The day Britain’s lockdown was announced, a message pinged on my phone with a rhetorical question: ‘Is 5,000 some form of chart point?’ That text, on 23 March, referred to the FTSE 100 having closed below that waterline at 4,993.9 – down 35 per cent on its peak of 7,675. Things were looking about as … Read more
Chief executives at 18 FTSE 100 listed companies furloughing thousands of staff raked in over £300million, or over £3million each, in pay and rewards since 2015, new findings from the High Pay Centre claim. There are mounting calls for super-rich fat cat executives to play a bigger part in shouldering the financial burden stemming from … Read more
Fat cat bosses at some of Britain’s biggest companies are raking in hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of perks on top of their multi-million pay packages, a Mail on Sunday investigation has found. FTSE 100 chiefs are enjoying what critics call ‘completely gratuitous’ payments to cover private aircraft use, school fees, family travel, chauffeur-driven cars … Read more
‘We found Teddy!’ Dave Hughes reveals his missing cat has returned home after vanishing for three days By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 11:51 BST, 26 April 2020 | Updated: 12:14 BST, 26 April 2020 Dave Hughes had a miraculous reunion with his cat on Sunday. The moggie had been missing since Friday … Read more
Taylor Swift shares funny photo of her cat Olivia Benson to Instagram as she self-isolates with her three kitties By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 06:34 BST, 23 April 2020 | Updated: 06:34 BST, 23 April 2020 She may be self-isolating but she’s not alone. Taylor Swift is hunkering down during the coronavirus pandemic in … Read more
RSPCA hunt ghouls after a cat was tortured to death then BARBECUED in South Yorkshire A pet cat was found burned and with a skewer through its body on Thursday It is unknown whether the animal was alive when it was put on a barbecue The RSPCA are hunting for the cat’s owners and anyone … Read more
Now investors tell Royal Mail to tame fat cat pay after dividend was cut with ‘pain to be shared by management’ By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 23:11 BST, 21 April 2020 | Updated: 23:14 BST, 21 April 2020 Top investors are calling on Royal Mail to slash fat cat pay after it … Read more
Samsung launches new ‘upcycling’ initiative that will let customers convert bulky television boxes into household furniture, like coffee tables and kitty castles Samsung will ship its flatscreen TVs in boxes that can be converted into furniture Customers can make coffee tables, kitty castles, nightstands, and more Initially, the feature will be limited to boxes for … Read more
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night’s TV: An evil genius stroking a fluffy white cat? That’s so old hat! By Christopher Stevens for Daily Mail Published: 01:54 BST, 16 April 2020 | Updated: 01:54 BST, 16 April 2020 Devs (BBC2) Rating: Rebuilding Notre Dame (BBC4) Rating: There’s no helping some people. They head directly for trouble … Read more
Netflix’s Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem And Madness has gone viral in Australia. And although the documentary series focuses on big cat sanctuaries in America, there are several zoo keepers risking their lives to look after similar deadly mammals much closer to home. Australia’s answer to Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin, minus his 22-year jail sentence … Read more