The timeless struggles between “Liberals” and “Conservatives” in the books of Gabriel Garcia Marquez show Latin American politics moving in waves. One of those waves may be washing up on the continent’s shores now, and it comes from the left, with important implications for energy. The run-off of the Brazilian …
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Companies Massive savings but uncertainty ahead as energy cap limited to six months The government will be hoping that gas prices stay subdued despite months of warnings of winter shortages, after it cut back the scope of the energy price cap significantly. New chancellor Jeremy Hunt said the policy would …
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The Royal Mail will see a big change next year when old stamps are swapped out for new versions that feature a distinctive difference. With the death of the Queen, the face of UK postage Brits have been accustomed to for decades will change with the ascension of King Charles, …
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The Danish royal family have shared a pointed photo of Prince Christian, Princess Mary’s eldest son, on his 17th birthday – and it’s purposefully in a relaxed style for a reason. The European royals have been in the spotlight recently after Queen Margrethe, 82, revealed she would be removing the princely …
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A below-inflation 10.5 percent pay offer from Go-Ahead bus company, recommended by Unite officials, was accepted by London bus drivers in a ballot last Thursday, with 1,275 drivers voting yes, and 282 drivers voting no. At Go-Ahead London General, covering Merton, Putney, Stockwell, Sutton, Waterloo and Waterside Way garages, 703 …
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Deeside.com > News Posted: Sat 15th Oct 2022 Listen to this article A former postman’s career has taken off after he landed a position at Airbus in Broughton. 29-year-old Albert Brennan from Cefn-y-Bedd works at the company’s Broughton global centre of excellence for manufacturing, which makes wings for Airbus aeroplanes. …
Read More »A PROLIFIC burglar has been jailed for sneaking into a hotel staff room and stealing a purse and bankcard. David McManus, of Talbot Place in Datchet, admitted going into the Oakley Court Hotel staff room and rummaging through a handbag. McManus fled with a purse before going to two shops in …
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The political ramifications of such a raid were also unpredictable. The attorney general at the time, Sir Michael Havers, later Lord Havers, was believed to have opposed any attack on Argentina itself. Undertaking such an operation would have been fraught with diplomatic risk. British aircraft were unable to cross Brazilian, …
Read More »Chinese leader Xi Jinping signalled on Sunday that his government will maintain policies that have put it at odds with the US and other nations and deepened Communist Party control of the economy and society. Mr Xi, speaking at the opening of the twice-a-decade congress that is expected to give …
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Until the death of the Queen, one source has told The Telegraph, plans for the Coronation were sketched out rather than signed-off. It has “deliberately been kept quite unplanned to ensure it can best reflect the climate at the time at which it happens”, they say. “There will be people …
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