Legal & General told to axe dividend over £10bn bond ‘loss’

Legal & General under pressure to suspend dividend amid estimates it is sitting on £10bn of bond market losses By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:10 BST, 18 May 2020 | Updated: 22:10 BST, 18 May 2020 Legal & General has come under renewed pressure to suspend its dividend amid estimates it is … Read more

Writer PHILIPPE SANDS tells the astonishing story of an SS general who murdered his relatives

Early in the morning of May 9, 1945, SS Gruppenführer Otto Wächter awakes near the Austrian city of Graz, with a serious problem to resolve. A few hours earlier, Germany has signed the definitive act of military surrender. The war in Europe is over, the first VE Day was celebrated in London and Washington. Wächter … Read more

Labour: Corbyn ally Jennie Formby resigns as general secretary

A close ally of Jeremy Corbyn has today quit as Labour’s general secretary declaring it is the ‘right time’ to resign while new leader Sir Keir Starmer reshapes the party. Jennie Formby said that her two years in the role had been a ‘huge privilege’ and wished Sir Keir the ‘very best of luck’ in leading Labour … Read more