When bookmaker Denise Coates clicked on the eBay ‘buy’ button for the £25,000 domain name for her once Portakabin-based bookies, she may have wondered if it would ever pay off. Two decades later as the 53-year-old workaholic boss of Bet365 it has and she has just paid herself £469million -the biggest salary in UK history. … Read more
Looking for a new role? Job listings rise to highest level in a year with people looking for work in pubs, shops and restaurants as lockdown is lifted Job listings have reached the highest level since April last year, Indeed UK says Jobseekers commonly on the lookout for e-commerce, retail and bar work By Jane … Read more
Pound hits highest level against euro in over a year: Britain set to surge as figures show economy fared better than feared last year By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 31 March 2021 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 31 March 2021 The pound hit its highest level against the euro for more … Read more
Driver is so drunk he BREAKS police breathalyser during roadside test before blowing ‘one of highest readings ever in Northern Ireland’ – as officers brand him a ‘wannabe killer’ Police in Northern Ireland pulled over a driver in Tobermore, Londonderry Man attempted to use a roadside breathalyser but the device wouldn’t register At police station he recorded a … Read more
Coronavirus cases continue to rise across the United States, fueling fears of a fourth wave as officials urge Americans to keep following public health measures. On Monday, the U.S. recorded 69,417 new infections with a seven-day rolling average of 66,159, the highest figure in about a month. In the last week alone, the average number … Read more
NHS England today downgraded its coronavirus alert level because so few patients are in hospital with the virus. Chief executive Sir Simon Stevens recommended the health service was moved from the highest level of four to level three due to ‘much reduced acute pressures on the health service’. He cited the fact there are currently … Read more
Britain had the highest excess death toll in Europe last summer after the first wave, a study by the Office for National Statistics revealed today. The ONS report found the UK suffered 6.7 per cent more deaths than normal from the start of 2020 to the week ending June 26. Spain had the second-highest level (5.9 … Read more
Boris Johnson hits highest popularity rating since last MAY amid coronavirus vaccine boost as Keir Starmer struggles Boris Johnson’s favourability rating has now hit its highest level since last May PM’s rating is now plus three per cent, up five points on his rating last month Keir Starmer’s rating has continued to slide, down three … Read more
Britain had the highest excess death toll in Europe last summer after the first wave, a study by the Office for National Statistics revealed today. The ONS report found the UK suffered 6.7 per cent more deaths than normal from the start of 2020 to the week ending June 26. Spain had the second-highest level (5.9 … Read more
Piers Morgan‘s comments about the Duchess of Sussex‘s interview with Oprah Winfrey have led to the highest number of complaints in Ofcom’s history, it was announced today. The watchdog has now received 57,121 complaints about Good Morning Britain episodes on March 8 and 9 – but this figure is still less only a quarter of the more … Read more