Will the next generation of esports stars learn to bend it like Beckham? Probably not. But they are in line to receive financial backing from the former Manchester United and Real Madrid midfielder. That’s because Becks’ DB Ventures has teamed up with AIM-listed Blue Star Capital to scout the next generation of competitive gamers. Both … Read more
‘Businessmen pocketed £20m’ in the run-up to London Capital & Finance collapse By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:43 BST, 10 December 2019 | Updated: 23:43 BST, 10 December 2019 Four businessmen arrested over the London Capital & Finance savings scandal are said to have pocketed almost £20million in the run-up to its … Read more
The lockdown may be lifting, slowly, but economic prospects remain uncertain, interest rates are likely to stay close to zero for some time and many professional investors are nervous about the future. These are difficult times – but they are good for gold. The metal is trading at over $1,700 (£1,390) per troy ounce, an … Read more
Capital & Counties spends £436m on shares in larger rival Shaftesbury – paving way for mega-merger of West End property giants By Ben Harrington, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:59 BST, 30 May 2020 | Updated: 21:59 BST, 30 May 2020 The owner of a huge estate in London’s Covent Garden has spent £436million on … Read more
The art and soul of Mexico: Discovering San Miguel de Allende – the 2019 Cultural Capital of the Americas San Miguel de Allende is located two-and-a-half hours north of Mexico City Fabrica La Aurora, an old textile mill, is now San Miguel de Allende’s artistic hub It is filled with galleries displaying colourful, neo-impressionistic canvasses By … Read more
Even after something like 50 visits to Athens, I still find the geography occasionally baffling. Still, that’s part of the charm of this beautiful European city, and, the longer you spend there, the more you realise just how much there is to discover. By all means visit one of the spectacularly glamorous shoe shops on … Read more
Hereford has taken the unwanted crown of being named the drink and drug-drive capital of the UK for a second consecutive year. The Herefordshire cathedral city has more drivers with these offence types on their records than any other area in the country, according to analysis of 6million insurance quotes in the last 12 months. … Read more
The German capital was chock-a-block for the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Wall, but now the crowds have gone it’s the perfect time to go. Spread out across the old East and West sections, getting round this city requires planning (thankfully, public transport is first-rate). One of the joys of visiting, aside from … Read more
The email landed a few days before our flight. ‘Dear Mum and Dad. Here are 32 places I want to go in Rome.’ There followed an exhaustive list compiled by our 13-year-old son Fred. We had only three days and the weather forecast was challenging. Still, it felt churlish to rain on a teenage boy’s … Read more
Former owner of failed airline Monarch among handful of investors set to enter advanced talks to bail out Virgin Atlantic By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:57 BST, 16 May 2020 | Updated: 21:57 BST, 16 May 2020 Greybull Capital, the former owner of failed airline Monarch, is among a handful of investors … Read more