Calls for Dame Theresa Sackler to be stripped of her title over American OxyContin scandal
OxyContin heiress Dame Theresa Sackler should be STRIPPED of her title over American opioid addiction scandal, say campaigners Familie have asked for the removal of Dame Theresa Sackler’s title They…
How British businesswoman Leena Nair landed job as Chanel boss with NO fashion background
Chanel was founded in Paris in 1910, as a small business of millinery. It has since grown to be one the most recognisable brands in fashion. Named after couturière Coco…
BBC radio presenter Janice Long dies aged 66 after a ‘short illness’
Janice Long, a BBC radio host, has died at the age of 66. She was the first regular female presenter of Top of the Pops. After a brief illness Janice…
Christmas cards, a trendy lightbox and a slouchy sofa: Boris shows off Chequers’ comfy-casual side
Festive Zoom calls showing Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie chatting to NHS vaccination ‘heroes’ from the living room of 16th century political Chilterns country pile Chequers have offered a…
Hong Kong police intercept a record 1.3 TON haul of ketamine
Hong Kong police intercept a record 1.3 TON haul of ketamine worth more than £100 million as traffickers attempt to offload it from speedboat Hong Kong officials seized the record-breaking…
Billionaire Tory donor John Caudwell attacks Boris Johnson and fears PM ‘won’t survive’ Partygate
The Conservative Party’s billionaire donor announced that he might withdraw his support as the party gets embroiled in scandal and sleaze. Phones4U founder John Caudwell handed the Tories £500,000 before…
Ex-HSBC boss’s stark warning around young people and property debt
Sir Douglas Flint knows firsthand about the horrors of meltdowns on the mortgage market. After the 2008 global financial crisis, which left HSBC reeling, the former Chairman of HSBC helped…
Home buyers can now borrow 7 TIMES salary with Habito
A mortgage lender is now allowing home buyers to borrow seven times their salary in order to ‘secure their dream home sooner’ – but there are several catches. Habito, a…
Churchill in the holy city: Wartime PM visiting British WWI graves in Jerusalem in 1921
Winston Churchill looks sombre and contemplative as he talks to a priest in an area surrounded by white crosses. The photograph, taken in March 1921, depicts the Secretary of State…
Christmas Day suicide bomber kills five people including two children in eastern Congo
On Christmas Day in Beni, east Congo, a suicide bomber set fire to a restaurant killing at least five others and himself. Witnesses say that over 30 people were enjoying…