Defined benefit pensions, where an employer guarantees a pension for life, are almost extinct in the private sector. Defined contribution schemes, where people draw a pension from their individual pot and take their own investment and longevity risk, are now standard. Some people claim “collective defined contribution” (CDC) pensions are …
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Smartphone with Netflix logo is placed on a keyboard in this illustration taken April 19, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register June 22 (Reuters) – Comcast Corp’s (CMCSA.O) NBCUniversal and Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google are leading the race for a tie-up with Netflix …
Read More »‘Vibrantly illustrated’ stamps to mark 50th anniversary of first UK Pride rally
R oyal Mail has revealed images of a new set of “vibrantly illustrated” stamps to mark the 50th anniversary of the UK’s first Pride rally. The eight stamps celebrate a march that took place from Trafalgar Square to Hyde Park in London in July 1972, which was the first to …
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An exhibit from the third floor of the Royal BC Museum in Victoria on Dec. 29, 2021.JONATHAN HAYWARD/The Canadian Press Premier John Horgan has halted an ambitious but costly and controversial plan to shut down the Royal BC Museum and rebuild a new facility over the next eight years, acknowledging …
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Read More »‘Vibrantly illustrated’ stamps to mark 50th anniversary of first UK Pride rally
Royal Mail has revealed images of a new set of “vibrantly illustrated” stamps to mark the 50th anniversary of the UK’s first Pride rally. The eight stamps celebrate a march that took place from Trafalgar Square to Hyde Park in London in July 1972, which was the first to bear …
Read More »‘Vibrantly illustrated’ stamps to mark 50th anniversary of first UK Pride rally
Royal Mail has revealed images of a new set of “vibrantly illustrated” stamps to mark the 50th anniversary of the UK’s first Pride rally. The eight stamps celebrate a march that took place from Trafalgar Square to Hyde Park in London in July 1972, which was the first to bear …
Read More »Royal Mail launches brightly-coloured collection to mark 50th anniversary of first Gay Pride march
The rainbow stamps with first class Pride: Royal Mail launches brightly-coloured collection to mark 50th anniversary of first Gay Pride march These latest vibrant designs show the Royal Mail has changed a lot since 1840 Stamps will mark the fiftieth anniversary of the UK’s first Gay Pride march It comes …
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Smartphone with Netflix logo is placed on a keyboard in this illustration taken April 19, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register OTTAWA, June 21 (Reuters) – Canada’s lower house of the parliament passed legislation on Tuesday that would bring online streaming platforms under …
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