Should I have known better? Yes. But after several tries at cancelling my EE account, I went for the nuclear option. I logged into my bank account and stopped my £32 monthly direct debit. My dongle – a small device that provides wifi connection and allows me to file stories from remote locations – had … Read more
NASA awards Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and its 301-foot tall New Glenn rocket contract for future space missions starting in 2025 NASA has named Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket a potential mission provider The Jeff Bezos-owned firm will have the opportunity to take contracts This includes sending satellites into orbit or launching supplies to the … Read more
I received a brand new mobile phone from Sky Mobile on 28 October which was stolen from my home in a burglary the next morning. I phoned Sky within two hours of the burglary to report the phone stolen and the agent who I spoke to immediately blocked it, making it an expensive paperweight. My … Read more
Feminist journalist Julie Burchill has had her book contract cancelled after her publisher accused her of ‘crossing a line’ by posting ‘Islamophobic’ comments on Twitter. Burchill’s book – Welcome to the Woke Trials: How #Identity killed progressive politics – was due to be released in March but was dropped by Little, Brown after a row with … Read more
Dr Emma Stanton has been appointed as a vice president at Oxford Nanopore after leaving director role with NHS Test and Trace A director of the Government’s Test and Trace programme has quit her job and joined a private testing firm recently handed a £113million government contract. Emma Stanton was Director for Supplies and Innovation as … Read more
Domestic abuse charities and campaigners have slammed Dior today as it continues to stick by Johnny Depp after he lost his ‘wife beater’ libel trial. The American actor is the face of Sauvage aftershave, with adverts appearing in newspapers and on TV – with one even airing during this year’s Bake Off final on Channel 4. … Read more
Ventilators breathe life into maker’s first profits: Goldman Sachs owned Penlon handed a £136m Government contract By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 9 December 2020 | Updated: 22:26 GMT, 9 December 2020 A ventilator maker owned by banking giant Goldman Sachs has turned its first profit in more than a decade … Read more
Matt Hancock‘s neighbour won a contract to supply tens of millions of Covid tests to the NHS after sending him a personal WhatsApp message – despite his company having no previous experience of making medical supplies. Alex Bourne got to know the Health Secretary while landlord of the Cock Inn in Thurlow, West Suffolk, a few … Read more
Tony Hetherington is Financial Mail on Sunday’s ace investigator, fighting readers corners, revealing the truth that lies behind closed doors and winning victories for those who have been left out-of-pocket. Find out how to contact him below. Mrs E.J. writes: I am sending you a copy of a letter I received from Domestic Cover Limited, … Read more
Selena producer suing father of the late singer for breach of contract as Netflix mini series prepares for debut By Christine Rendon For Dailymail.com Published: 21:10 GMT, 11 November 2020 | Updated: 21:12 GMT, 11 November 2020 The father of the late singer Selena is being sued by a producer claiming he broke a deal … Read more