Microsoft employees ‘oppose TikTok deal, calling the move unethical’

Microsoft employees don’t want the company to buy Chinese social media app TikTok because the deal is ‘unethical’, leaked messages have revealed. A survey of staff which asked them for their opinions on the merger – worth a reported $50billion – found 63 per cent were opposed with just 18 per cent in favour. Microsoft … Read more

Lloyds ends Lend a Hand no-deposit ‘family mortgage’ deal

New blow for first-time buyers as Lloyds axes popular ‘family mortgage’ deal that allowed purchasers with no deposit to get on housing ladder The bank has stopped accepting new applications for its Lend a Hand mortgage   First-time buyers as 95 per cent of loan to value deals disappear from the market  Conditions on those deals … Read more

Government urged to uphold Britain’s world-leading agricultural standards after US trade deal fears

Britain faces the ‘decimation’ of its agriculture industry if farmers are forced to compete with inferior foreign imports, campaigners warned last night. Save British Farming has unveiled new banners and posters urging the Government to ‘save British food’ by upholding our world-leading agricultural standards. The group hopes to see homes across the country put the banners … Read more

Love Island’s Wes Nelson reveals he’s signed his first solo record deal

Love Island’s Wes Nelson reveals he’s signed his first solo record deal and teases a ‘debut single is on the way’… after failed X Factor: Celebrity bid By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 16:15 BST, 7 August 2020 | Updated: 16:15 BST, 7 August 2020 Wes Nelson has revealed he’s signed his first solo record … Read more

Pfizer Inc signs multi-year deal to manufacture Gilead’s coronavirus antiviral remdesivir

Pfizer Inc signs multi-year deal to manufacture Gilead’s coronavirus antiviral remdesivir to boost production of the drug Pfizer Inc has signed a multi-year deal with Gilead Sciences Inc to manufacture and supply the antiviral remdesivir  The drug is the only one approved in the US to treat coronavirus patients by emergency use after it was … Read more

Motoring insurer Hastings to go private in £1.7bn deal

Motoring insurer Hastings set to be taken over by Finnish and South African duo in £1.7bn deal Finnish and South African consortium bid 250p a share in cash for the group FTSE 250-listed Hastings’ share price has jumped to reflect this Hastings shareholders will still get their dividend paid out By Jane Denton For Thisismoney … Read more

Australian Deal or No Deal briefcase girl on Meghan Markle

Australian beauty queen who appeared on Deal or No Deal with Meghan Markle before she was famous reveals what the Duchess was like behind the scenes Lisa Gleave from the Gold Coast used to be a ‘briefcase beauty’ on US TV show Meghan Markle appears to have worked with the Australian beauty queen Ms Gleave … Read more

Ex-England star Alex Scott reveals she turned to alcohol to help deal with sickening online abuse

‘I drank to try and hide everything’: Former England star Alex Scott reveals she turned to alcohol to deal with sickening online abuse after retiring from the pitch and moving into punditry Former player and now football pundit Alex Scott has opened up on online abuse The 35-year-old says she turned to alcohol to help deal … Read more

Is Waitrose planning deal with Amazon Fresh? John Lewis chief hints at tie-up with online giant

Is Waitrose planning deal with Amazon Fresh? John Lewis chief hints at tie-up with online giant’s grocery arm while revealing more stores face closure and could even be turned into HOUSING EXCLUSIVE: Retail expert said Amazon Fresh tie-up could be ‘good fit’ while parent company would only say it was ‘still exploring and developing plans’ … Read more

French minister says No Deal Brexit is better than a bad deal

The new French minister for Europe Clement Beaune has said No Deal Brexit is better than a bad deal and France will not be ‘intimidated’ in upcoming talks.   ‘We will not accept a deal at any price,’ he told France Inter radio in his first public comments on Brexit since his appointment on Sunday. ‘Better … Read more