Cazoo cash: Newspaper tycoon Lord Rothermere moves closer to taking Daily Mail private August 27, 2021 The successful listing of used car business Cazoo means that newspaper tycoon Lord Rothermere moves a step closer to taking the company behind the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday and Metro newspapers private. DMGT owned a stake in Cazoo and Lord Rothermere had said if the company could join the New York Stock Exchange successfully, [...]
World’s most expensive miniature ever: 50ml bottle of whisky sells for £6,440 August 27, 2021 Whisky sales have set a new record with the sale of a 50ml bottle of whisky for £6,440, making it the most expensive miniature ever sold at auction. The Springbank single malt, distilled in 1919, was one of more than 400 bottles from a collection that sold for £56,732.95 after commission. Just 24 full-size 700ml [...]
Manchester City star Benjamin Mendy appears in court as rape trial begins August 27, 2021 A court was told today that Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy allegedly raped a woman while he was on bail, accused of four other sex offences. Mendy, 27, was remanded in custody after appearing at Chester Magistrates’ Court today. He was charged with four counts of rape and one count of sexual assault. The French [...]
Tom Cruise’s BMW stolen in Birmingham while filming Mission: Impossible in the Midlands August 27, 2021 Tom Cruise’s BMW has been stolen while the Hollywood A-lister was filming in Birmingham. The X7 had been used to ferry around the star, who has been in the city recording scenes for the seventh instalment in the Mission: Impossible series. The vehicle was taken in Church Street in the city centre from where it [...]
Contaminant found in Moderna Covid-19 vaccines believed to be metallic particles August 27, 2021 A contaminant found in a batch of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccines delivered to Japan is believed to be a metallic particle, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported today. Earlier this week the country had suspended 1.6m doses of the Covid shot after reports of contaminents. Watch the full report.
Fraud trial: National Geographic producer spent more than £100,000 on porn August 27, 2021 A film producer working on a multimillion-pound National Geographic documentary who spent more than £100,000 on online sex shows using a company card has avoided jail. Mark Johann Insanally, 55, previously admitted fraud between October 2019 and November 2020, at Croydon Magistrates’ Court. During a hearing at Inner London Crown Court on Friday, prosecutor Peter [...]
Denmark declares epidemic ‘under control’ as it downgrades Covid-19 August 27, 2021 Denmark no longer considers Covid-19 “a socially critical disease in Denmark”, citing the large number of vaccinations in the Scandinavian country, its government said this afternoon. Health minister Magnus Heunicke said in a statement: “The epidemic is under control. We have record-high vaccination rates.” He said that, starting on 10 September, “we can drop some [...]
Gogglebox star and former UKIP candidate Andy Michael dies at 61 August 27, 2021 Gogglebox star Andy Michael has died at the age of 61 following a short illness, a statement from Channel 4 and Studio Lambert on behalf of his family has said. The family first appeared on Gogglebox in the debut episode in 2013, but announced in 2014 that they were leaving because Michael was running for [...]
Blackmail plot: Shadow from ’90s ITV show Gladiator jailed for for six years August 27, 2021 Michael Jefferson King, 60, better known as Shadow from ‘90s television show Gladiators, has been jailed at Isleworth Crown Court for six years and three months for his role in a blackmail plot. The bodybuilder, famous for his starring role in the 1990s television programme, was one of four people who kept a man detained [...]
Judge slams Trump lawyers who tried to overturn Biden victory: ‘Profound abuse’ August 27, 2021 A U.S. judge has sanctioned Sidney Powell and other lawyers who sued in Michigan to overturn Democratic President Joe Biden’s election victory over Donald Trump. The magistrate suggested they might deserve to lose their law licenses. Watch the full report.