempting them from standard rules for taxpayer-funded work  This has raised … Read more

Tesco hails ‘record’ Christmas but Covid-19 will cost it over £800m

Tesco hails ‘record’ Christmas as online sales jump 80% – but warns Covid will cost it over £800m this year Tesco’s UK like-for-like sales rose 8.1% in six weeks to 9 January   It saw 80% rise in online sales in 19 week period after ‘unprecedented’ demand  Pandemic to cost it an extra £85m, taking year total … Read more

£800m wiped off Boohoo as auditor quits following sweatshop scandal 

More than £800m wiped off Boohoo’s stockmarket value as auditor quits following sweatshop scandal By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 07:35 BST, 20 October 2020 | Updated: 07:35 BST, 20 October 2020 More than £800million was wiped off Boohoo’s stockmarket value after it confirmed it has been ditched by its auditor following revelations … Read more

Dr Dre’s wife Nicole Young claims he tore up prenup to his $800M fortune

Dr Dre’s wife Nicole Young claims she did sign a prenup ‘under pressure’ in 1996 before they tied the knot. But the 50-year-old lawyer said that the 55-year-old rapper tore it up years later as a sign of his deep love for her, she claimed in new documents according to a Tuesday report from The … Read more

Britain buys space firm Oneweb in £800m deal

Britain buys space firm Oneweb in £800m deal that will boost efforts to create home-grown sat nav system, and help deliver super-fast broadband By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:00 BST, 3 July 2020 | Updated: 22:17 BST, 3 July 2020 Britain has bought space firm Oneweb at auction in an £800m deal … Read more

RBS sets aside £800m to pay for bad loans as profit falls almost 50%

RBS sets aside £800m to pay for bad loans as profit is dragged down almost 50% in the coronavirus slump By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 1 May 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 1 May 2020 Royal Bank of Scotland has set aside £802million to prepare for the coronavirus slump – … Read more