Sport Direct tycoon Mike Ashley gives daughter’s beauty firm a leg-up

Sports Direct tycoon Mike Ashley pledges financial support for daughter’s cosmetics company following its fifth consecutive year of losses By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 16:51 EDT, 24 July 2021 | Updated: 17:20 EDT, 24 July 2021 Sports Direct tycoon Mike Ashley has pledged financial support for his daughter’s cosmetics company following its … Read more

Wise float set to be Square Mile’s first direct listing

Wise float set to be Square Mile’s first direct listing as well as its biggest stock market debut of the year By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:10 BST, 17 June 2021 | Updated: 22:10 BST, 17 June 2021 Financial technology star Wise has confirmed plans to float, in what is expected to … Read more

Regina King reacts to rumors that she’s in contention to direct a Black Superman movie

After making her directorial debut with One Night In Miami, Regina King is reacting to rumors that she’s in contention to direct a ‘Black Superman’ movie. The project was first announced in February by The Hollywood Reporter, with Ta-Neshi Coates writing the script and J.J. Abrams producing what is said to be a Black Superman … Read more

Lena Dunham returns to ‘native’ Wales to direct scenes for medieval comedy Catherine, Called Birdy

Lena Dunham returns to Wales to direct film adaptation of medieval comedy Catherine, Called Birdy By Clare Mccarthy For Mailonline Published: 13:34 BST, 30 March 2021 | Updated: 13:35 BST, 30 March 2021 Lena Dunham has returned to Wales to direct an upcoming film adaptation of Catherine, Called Birdy. The actress and director, 34, lived … Read more

Best current accounts: First Direct brings back £100 switching bonus

New logo, old switching deal: First Direct brings back £100 cash carrot as current account switching battle returns The bank closed its doors to newcomers last March amid the pandemic  Its £100 switching bonus hadn’t been available for almost a year Its parent bank HSBC brought back £125 to switch since last week Virgin Money … Read more

Best current accounts: First Direct brings back £100 switching bonus

New logo, old switching deal: First Direct brings back £100 cash carrot as current account switching battle returns The bank closed its doors to newcomers last March amid the pandemic  Its £100 switching bonus hadn’t been available for almost a year Its parent bank HSBC brought back £125 to switch since last week Virgin Money … Read more

Jon M. Chu signs on to direct Universal’s adaptation of Wicked

After losing director Stephen Daldry last fall, Universal Pictures is back in business with a new director for their long-awaited Wicked adaptation, Jon M. Chu. Daldry had insisted on shooting Wicked in London, with the lack of stage space available and Universal’s insistence on moving quicker than he was comfortable with cited as the reasons … Read more

Norway denies ‘direct link’ between deaths of 33 elderly people and Covid vaccine they received 

Norway denies ‘direct link’ between deaths of 33 elderly people and Pfzier Covid vaccine they received Head of Norway’s medicines agency said there was no evidence of a direct link Steinar Madsen told Bloomberg the vaccine’s mild side effects could theortetically affect pre-existing conditions in elderly patients All those who have died were 75 or … Read more

Direct cremations made up a quarter of all funerals during early pandemic

The cost of a basic funeral has risen to £4,184 on average, but more families opted for budget cremations during the pandemic and their price has dropped to £1,554. A ‘direct cremation’ takes place without a funeral service, and ashes are returned to a family afterwards, allowing them to organise a personal memorial for a … Read more