Author: Laura Robinson
International Monetary Fund to sound fresh alarm over inflationBy City & Finance Reporter Updated: 16:50 EDT, 6 October 2023 Warning: IMF boss Kristalina GeorgievaThe outlook for interest rates will take centre stage when the International Monetary Fund holds its annual meeting next week.The financial organisation’s chief Kristalina Georgieva will use the gathering in Marrakech, Morocco, to warn that rates must remain elevated for some time in order to bring inflation back under control.And she will warn that the recovery from shocks of recent years – from the pandemic to the war in Ukraine and soaring energy prices – will be ‘slow…
The mansion on top of a skyscraper…whose owner will probably never set foot in it: Mega home is built 400ft in the sky in India The White House replica is built on top of Kingfisher Towers in BangaloreBy James Callery Published: 11:59 EDT, 6 October 2023 | Updated: 16:25 EDT, 6 October 2023 A mansion sitting on top of a skyscraper in the Indian city of Bangalore has attracted attention, not just for its unlikely aesthetic and lavish composition, but also because the owner of the mega home is unlikely to set foot in it.The two-storey replica of the White House,…
Justin Fields and DJ Moore combined to snap the 346-day losing streakDeath of legendary Bears linebacker Dick Butkus was announced before kickoffDailyMail.com provides all the latest international sports newsBy Isabel Baldwin For Dailymail.Com and Associated Press Published: 23:34 EDT, 5 October 2023 | Updated: 00:49 EDT, 6 October 2023 The Chicago Bears finally tasted victory this season as they beat the Washington Commanders 40-20 on the road. The Bears had gone without a win in 14 games dating back to last season but Justin Fields and DJ Moore combined to snap the 346-day losing streak on Thursday Night Football. Following the triumph the Bears’ X…
One is on strike! Imelda Staunton, who plays HM The Queen in the prestige Netflix series The Crown, will not be taking part in any publicity for the show over the coming weeks as she is a member of the SAG-AFTRA Hollywood actors union — and hence, on strike.Some other key members of the cast of the show are also SAG members, and that union has been taking industrial action since mid-July. As such, they will not walk the red carpet or give interviews on chat shows or radio to promote the programme. They will also have to skip the show’s…
Pandora sales sparkle amid booming demand for charms and braceletsBy Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 17:01 EDT, 5 October 2023 Pandora said business is booming as customers shrug off cost-of-living woes to splash out on charms and bracelets. The world’s largest jeweller, whose advertising has featured Jerry Hall and Georgia May Jagger, highlighted strong sales of star-sign charms and lab-grown diamonds. The Danish firm expects revenues to hit £3.9billion to £4.2billion in 2026, up from around £3.1billion this year. Profits are expected to top £1billion in 2026. Pandora, which has been advertised by Jerry Hall and Georgia May Jagger (pictured),…
Vladimir Putin’s troops have slain more than 50 Ukrainians after a rocket slammed into a crowded village café and grocery store in the eastern region of Kharkiv – in one of the deadliest strikes targeting innocent civilians since the war began. The missile strike decimated the two buildings in the middle of the afternoon in the village of Hroza in the Kupyansk district of Kharkiv, which had been filled with men, women and children at the time. Around 60 people had been attending a wake for a fellow villager inside the café while dozens of others were shopping at the grocery store…
Rory McIlroy reportedly ranted at not one, but three Team USA caddies as his fury on Day Two of the Ryder Cup refused to cool down even after the Northern Irishman returned to the team hotel.Team Europe’s talisman lost his cool on the car park at Marco Simone following Saturday’s fourball session, when he was seen furiously screaming at another US caddie, Jim ‘Bones’ MacKay before being bundled into a BMW 4×4 by teammate Shane Lowry. McIlroy’s outburst came after he was left raging when LaCava, Cantlay’s caddie, stood in his line of vision twirling his cap as he attempted to…
Spirent shares plummet by nearly a third following profit warningSpirent shares were the biggest faller by some distance on the FTSE 250 IndexThe telecoms testing business said many clients were delaying investmentsIts order intake for the first nine months of 2023 was 24% down on last year By Harry Wise Updated: 12:32 EDT, 4 October 2023 Spirent Communications shares have plunged in value after the company warned that annual turnover would be about 20 per cent lower.The telecoms testing business saw its shares tumble by 31.3 per cent to 90.1p on Wednesday, making them the biggest faller by some distance on…
Horrific moment hysterical mother screams ‘where’s my baby’ after eight-year-old boy falls into gap between cruise ship and dock at Italian portThe boy’s father jumped into the water after him and both became trappedWARNING: Article contains footage which some may find distressing Do you know the family in this video? Email [email protected] By Elena Salvoni Published: 16:08 EDT, 3 October 2023 | Updated: 08:24 EDT, 4 October 2023 This is the horrific moment a hysterical mother screams ‘where’s my baby?’ after her eight-year-old son fell into the sea, disappearing between a cruise ship and the dock.The child, thought to be from northern…
Cash-strapped Brighton Labour council plans a new 10 per cent ‘sales tax’ on beach huts in bid to plug £70m financial black holeLabour Brighton and Hove Council plans 10% transfer fee on sales of beach hutsBy Oliver Price Published: 05:50 EDT, 4 October 2023 | Updated: 07:31 EDT, 4 October 2023 Owners of Brighton beach huts could face a new 10 per cent effective sales tax as the cash-strapped council tries to plug a £70million black hole in its budget.Labour-run Brighton and Hove City Council has started a consultation on changes to licence fees for and has proposed charging transfer…