Shell hikes dividend payout for shareholders by 50% and returns £1.4bn in share buyback as oil prices an profits soar Oil group Royal Dutch Shell will pay 11p a share dividend to shareholders Group also announced bumper share buyback scheme this morning Firm’s share price up 4% as oil prices and group’s profits rise By … Read more
Big Carl takes the strain: World’s largest crane lifts 1,600-ton steel ring as Britain’s latest nuclear power plant takes shape at Hinkley Point The 820ft tall crane is being used in the construction of a new nuclear reactor at Hinkley Point C, Somerset It will help to lift a 55ft tall 154ft wide metal ring … Read more
FTSE 250 soars to record highs: Boost for savers with pensions and ISAs as recovery lifts UK stocks… but blue chips lag behind By Mark Shapland For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 7 April 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 7 April 2021 Investors have been ploughing money back into British stocks as the optimism … Read more
The packed scenes in parks and the latest data on GDP tell us the same thing: there is a huge amount of pent-up demand in the economy. People are desperate to get their pre-Covid lives back and they will be spending in pubs, restaurants and shops the minute they are allowed. Many can afford to … Read more
Arkansas has lifted its mask mandate and made everyone aged 16 and older eligible to get COVID-19 vaccines on Tuesday. Governor Asa Hutchinson said on Tuesday that businesses, such as restaurants and stores, will have the option to require masks on their premises and implored residents to respect those decisions. ‘Please be respectful and mindful … Read more
EastEnders’ Davood Ghadami shows off his impressive muscles as he lifts weights… ahead of character Kush Kazemi’s dramatic exit from BBC soap By Clare Mccarthy For Mailonline Published: 11:52 BST, 30 March 2021 | Updated: 11:53 BST, 30 March 2021 He is set to make a dramatic exit from EastEnders this year as his storyline comes to … Read more
Profits at Bloomsbury will smash City expectations after reading provided a ‘ray of sunshine’ in the third lockdown. Bookworm Britons snapped up the new Sarah Maas novel, A Court of Silver Flames, and Anna North’s Outlawed – as well as old favourites such as the Dishoom cook book and the publisher’s eternal cash cow Harry … Read more
The Strong Girl! Actress Jessica Marais shows off her strength as she lifts heavy weights at the gym By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 06:43 GMT, 16 March 2021 | Updated: 06:43 GMT, 16 March 2021 Jessica Marais has been working hard on her fitness. And on Tuesday, the 36-year-old actress was spotted … Read more
January 13 Graham Bell’s partner Yebin Mok suffers a freak accident after suffering ‘a very nasty wound from an ice blade’. While it was initially thought she would return to the competition, the injuries were worse than anticipated and she was replaced by Karina Manta. They were voted out the following weekend. Ouch! Graham Bell’s partner … Read more
Landlords were some of the big winners on the stock market as offices and shopping centres gear up to reopen later this year. The commercial property market has been hammered since Britain first went into lockdown last March, with warehousing being the only sector that has really thrived. Since the Prime Minister’s Covid roadmap was … Read more