Assange law firm facing multi-million pound legal claim

Law firm that worked for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange facing multi-million pound legal claim By Ben Harrington, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:58 BST, 15 August 2020 | Updated: 22:30 BST, 15 August 2020 A law firm that worked for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is facing a multi-million pound legal claim.  Howard Kennedy, which also … Read more

Pound makes biggest monthly gain against dollar since 2009

Pound clocks up its biggest monthly gain against dollar for more than a decade By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:57 BST, 31 July 2020 | Updated: 22:16 BST, 31 July 2020 The pound has clocked up its biggest monthly gain against the dollar for more than a decade.  Sterling jumped as high … Read more

Check your sofa… £120MILLION worth of old pound coins are still missing

Check your sofa… £120MILLION worth of old pound coins are still missing – almost three years after they stopped being legal tender Royal Mint chiefs say £1.58bn round coins were returned to be swapped But 122,000,000 of the old coin were never sent back after the change in 2017 Officials revealed nearly 1.5million fake £1s … Read more

Weak pound will make holiday hotspots more expensive

Weak pound will make holiday hotspots more expensive as Britons now get £42 less for every £500 they exchange for euros compared to before lockdown UK’s struggle with coronavirus and Brexit uncertainty has weakened the pound The value of the pound peaked in February amid snowballing confidence The coronavirus pandemic saw the pound fall by … Read more

Scottish Gothic-style mansion to be auctioned for ONE POUND

The ultimate fixer-upper! Sprawling French Gothic-style mansion for sale at auction with a £1 asking price – but potential buyers are warned the run-down property is in a dangerously ‘poor condition’ Gothic mansion looking to be restored to ‘former glory’ is on sale for just £1 The Elms in Scotland, is  described as ‘fantastic development … Read more

Ryanair accused of avoiding multi-million pound refund bill with plans to put on 1,000 daily flights

Ryanair is accused of trying to avoiding multi-million pound refunds bill by announcing plans to operate 1,000 flights a day over the summer Ryanair announced they will be operating 1,000 flights a day this summer     The budget carrier airline plans to restore 40 per cent of its flights from July 1  It has therefore been … Read more

Multi-million pound homes available for virtual viewings during the lockdown

There might be a freeze on buying and selling properties during the coronavirus lockdown, but that doesn’t mean prospective buyers need to stop looking for their dream home.  Estate agents across the country are adapting to the crisis by offering virtual viewings, which allow prospective buyers to remotely view properties they might be interested in … Read more

Quarter pound shrew can bear the weight of a man thanks to its unique interlocking backbones

A quarter-pound shrew can bear the weight of a fully grown man thanks to its unique interlocking backbones that make its spine incredibly strong, a study has found.  The small greyish-brown mammals — which are related to moles and hedgehogs — look like chubby, long-nosed rats, but have one of the strangest skeletons. Scientists aren’t … Read more

FTSE CLOSE: Eddie Stobart boss quits; Pound settles after strong rally

FTSE CLOSE: Stocks tumble as US-China trade war reignites; Eddie Stobart boss quits as firm suspends shares; Pound settles after strong rally The FTSE 100 closed down 0.5%, or 33.20 points, at 7,094.98  Pound up 0.1% to $1.2275, but in the red against the euro, down 0.4% at €1.1013  Eddie Stobart said its CEO Alex … Read more