Image copyright Getty Images One of the United Arab Emirates' largest banks has applied to the UK's High Court to appoint administrators for the troubled private hospital operator NMC Health.The FTSE 100 firm has been under scrutiny for alleged unauthorised financial activities.The Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank wants administrators to launch a full investigation into its…

Image copyright Cath Kidston Cath Kidston, the floral fashion brand, is set to file for administration as the coronavirus shutdown pushes High Street retailers to breaking point. The move will put nearly 950 jobs at risk at the company which is best-known for its brightly-coloured designs.Debenhams, the department store chain, is also expected to appoint…

Image copyright Getty Images The owner of London's ExCel centre has performed a U-turn on charging the NHS to use the site as a hospital to treat coronavirus patients.ExCel chief executive Jeremy Rees said an initial agreement with the NHS to house the temporary Nightingale Hospital "included a contribution to some fixed costs".But he said:…

Horticulturalist Ben Cross has grown a bumper crop of flowers, but was worried that they would go to waste as his florists and wholesalers has closed due to the coronavirus.So instead he's teamed up with a supermarket to send his blooms to frontline NHS workers with their food orders.Ben, who runs Crosslands Flower Nursery near…