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Read More »How could eBay assist you to protect jobs and boost cashflow?
Yesterday, the Chancellor announced a raft of measures to support businesses through the winter months as the Coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt our daily lives with the main aim being to protect jobs. Government assistance to protect jobs and boost cashflow There was a stark difference in the messaging from …
Read More »Meghan Markle and Prince Harry ‘ruined’ Africa trip attacking press
Royal experts say Meghan Markle and Prince Harry could have justified the sky-high cost of their tour of Africa if they had not ended it with a ‘personal’ attack on the press. Royal watchers say the 2019 tour, which it was revealed today cost the taxpayer £240,000, could have been …
Read More »Agag launches new electric powerboat championship
Formula E and Extreme E founder Alejandro Agag is taking the electric racing concept to the water with the launch of the the world’s first electric powerboat championship. Together with Rodi Basso, former Director of Motorsport at McLaren, and Dr Raffaele Chiulli, President of the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM), Agag …
Read More »The Queen’s cousin is moving just a few dozen yards costing the taxpayer £1MILLION
The Queen’s cousin the Duke of Gloucester, 76, is moving just a few dozen yards at Kensington Palace – at a cost of £1MILLION to the taxpayer By Royal Editor For The Daily Mail Published: 23:34, 25 September 2020 | Updated: 23:34, 25 September 2020 Taxpayers have been left with …
Read More »Royal Mail staff: tell us about working conditions | Business
Workplaces around the country have been working out how to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. We would like to hear from people working for Royal Mail, including staff and management, about their experiences at work in recent months. How has Royal Mail adapted to the pandemic? What safety measures have …
Read More »In Focus: Wood engraving, the peculiarly British artform that’s ‘the perfect medium for the times we are living through’
Wood engraving commands laborious attention to detail, but the effects can be entrancing and varied. A new exhibition at the Ashmolean celebrates a British phenomenon that continues to fascinate. Britain has invented numerous sports — tennis, cricket, tossing the caber — but can only claim to have come up with …
Read More »Review: An Evening with an Immigrant (Bridge Theatre)
This evening of poetry and the story of a life in the company of poet and playwright Inua Ellams was first seen at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2017. Its urgency and impact hasn’t diminished since then; it feels essential viewing, but it isn’t particularly theatrical. The Bridge is a delicate …
Read More »Obituary to Terry Clegg | The Westmorland Gazette
A NUMBER of tributes have been made a ‘man of many talents’ who had a passion for sport throughout his life. Terry Clegg sadly passed away on September 9, in the early hours of the morning at the age of 76. Born on September 17, 1944, in Burnley, Terry lived …
Read More »Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank are expecting a baby
Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank are expecting their first child together, Buckingham Palace announced this morning. The couple, who married in October 2018, are expecting the baby in early 2021. Sharing the news on Instagram today, Eugenie, 30, wrote: ‘Jack and I are so excited for early 2021….,’ alongside photos …
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