During the Packer series, ‘big boys played at night’, both on and off the field. Shane Warne was a post-Packer generation cricketer who carried forward the legacy of the Imrans, the Bothams and the Vivs. If Imran Khan reportedly had Sita White and Goldie Hawn, and Ian Botham had Lindy …
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A guitar owned by the first black artist to have a long-term contract with the BBC and the first to appear in the Royal Variety Performance is to go under the hammer. Jazz singer Adelaide Hall, who also starred in the BBC’s first global radio broadcast in 1939, was a …
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The recovery of the motor trade has accelerated as 58,994 new cars entered Britain’s roads last month, a rise of 15 per cent compared with the same month a year before. According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, private registrations rose by 30 per cent compared with February …
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Third death is linked to a bug outbreak at Cambridge’s world-renowned Royal Papworth Hospital A third death has been linked to a bug outbreak at the Royal Papworth Hospital Aaron Green underwent a double lung and heart transplant at the hospital Just months later, he suffered devastating complications and died, …
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The Royal Mail has announced that the price of a first class stamp will increase by 10p to 95p, while second class stamps will increase by 2p to 68p, reported by WalesOnline The postal service said there has been a long-term decline in letter usage, combined with rising inflation, with …
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It was a bold assignment. On the morning of October 22, 1992, the Royal car pulled up outside the Kreuzkirche church in Dresden, to be greeted by an uncomfortable silence. Next came a few boos. Then came the first egg. It was in this same square that the bodies of …
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Curious Brits have finally found out why their post sometimes arrives with a letter P scribbled across. The Mirror reported that many Reddit users were fretting about what it meant. One person said: “It’s what thieves use to mark your house to let others know you have expensive dogs.” Another …
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Curious Brits have finally found out why their post sometimes arrives with a letter P scribbled across. The Mirror reported that many Reddit users were fretting about what it meant. One person said: “It’s what thieves use to mark your house to let others know you have expensive dogs.” Another …
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By Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) – Oil major Royal Dutch Shell will put profits from any Russian oil it purchases into a fund that will go towards humanitarian aid to Ukraine, the company said on Saturday. Shell had on Friday bought a cargo of Russian crude oil at a record …
Read More »The Czech billionaire who owns stakes in Sainsbury’s, Royal Mail and West Ham United risks taking a financial hit over his links with Russian state gas giant Gazprom. Daniel Kretinsky controls EP Infrastructure, which owns 49 per cent of Eustream, the company that operates the gas-transmission system piping Russian gas …
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