Love Island’s Wes Nelson reveals he’s signed his first solo record deal and teases a ‘debut single is on the way’… after failed X Factor: Celebrity bid By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 16:15 BST, 7 August 2020 | Updated: 16:15 BST, 7 August 2020 Wes Nelson has revealed he’s signed his first solo record … Read more
BUSINESS LIVE: Bank of England warns Britain facing record economic slump as it keeps rates on hold at 0.1%; ITV’s profits plummet 93% By Jane Denton For Thisismoney Published: 08:11 BST, 6 August 2020 | Updated: 08:20 BST, 6 August 2020 The Bank of England has warned that Britain is facing a record economic slump … Read more
BP cuts dividend after record loss: New boss Bernard Looney plots green revolution at oil major By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:37 BST, 4 August 2020 | Updated: 23:19 BST, 4 August 2020 BP chopped its prized dividend in half after a record quarterly loss of £13.5billion. The energy giant was hammered … Read more
Melburnians will not be allowed outside their homes after 8pm for almost any reason as a state of disaster is declared. Premier Daniel Andrews brought in the escalated emergency level as the state’s worsening crisis shows no signs of ending. Only 73 of the 671 new cases are linked to known and contained outbreaks or … Read more
Senior civil servant’s £500,000 retirement pay-off sets new Whitehall record for the most money pocketed by a mandarin in a single year Clare Moriarty, 57, has retired after 35 years working across the Civil Service Has been Permanent Secretary to Defra and Department for Exiting the EU Landed redundancy payment of over £300,000 on top of … Read more
Middle East cities are hit by highest temperatures ever with many seeing temperatures above 122F (50C) every day last week Baghdad, Iraq, recorded its highest temperatures this week at 51.7C (125F) Basra, also in Iraq, hit 53C (127.4F) on Monday and Tuesday Records are also falling in Damascus in Syria, which hit 46C (114.8F) on … Read more
Sales of plastic bags plummet 97% to a record low since the 5p charge was introduced More than seven billion bags were given out by the biggest supermarkets in 2014 Now typical shopper buys just four plastic bags every year in an incredible drop Plastic bag charge of 5p was introduced in October 2015 by … Read more
Record 202 migrants cross the Channel in a single day: New high as groups including five children are caught sailing from France despite Priti Patel’s vow to slash numbers At least 202 migrants managed to cross to Britain, travelling across in 20 boats Five of the migrants to make the crossing were children, the Home … Read more
Victoria has broken the record for its single daily increase in coronavirus cases, with 723 infections announced on Thursday. The figure is more than double Wednesday’s 295 infections and far exceeds the state’s previous record of 532 cases on Monday. Premier Daniel Andrews announced an additional 13 deaths, taking the state’s death toll to 105 … Read more
Florida has reported its highest single day spike for COVID-19 deaths and the number of infections in fellow hotspot state Texas has now surpassed 400,000, prompting fears the United States has lost control of the outbreak despite a plateau in cases across the country. The death toll in Florida increased by 186 on Monday, bringing … Read more