The Duchess of Cornwall has described her tour of Egypt with the Prince of Wales as “absolutely brilliant”, but said “it’s been too short”. Camilla also reminisced fondly about how she visited the country with Charles soon after they married, and said it will always have a special place in …
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Migrants, mandatory Covid vaccinations and murderer Colin Pitchfork returning to prison are splashed across the front pages as the weekend begins. News that Home Secretary Priti Patel wants a Greece-style crackdown on migrants leads The Daily Telegraph, with the paper reporting those coming to the UK from across the Channel …
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The middle of November means that it will be just around the time that children will want to write up their Christmas list and send it off to Father Christmas. Usually burnt in the fire, or hidden under the parents bed, it is near impossible that Father Christmas would have …
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The Duchess of Cornwall has described herself and the Prince of Wales as still having “a snap in our celery” as she stressed their foreign tours were working trips and not holidays. Camilla’s comments were made on the flight home from the Middle East where the royal couple spent four …
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READERS have had their say as the number of coronavirus cases in the borough of Barrow increased by 40 in a 24 hour period. A total of 11,258 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Barrow when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on Thursday, up …
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John Lewis staff Christine Hutchins and Sam Ring present a cheque to Karen and Rob Oldale for the Friends of St George’s Hydrotherapy Pool with volunteers Andrew King, Sue Jolly and Steven Luker. EMN-211111-135221009 St George’s Hydrotherapy Pool based in Dogsthorpe Road has been given £1,500 from John Lewis Partnership …
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The Royal Mail has apologised for the delays ROYAL Mail has confirmed that they’re experiencing ‘resourcing issues’ and have apologised to customers for any delays. Some residents of Carlisle say they are are only receiving post every other day. One man, who didn’t wish to be named, said: “I don’t understand …
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(Reuters) – Private-equity firms Bain Capital and Hellman & Friedman LLC are close to a deal to acquire healthcare technology company Athenahealth Inc for about $17 billion including debt, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The deal for Athenahealth, which provides cloud-based software …
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It’s been a rather mixed week for European stocks with decent gains and record highs for the DAX and CAC40, while the FTSE100 has had a week to forget, on course for its worst weekly performance in over two months. US markets had a rather mixed session, the Dow finishing …
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The Government was not “fully prepared” for the “wide-ranging impacts” that Covid-19 had on society, the economy, and essential public services, a new report has found. The National Audit Office report also found that the government lacked detailed plans on shielding, job support schemes and school disruption. Some lessons from …
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