The biggest divorce since Bezos: Bill and Melinda Gates will have to divide his Microsoft fortune which made him the world’s youngest billionaire at 31 – before he pledged to give it away rather than leave it to his kids Bill and Melinda Gates are worth an estimated $130 billion, according to Forbes The couple, … Read more
A new report has revealed the recent surge in ownership of pure electric vehicles in the UK but also highlights a regional divide in uptake, which is far higher in affluent areas. The number of battery electric vehicles (or BEVs) owned privately rather than by businesses and fleets has risen by nearly 30,000 cars in … Read more
London Mayor hopeful Shaun Bailey accuses Sadiq Khan of using Black Lives Matter to ‘drive a wedge’ through UK communities and blames him for low number of black Met officers Tory candidate Mr Bailey launched a blistering attack on his Labour opponent He blamed Mr Khan for low recruitment levels of black officers at The … Read more
Phillip Symes The retired sailor is facing a bill of £40,000 to replace cladding on his block at The Decks – half what he paid for his two-bed flat. Mr Symes, 71, said: ‘Fire is fire, however high the block is. ‘Leaseholders on the fifth floor of blocks like mine are not getting any support, … Read more
Phillip Symes The retired sailor is facing a bill of £40,000 to replace cladding on his block at The Decks – half what he paid for his two-bed flat. Mr Symes, 71, said: ‘Fire is fire, however high the block is. ‘Leaseholders on the fifth floor of blocks like mine are not getting any support, … Read more
There’s a huge debt I owe to a municipal refuse van. It was while working as a binman for a London borough as a teenager in the 1980s that I was forced to re-evaluate my life. I’ll never forget trudging home, often cold and soaking wet having worked in all kinds of weather, exhausted from … Read more
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s first Spotify podcast today generated a backlash on social media, with one Twitter user commenting, ‘Pass me the sick bucket’. The podcast features famous friends including Sir Elton John, Brené Brown, Deepak Chopra, Stacey Abrams and James Corden and ends with their son Archie giggling as he wishes listeners a … Read more
England’s North-South divide of coronavirus cases has reversed in the past month, with outbreaks in the North brought under control by Tier Three rules and lockdown while cases spiralled out of control in the South. London is expected to go into Tier Three today amid surging infections a week before Christmas, while a fortnightly review … Read more
Couple who are STEP-SIBLINGS divide TikTok with their bizarre videos including one recreating their first kiss when their parents left the room at a family movie night Diana Camila Avila and Jordie Vena claim they’re step-siblings who are dating The couple say they met six years ago and have been dating for three Their TikTok … Read more
Of all the conundrums thrown up during this pandemic, the disparity in cases between the North and South of England remains the most perplexing. According to the latest data, more than two-thirds of this country’s coronavirus hospitalisations are in the North West, North East and Yorkshire. But why is the North experiencing more of a … Read more