Birthday like Beckham! An £850,000 diamond ring – how to splurge when your family is worth £320m

Blinging, rare, money-can’t-buy or just a shade bonkers — if you want to Birthday Like Beckham a little imagination is required. This family — former footballer David, fashion boss Victoria and their children Brooklyn, 21, Romeo, 17, Cruz, 15, and Harper, eight — jointly worth an estimated £320million, like to celebrate each other’s milestones in … Read more

Pretty Little Thing founder Umar Kamani worth £1billion took taxpayers’ cash to furlough 86 staff

Pretty Little Thing founder Umar Kamani worth £1billion took taxpayers’ cash to furlough 86 staff… as the playboy tycoon lounges in a pool with his beautiful girlfriend Kamani took the decision to use the Government’s scheme to pay workers 80 per cent of their usual income up to a maximum of £2,500 per month On … Read more

DIRECTOR’S DEALS: Diageo’s Asia boss sells £746,000 worth of shares

DIRECTOR’S DEALS: Diageo’s Asia boss sells £746,000 worth of shares in the drinks maker By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 1 May 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 1 May 2020 The boss of Diageo’s Asia arm sold £746,000 worth of shares in the drinks maker. Sam Fischer spent £479,000 exercising options … Read more

Border Force officers in France seize £20million worth of cocaine

Border Force in France seize £20million worth of cocaine within plywood boxes in a lorry carrying consignment of car parts to Britain The haul, which had a potential street value of around £20 million, was discovered within a number of plywood boxes in a lorry  Border Force officers use hi-tech search equipment to combat immigration … Read more

U.S. says Maduro regime is linked to $165million worth of cocaine seized off Spain’s coast

The United States confirmed that a massive cocaine shipment confiscated last weekend off Spain‘s coast is connected to members of Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro’s regime. Working on a tip from the Drug Enforcement Agency [DEA] and the Colombian National Police and the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency, Spain’s military intercepted the Karar, a vessel that … Read more

Home sales worth £82bn are on hold amid coronavirus lockdown

Hundreds of thousands of home sales worth a total of £82billion that were agreed before the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic are now on hold due to the lockdown, new research shows.  Property website Zoopla said some 373,000 property transactions are suspended in the pipeline as Government restrictions are effectively stopping people from moving home. … Read more

ALISON BOSHOFF asks why fatcats worth millions want taxpayers to cover staff wages during lockdown

Can it ever be right for a multi-millionaire to ask taxpayers to stump up for their staff’s salaries? With Prince Charles not asking for help from the Government’s coronavirus furlough scheme — but Victoria Beckham among those taking it — it’s the question sparking furious debate. Many are asking why the taxpayer should pick up … Read more

The Bachelorette’s Angie Kent and Carlin Sterritt are gifted free cars worth $90,000

It pays to be famous! The Bachelorette’s Angie Kent and Carlin Sterritt are gifted free cars worth $90,000 after signing another endorsement deal By Monique Friedlander For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:36 BST, 26 April 2020 | Updated: 04:11 BST, 26 April 2020 They’ve used their public platform to promote everything from laser hair removal … Read more

Is investing instead of saving worth the risk? This is Money podcast

We publish our podcast every Friday to the player on This is Money, above, and on Apple Podcasts (iTunes) and on the podcast platforms Audioboom and Acast, both of which allow you to listen on desktop, mobile, or download an app. We also now publish to Spotify. To download the Apple Podcasts app if you … Read more

Once-ridiculed motors now claimed to be worth a pretty penny

The world of classic cars can be a difficult one to predict. While the likes of limited-edition classic Ferraris and ex-racing Aston Martins are always going to soar in value, other less exclusive motors can also experience a surge in demand – take the crazy prices being paid for Fast Fords from the 1980s right … Read more