MAGGIE PAGANO: Why do UK firms look so tasty to foreign predators?

The hawks at the Bank of England predict economic output will shrink by 11 per cent this year, the worst annual collapse in growth for 300 years, beating the fall during the First World War. The Old Lady also warns another one million jobs will be lost, taking unemployment to around 2.6m over the next … Read more

Should Ryanair be trying to get people to fly uninsured and against advice?

It says a lot about Ryanair’s reputation for customer service that writing a column critical of it feels daft. Nonetheless, the airline that made its name by combining cheap flights with cheap shots at customers had until recently somewhat stepped up its game. Seemingly, having decided that it had taken being mean to customers as … Read more

TOWIE’s Chloe Sims SLAMS trolls in foul-mouthed rant after ‘nasty comment’ about her sister

Chloe Sims has lashed out at online trolls in a furious foul-mouthed rant after a hater made a ‘nasty comment’ about her younger sister Frankie. Taking to Instagram on Wednesday, the 38-year-old told how she had planned to have a relaxing day, but felt the need to speak out after clashing with ‘trash talkers’ on … Read more

Nigel Farage accuses Piers Morgan of ‘sinking to the gutter’ in row over Trump ‘bleach,’ comment

Nigel Farage accused Piers Morgan of ‘sinking to the gutter,’ in what he declared ‘the lowest grade interview in 20 years,’ during a heated debate on whether Donald Trump told people to inject bleach to beat Covid-19. The Brexit Party-leader was appearing live from the Trump Hotel in Washington DC as part of Good Morning … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Serco slumps as it loses nuclear warhead contract

Serco had a dismal start to the week. The outsourcer admitted it had been stripped of a government contract to run the facilities that make nuclear warheads. The Ministry of Defence has decided to take back control of the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) from a group including Serco – which had a 24.5 per cent … Read more