Porsche is going back to the future with a ’50s inspired special edition heritage version of its new 911 Targa 4S – though it comes with a hefty £136,643 price tag. Full of added retro bling and bombast, it harks back to the heady days of soda-pops, drive-in movies and slicked back ‘DA’ hair styles. … Read more
Britons will be able to see a rocket hurtle across the sky at 10.15pm tonight – as it loops around the Earth two hours after taking off from America. The Falcon 9, the first manned space flight to leave US soil for nine years, is set for blast off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 8.22pm … Read more
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrived at the Kennedy Space Center Wednesday to watch the historic launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule ferry NASA astronauts to the International Space Station. Air Force One flew over the launch site before landing in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The Trumps had left the White … Read more
Superfood fans go loopy over lupin seeds: Ancient legume which once fuelled Roman warriors is packed with protein… but watch out if you have a peanut allergy Lupins are the latest culinary trend as their seeds contain a lot of vital protein The ancient legume once fuelled Roman warriors and is still a bar snack … Read more
STOCK WATCH: Fund eyes Urban Exposure as three-way battle looms By Jamie Nimmo For The Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 22:31 BST, 23 May 2020 | Updated: 22:31 BST, 23 May 2020 A fund run by Christopher Mills has quietly built up a stake in AIM-listed Urban Exposure, which provides finance to property developers. The … Read more
‘It’s still working!’ Metal-detecting divers discover luxury watch worth thousands of pounds on sea bed off Corfu Stephen Kershaw found a luxury Breitling watch hidden on a sea bed on May 8 He used a handheld metal detector to rummage for buried treasure in Corfu With the help of his friend Simon, he found the luxury … Read more
A research analyst believes Quibi is struggling to rival streaming platforms like Netflix because its content isn’t compelling enough and it doesn’t fill people’s time. Quibi offers bite-sized episodes that never run longer than 10 minutes but unlike other platforms the shows are dropped periodically, which prevents people from binge-watching. Chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg claimed last … Read more
MONKS INVESTMENT TRUST: Invests in global financial, technology and consumer services firms for long-term growth By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 24 January 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 24 January 2020 What is it? Monks was launched in 1929 and has been managed by Baillie Gifford for most of its history. … Read more
A mother has described the pain of having to watch her parent’s funeral with her children via video link after they both died from coronavirus two days apart. Katie Orchard, 30, lost her parents Richard and Pat Telford from Bestwood, Nottingham on Easter Sunday and April 14. Richard, 87, and Pat, 72, had been married … Read more
STOCK WATCH: Ryanair and the riddle of the soaring biotech shares; Vodafone dividend under threat? Tui trouble; Hargreaves Lansdown update By Jamie Nimmo For The Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 22:31 BST, 9 May 2020 | Updated: 09:31 BST, 10 May 2020 There’s been plenty of head-scratching over at Omega Diagnostics, one of the biotech … Read more