‘Revolutionary’ watch once owned by King George III – but never fully paid for by him – is expected to make £1million as it goes under the hammer French watchmaker Abraham-Louis Breguet made the gold Tourbillon Watch The King had to buy it discreetly in 1808 because of the Napoleonic Wars To prevent its seizure, … Read more
Warhammer maker Games Workshop says its recovery has been ‘better than expected’ since reopening most of its stores around the world Games Workshop says it has resumed trading at over 300 of its 532 stores The company temporarily shut down all its stores and warehouses in late March It predicts yearly sales to be £270m … Read more
Mourners have started arriving to view George Floyd‘s casket in his hometown of Houston, Texas on Monday in the final stop of a series of memorials in his honor. Officials are expecting thousands of mourners during a six-hour viewing at The Fountain of Praise church in southwest Houston starting from 12pm on Monday. The viewing … Read more
Troops surrounded a barricaded White House on Saturday morning as Washington D.C. prepared for the largest George Floyd protest yet. Activists have called for one million people to descend on Washington, D.C. Saturday for the twelfth straight day of demonstrations against police brutality and systemic racism. The nation’s capital braced itself with members of the … Read more
The two Buffalo cops who shoved a 75-year-old peace activist to the ground Thursday causing him to cracking his head open on the sidewalk are expected to be charged today as their team of colleagues who resigned in ‘disgust’ over their treatment have gathered outside the city court. The two officers, one of whom has … Read more
The new-look FTSE 100: Avast, GVC, Kingfisher and Homeserve promoted to the blue-chip index as Covid crisis reshuffles the stock market Each quarter firms drop into and out of the FTSE 100 index as they change size EasyJet, Carnival, Meggitt and Centrica exit the index as they shrink Avast, GVC, Kingfisher and Homeserve step up … Read more
Paint-splattered palette used by Pablo Picasso is expected to fetch up to £6,000 at auction The relic is one of more than 60 lots in a Sotheby’s online auction from June 8-18 Experts say the colours relate to Picasso’s 1961 work Le dejeuner sur l’herbe A rare woodcut print of a chick Picasso gave to … Read more
Coronavirus is more common among Premier League footballers and staff than it is across England as a whole, data revealed today. Six players and members of staff from three separate top-flight clubs tested positive for COVID-19 – a rate of 0.8 per cent from 748 people swabbed. But that figure is almost three times higher than … Read more
Two of George Formby’s treasured ukuleles are expected to fetch at least £30,000 at auction Collection, including Wigan singer’s treasured banjo ukuleles, could fetch £30k Memorabilia includes photos, a letter written by Formby and a life-sized model Formby was Britain’s highest paid entertainer in 1930s and 40s and died in 1961 By Daily Mail Reporter … Read more
Uber is reportedly preparing to cut thousands of more jobs in another wave of layoffs just after 3,500 employees were laid off during a Zoom call. Uber’s additional round of layoffs amid the pandemic is expected to happen on Monday, a source told Business Insider. The number of staffers being let go was not confirmed, … Read more