Kremlin-linked businessman dubbed ‘Putin’s chef’ vows to financially ruin poisoned Alexei Navalny

A Kremlin-linked businessman known as ‘Putin’s Chef’ has vowed to financially ruin poisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is in a coma in a Berlin hospital, as Britain backs calls for an independent investigation. Yevgeny Prigozhin, whose company Konkord has laid on catering at the Kremlin, said that if Navalny recovers he’ll go after him for £885,000 … Read more

Too Hot To Handle’s Francesca Farago says she ‘could ruin’ ex Harry Jowsey’s career

Too Hot To Handle’s Francesca Farago and Harry Jowsey split back in June after becoming engaged on the show’s Zoom reunion special in May.  Their tumultuous break up is continuing as Farago threatened that she ‘could ruin’ Jowsey’s career ‘with everything’ she knows.  The 26-year-old fashion designer made the revelation while speaking to Violet Benson … Read more

Microwaving tea DOES ruin your cuppa, study finds

From whether to ‘warm the pot’ to Evelyn Waugh’s assertion that only ‘nannies and many governesses’ put the milk in first, the art of tea making is fraught with dispute. Experts from China have now ‘stirred the pot’ by showing how microwaving tea can ruin your cuppa by creating uneven heat distribution throughout the mug.  … Read more

Why bread DOESN’T make you fat! Fitness chef explains why eating toast won’t ruin your diet

When trying to lose weight, many people cut out bread in the hope ditching the starchy carbohydrate will help them shed a few pounds. But according to a fitness expert and personal trainer, there’s no need to stop eating toast while on a diet. Graeme Tomlinson, 31, from Aberdeen, aka The Fitness Chef, has claimed bread … Read more

Missing billions push Wirecard to edge of ruin

Accounting scandal engulfs one-time German fintech star: Missing billions push Wirecard to edge of ruin By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:58 BST, 22 June 2020 | Updated: 21:58 BST, 22 June 2020 Hanging by a thread: A £1.7billion black hole in the firm’s accounts leave its future in doubt Two years ago, … Read more

Royal palaces face financial ruin after three months with no tourists

Royal palaces plead for help: Treasured sites including Hampton Court and the Tower of London face financial ruin from the loss of £96m after three months with no tourists Historic Royal Palaces has lost 85% of its annual income due to the pandemic   Its chief executive admitted the expected shortfall was a ‘devastating blow’ The … Read more

Firms may face ruin before insurers pay amid legal battle

Thousands of small businesses fear they will go to the wall before the conclusion of a landmark legal battle over vital insurance payouts for Covid-19 closures, campaigners have warned. Sixteen insurers were this week named in a High Court action brought by the financial regulator over the refusal to provide payouts to desperate companies, in … Read more

Firms facing ruin as insurers deny pay outs in ‘coronavirus cover con’

Hundreds of thousands of workers face redundancy because insurance giants are refusing to pay out in a £1 billion ‘coronavirus cover con’. Tens of thousands of small and medium-sized businesses are at risk of bankruptcy because of the ‘disgraceful’ and ‘immoral’ attempt to wriggle out of releasing the vital funds. This is despite them having … Read more