Dolce & Gabbana files $600million lawsuit against Diet Prada bloggers who exposed racist messages

Dolce & Gabbana filed a defamation suit in an Italian court in 2019 seeking more than $600 million in damages from two American fashion bloggers, it has recently been revealed. Bloggers for Diet Prada, a fashion watchdog group, Tony Liu and Lindsey Schuyler exposed racist messages attributed to founder Stefano Gabbana’s Instagram account in 2018. … Read more

City financier Amanda Staveley LOSES £600million High Court battle with Barclays

A businesswoman who sued Barclays for £600million over the behaviour of the bank’s bosses when negotiating investment deals during the 2008 financial crisis today lost her High Court battle.  Amanda Staveley, 47, had said that senior executives agreed to provide an unsecured £2billion loan to Qatari investors, which she alleged was ‘concealed’ from the market, … Read more

Department of Health announces £600million funding for hospital maintenance

Some £600million will be pumped into 178 NHS trusts to bankroll the construction of new wards, update electrics and even replace lifts over the next three months. The Department of Health revealed the funding boost today, after rubber-stamping 1,800 projects for urgently needed upgrades in hospitals.  The money – which will also see old wards … Read more