Biden secures first Election Day victory while Trump takes second in two New Hampshire towns

Joe Biden secured the first Election Day victory while Trump took the second as two tiny New Hampshire towns with a combined population of 26 announced the first US results just after midnight.  Dixville Notch posted its final tally – with all five votes going to Biden – on a handwritten poster board at 12.03am … Read more

Big Brother All-Stars: Cody Calafiore wins power of veto competition and secures spot in final three

Cody Calafiore won the power of veto and secured his place in the final three alongside Enzo Palumbo on Wednesday’s episode of Big Brother: All-Stars. Winning the last veto competition of season 22 gave Cody the ability to keep Christmas Abbott, 38, and Nicole Franzel, 28, on the block, where they must vie for the … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Government secures up to 20m 15-minute test kits

Boost for Boris’s testing ‘moonshot’ as government secures 20 million ‘game-changing’ 15-minute swab kits and starts rolling them out to hospital staff Government secured 20million antigen tests validated by Public Health England  The ‘game changing’ swab kit said to provide 100% specificity in 15 minutes Tests to be used regularly on hospital staff to help … Read more

Protesters clash with riot police as ‘Europe’s last dictator’ secures another landslide in Belarus

Crowds of protesters demanding an end to the rule of ‘Europe’s last dictator’ clashed with police on the streets of Belarus last night. The clashes came after state-approved exits polls claimed Alexander Lukashenko had won a landslide victory to retain the presidency he has held since 1994. Outraged opposition supporters came out in their thousands … Read more

NMC Health secures £192m lifeline from lenders

NMC Health secures £192m lifeline from lenders By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:03 BST, 3 August 2020 | Updated: 22:03 BST, 3 August 2020 NMC Health has secured a £192m lifeline from its lenders.  Lifeline: The scandal-hit hospitals provider was forced into administration in April The scandal-hit hospitals provider was forced into … Read more

Newly launched Lick Home secures £3m from Tetra Pak heir

Newly launched paint and wallpaper firm Lick Home secures £3m from Tetra Pak heir Lick Home was started by Lucas London and Sam Bradley in March The firm aims to cash in as people working from home look to spend money The funding round was led by London venture capital firm Felix Capital  By Jamie … Read more

Premium Bonds jackpot winner secures 7,000% return on February investment

Not a bad coronavirus punt: Saver grabs a 7,000% return after scooping £1m Premium Bonds jackpot from a February 2020 investment A Stoke-on-Trent saver turned a £14,000 investment into the £1m jackpot The visit from Agent Million means they secured a 7,042% return Over the same period putting the money in UK stocks could have … Read more

Investors lose out as Norwegian Air secures £221m state-backed loan

Investors lose out in £221m Norwegian deal: Airline to go in ‘hibernation’ for a year’ after securing state-backed loan By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 20 May 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 20 May 2020 Norwegian Air has secured a £221million state-backed loan after completing a huge refinancing that virtually wiped … Read more

British Airways owner IAG secures £900m loan from Spanish government

British Airways owner IAG secures £900m loan from Spanish government – but it can’t be used to help stricken UK airline which is cutting 12,000 jobs amid coronavirus crisis International Airlines Group has received a £900m loan from the Spanish govt IAG is the parent company of British Airways which is loosing 12,000 jobs  The … Read more

François Leleux album review: Secures a suitably exuberant and boisterous performance

François Leleux and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra secure a suitably exuberant and boisterous performance in Bizet and Gounod By David Mellor for Event Published: 22:01 BST, 4 April 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 4 April 2020 François Leleux                         Bizet and Gounod        … Read more