The coronavirus has triggered the worst global economic crisis for nearly a century. But that has not prevented some entrepreneurs, tycoons and investors from making spectacular multi-million pound jackpots through floats, bids and deals. In the thick of the pandemic, tech companies have made blockbuster stock market debuts and private equity has swooped on British … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: How retail has defied the odds with some firms doing splendidly By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:05 GMT, 12 January 2021 | Updated: 22:22 GMT, 12 January 2021 The pandemic is throwing up the unexpected when it comes to the economy. Ben Broadbent notes that 2020 may be the weakest … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: Astrazeneca defies its critics to show British pharma can flourish outside the EU By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 30 December 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 30 December 2020 During a conversation with Astrazeneca boss Pascal Soriot this year, the French executive remarked that British science and pharmaceuticals did … Read more
Floats that defied Covid: What makes the 2020 IPO boom so extraordinary are the circumstances, says ALEX BRUMMER By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 11 December 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 11 December 2020 The year of Covid-19 and the worst ever global shock in peacetime might not seem the best … Read more
He has defied the gloomsters. Now Boris Johnson must hold his nerve, writes SIMON WALTERS By Simon Walters for the Daily Mail Published: 22:11 BST, 13 October 2020 | Updated: 00:21 BST, 14 October 2020 The image spoke volumes. At Monday’s dramatic press conference, Boris Johnson was flanked by two of the most influential men … Read more
How a church-going horticulturalist from Sheffield defied the Nazis during WWII: Woman’s relentlessly cheerful correspondence with her cousin in America during the Blitz helped derail Hitler’s propaganda campaign Winifred Graville penned letters about the Blitz to her American cousin Jane Horticulturalist wrote that the Nazis would not terrify Britain into submission She also documented Sheffield’s … Read more
Patients being discharged from NHS hospitals are still not all being tested for coronavirus — despite scientists warning ministers that the practice should be routine. Experts working on the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) — which advises Number 10 — raised concerns months ago that infected hospital patients were ‘seeding’ outbreaks. They advised ministers in … Read more
The Daily Mail’s 2020 Health Hero Awards, launched in partnership with eBay and NHS Charities Together, are your chance to say thank you to the unsung heroes of the NHS, whatever their role, who go the extra mile. This year we’re launching two extra awards — the Mental Health Hero award, and the eBay ‘Smile’ award … Read more
‘We’re so happy!’ Strictly champ Kelvin Fletcher reveals he and wife Liz defied the show’s ‘curse’ as they spent his entire run in ‘their own little bubble’ By Ryan Smith for MailOnline Published: 00:20 BST, 8 June 2020 | Updated: 00:20 BST, 8 June 2020 Strictly Come Dancing‘s current reigning champ Kelvin Fletcher has opened … Read more
Donald Trump has revealed that he is taking anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to protect himself against coronavirus, leading to backlash from medics around the world. The president, 73, said he began taking the drug ‘a week and a half’ ago because ‘good things are being said about it’, including by medics who have written to him. … Read more