Smuggler who drove lorry on which 39 Vietnamese migrants died earned £100,000 from trafficking

Human trafficker Maurice ‘Mo’ Robinson, 26, (pictured) who drove a lorry on which 39 Vietnamese migrants suffered agonising deaths used some of £100,000 he made trafficking people on refurbishing his girlfriend’s hair salon, a court heard today A human trafficker who drove a lorry on which 39 Vietnamese migrants suffered agonising deaths used some of £100,000 he … Read more

Heroes and villains of UK boardrooms: Who earned their pay in 2020? 

Heroes:  Pascal Soriot, Astrazeneca  Even before the pandemic struck, Astra’s chief executive was being hailed for leading the successful transformation of the British drugs giant from laggard to industry leader. Hero: Astrazeneca boss Pascal Soriot has put the company – and Britain – at the forefront of science again through its groundbreaking vaccine partnership with Oxford … Read more

Ed Sheeran ‘earned £70 MILLION last year despite taking a break from music’

Ed Sheeran earned nearly £70 million in 2019 despite taking a break from recording music, thanks to the record-breaking success of his tour. The hitmaker, 29, was netting the equivalent of £200,000 a day, after taking to the road for his worldwide Divide tour throughout 2019. It comes after Ed delighted fans on Monday by … Read more

Robbie Williams ‘earned £19.8 million in 2019’ despite leaving The X Factor role

Robbie Williams ‘earned £19.8 million in 2019’ despite leaving lucrative role at The X Factor with wife Ayda Field By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 01:50 GMT, 23 December 2020 | Updated: 01:56 GMT, 23 December 2020 Robbie Williams reportedly earned £19.8 million in 2019, despite the fact he and wife Ayda Field left their … Read more

Holby City’s Lee Mead hasn’t earned a penny this year

Holby City star Lee Mead has told how he hasn’t earned a penny this year after his job opportunities were thwarted by the coronavirus pandemic. The actor, 39, revealed he had theatre and cruise ship work slated for this year, however it was all cancelled due to the global crisis which struck in March. The … Read more

The Office’s Brian Baumgartner is 2020’s top earner on Cameo with over $1 million earned

Brian Baumgartner may not be the most high-profile celebrity recording custom content on Cameo, but he’s the most successful. Cameo CEO Steven Galanis revealed Monday on Kara Swisher’s New York Times podcast that the 48-year-old Office star had earned over $1 million on the service in 2020, more than any other celebrity using it.  Baumgartner became … Read more

Donald Trump earned $427 million from The Apprentice and deals that followed, tax records show

Donald Trump earned $197 million from appearing on The Apprentice and a further $230 million from deals that followed, tax records show.  The reality TV show and the licensing and endorsement agreements it brought were among his biggest money-makers, The New York Times reported on Monday.  Thanks to a deal he made with producers of the show … Read more

Mel C ‘earned more than £2 million from the Spice Girls reunion tour’

Mel C reportedly made a staggering £2.8million last year from the Spice Girls reunion tour. The singer, 46, is said to have pocketed a big payout for the huge 13-date tour during the comeback as they played to more than 700,000 fans. Accounts for Sporty Spice’s touring company, Red Girl Media Ltd, show she raked … Read more

Why does my friend get a bigger state pension when I earned more?

This is Steve Webb’s 200th pension column for This is Money. Look out for special coverage this week about Steve’s time as our agony uncle, and all he has done to help readers. I started to take my state pension in August 2018 at the age of 65 years. I am getting £666.52 per 28 … Read more