Amid the constant tussle between commercial landlords and retailers it is the property owners who are often portrayed as villains. Traditional bugbears such as upward-only rent reviews play their part in this. But retailers also have had to contend with business rates, rises in the national living wage, challengers from overseas and online competition. This … Read more
Teenage killer, 19, is found dead in his prison cell after he was jailed for beating angler to death with a plank of wood Lenny Crawt, 19, was found dead in his cell by staff during routine checks Death at Aylesbury Young Offenders Institution, Bucks, treated non-suspicious Crawt jailed for the murder of Scott Wilkinson, 48, … Read more
Lance Forman’s family firm has survived flood, fire, ‘Red Ken’ Livingstone, the Left-wing firebrand former mayor of London, and two World Wars. Having weathered all that, he certainly has no intention of letting his world-famous smoked salmon business be laid low by a virus. The 57-year-old is a former president of the Cambridge Union and … Read more
With Covid-19 dominating – understandably – every sector of the news, the focus on healthcare has never been greater. Companies making everything from vaccines to disinfectant are suddenly having their moment in the sun. Doctor Paul Jourdan is chief executive of specialist fund manager Amati Global Investors, a company that invests in small to medium-sized … Read more
An 87-year-old great-grandfather has defied the odds and returned home after successfully beating coronavirus. Phillip Massen’s family, from Grimsby, prepared themselves for the worst after attempts to get oxygen into his lungs failed. But to their delight, he is now back home – one of more than 50 who have been successfully treated for Covid-19 … Read more