Princess Charlotte gets exception to age-old royal tradition Princess Charlotte, who already appears to be learning the ropes of the royal rules, is not shy of breaking some traditions. A major exception to years-old royal tradition was made for the only daughter of Prince William and Kate Middleton as she …
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In August 1903, Ewart on the Eastern Coast of Wales sent a postcard to Lydia on the Southern Coast. While the distance between them would only take about an hour and a half to drive today, Ewart’s message took 121 years to arrive. A manager at the Swansea Building Society, …
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A battle over the future of Rupert Murdoch’s vast and powerful media empire will begin next week behind closed doors. Akin to a scene straight from the hit HBO series, Succession, the Murdochs will thrash it out in a private court to decide who will take control of the $19.5 …
Read More »The words could not be more poignant in the circumstances. On the eve of his 40th birthday tomorrow, Prince Harry stressed the importance of family by emailing the US magazine People to tell them ‘The greatest gift I’ve ever been given is, without doubt, is my kids. I enjoy watching …
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On May 16, 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) sued then 44-year-old Ross I. McLellan of Hingham, Massachusetts, for securities fraud. The case was brought in the Federal Court for the District of Massachusetts, an apt location as McLellan had committed the fraud while employed as Senior Managing …
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Since he married Meghan Markle, he’s been striving to be known as a ‘humanitarian’, mental health campaigner and environmental activist. Prince Harry, who turns 40 tomorrow, has certainly changed a lot since his younger days. Gone is the wild young prince of old, and with us now is the more …
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The £10bn Royal Mail Pension Plan has appointed Michael Airey as its new chief executive officer, it announced this week. Airey takes over from Richard Law-Deeks, who stepped down in June after six years in the role. Airey was previously the scheme’s head of funding and investment, overseeing its outsourced …
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UK building society Nationwide has awarded logistics specialist Whistl the contract to supply its bulk mail downstream access services (DSA) to UK e-fulfillment. The contract covers all of Nationwide’s transactional and marketing mail items and is one of the largest in the UK. Nick Wells, executive chairman at Whistl, said, …
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Royal Mail has revealed images of a set of ten new stamps featuring original illustrations of spiders found in the UK. Previously butterflies, bees and bugs have been illustrated on stamps. Featured on the new stamps are the: Sand Bear Spider; Cucumber Spider; Woodland Jumping Spider; Four-spotted Orbweb Spider; Spider Nurseryweb Spider; Ladybird Spider; Candy-striped Spider; Wasp Spider; Zebra Spider; and Heather Crab Spider. …
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Royal Mail’s new stamps feature original artwork by wildlife illustrator Richard Lewington. Image: Royal Mail/PA Wire Royal Mail has revealed images of a set of 10 new stamps featuring original illustrations of spiders found in the UK. Previously butterflies, bees and bugs have been illustrated on stamps. Artwork by wildlife …
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