Alongside being monarch, King Charles is also quite a talented artist, with the royal becoming quite a dab hand with watercolours. The royal has been interested in the artform since he was a young child, and during his youth he painted his parents, the late Queen and Prince Philip. When …

Daniel Kretinsky’s interest in full West Ham takeover appear to be diminishing – but he could help the club buy the London Stadium as a minority investor. Kretinsy bough a 27 per cent stake in the Hammers in a £180m deal in 2021 but has not yet upped his stake, …

The business secretary, Kemi Badenoch, is being pressed to question the Royal Mail bidder Daniel Křetínský on his business links, after the Guardian raised questions about a series of controversial global property deals connected to the Czech billionaire’s longtime business partners. Badenoch is scheduled to meet the tycoon next week …

REFILE-PRESS DIGEST-British Business – June 7 Corrects date to June 7 June 7 (Reuters) –The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. The Times – Mike Lynch, the founder of Autonomy, one …

A group of Oxfordshire Royal Mail postwomen are running through mud and dyeing their hair pink. BREAST Friends 4eva features Tina Talbott, Lauren Kershaw, Ella Hedgecox, Mirela Scotti, Sar Cousins, Claire Kain, Helen Jones, Angela Holpin, Theresa Gregor and Clare Walker. The Bicester-based group was set up by Tina after …

Proactive Investors – What’s the story so far? Who’s best for the markets? Next live debate: 11June – all parties Labour backs 95% mortgages Labour will continue a Conservative scheme allowing first-time buyers to access low-deposit mortgages if it wins the election. Back in 2021, when Rishi Sunak was Chancellor, …

A mystery donor is sending £1,000 in £20 notes to various charities – three in the last few months. The latest good cause to receive the cash is Bristol Autism Support having received £1,020 in the post. Recently the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), based in Portishead, received an anonymous …

By Dan Woodland Published: 16:22 EDT, 7 June 2024 | Updated: 19:44 EDT, 7 June 2024 This is the moment an Amazon delivery driver is caught on camera ‘stealing’ a £225 parcel from someone’s doorstep.  Resident Rosa Vasa caught the worker nabbing the parcel while making a separate delivery at …

Photo by Peter Nicholls/Getty Images. Rishi Sunak was the big loser from tonight’s seven-way BBC election debate – and he wasn’t even on the stage. Penny Mordaunt wasted no time in ruthlessly distancing herself from her former leadership rival, declaring that he was “completely wrong” to leave the D-Day ceremony …

By John Abiona Updated: 16:50 EDT, 7 June 2024 Early summer is normally when cider sales start to spike as drinkers try to quench their thirsts. But for the seller of Bulmers and Magners this season could be one to forget. Today, the company’s shares plunged after its chief executive …