BREAKING NEWS: Billionaire Trevor Milton – who founded electric truck firm Nikola – is charged with three counts of fraud for ‘misleading investors and lying about nearly ALL aspects of the business’ Trevor Milton was charged with three counts of making false and misleading statements Thursday It is claimed he lied to investors about his … Read more
Archaeologists announced the discovery of a 3,500-year-old ‘lost city of gold’ that was built by King Tutankhamun’s grandfather and may be the most significant find since the boy-pharaoh’s lavish tomb was unearthed nearly a century ago. The ancient pharaonic city, known as Aten, was constructed by King Amenhotep III, who begin his rule around 1391 … Read more
Three Bitcoin tycoons who founded Blockchain.com are believed to be worth hundreds of millions after their cryptocurrency firm was valued at £3.8billion. Founders Peter Smith, Nicolas Cary and Ben Reeves are thought to have kept considerable stakes in the company, which monitors crypto transactions and traces its beginnings to a ‘small, crowded’ two-bedroom flat in … Read more
A grandfather has been found guilty of stealing £87,000 from a children’s cancer charity he founded after his grandson was struck down with the disease. Colin Nesbitt, 60, founded ‘Little Heroes Cancer Charity’ to bring toys to sick children in hospital. But the director, from Bingley, West Yorkshire, siphoned off money to personal bank accounts … Read more
Grandfather, 60, is found guilty of stealing £87,000 from children’s cancer charity he founded after his grandson was struck down with the disease Colin Nesbitt, 60, siphoned off money to pay for holidays and a static caravan He had sole control of the accounts and did not want other people banking cash Nesbitt convicted of … Read more
The opening of a new supermarket in the Birmingham suburb of Stechford nearly 31 years ago unfolded with neither fanfare nor razzmatazz. There were no adverts to speak of, not even an ‘opening soon’ sign hanging outside. Cosseted by the comfortable embrace of familiarity (Tesco, Sainsbury’s et al), shoppers greeted this new retail arrival, with … Read more
The CEO of a ‘funky’ powdered latte company backed financially by Meghan Markle is a globe-trotting Californian free spirit who hopes to convince the world of the power of mushrooms and stress-relieving plants known as ‘adaptogens’. Hannah Mendoza founded Clevr Brands in January 2019, after initially selling her powdered drinks at a pop-up coffee shop. … Read more
A young CEO who founded his company at the age of 17 has become an overnight billionaire after taking the firm public. Austin Russell, 25, saw his stake in Luminar Technologies soar to be worth about $2.4 billion after taking the lidar sensor technology company public on the Nasdaq exchange on Thursday. That makes him … Read more
A council has been accused of being ‘racist’ for trying to rename a Plymouth square honouring slave trader and naval commander Sir John Hawkins after the city’s black football legend Jack Leslie. During the summer Plymouth City Council proposed renaming Sir John Hawkins Square after the Plymouth Argyle player who is the club’s fourth highest … Read more
An entrepreneur who started a business from her grandmother’s house with £500 has revealed how she created an international fashion label loved by celebrities. Mollie Ward, 24, from Essex, founded luxury clothing label So Monroe in 2015 after hearing the news that her beloved grandmother had been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Just starting her degree in … Read more