REFRESH PAGE FOR UPDATES 5pm: London closes lower The FTSE 100 ended the session 21 points lower at 7,543, with investors aware that November’s uptick in GDP will be eroded in the December figures and growth is likely to slow this month. IG chief market analyst Chris Beauchamp said the …
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A number of parked cars had their tyres slashed in Somerset over Christmas. Police are appealing for witnesses to the incidents which happened overnight between December 24 and December 25 in Flax Bourton. Avon and Somerset Police say the incidents took place on Church Lane, Orchard Close, Post Office Lane, …
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On April 17, 2021, the Queen was forced to sit alone as she attended the funeral of her late husband Prince Phillip in order to follow Covid rules. Hours earlier, two leaving parties were allegedly held at No 10 when mixing between households was banned. The image of the Queen …
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Princess Beatrice went shopping with her baby yesterday just hours before the Queen stripped her disgraced father Prince Andrew of his honorary military roles and he gave up his HRH style – which she is still allowed to use. The 33-year-old royal was photographed out in London at 2.30pm yesterday, …
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The Queen was ‘saddened’ at having to force Prince Andrew out of the Royal Family but backed Prince Charles in saying he had ‘run out of road’, insiders have revealed. Explaining why the monarch forced her son to stop using his HRH title in order to face his sex case …
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The Duke of York is facing calls to pay for his own security and lose his dukedom as the fallout from his civil sex case continues. Criticism of Andrew is mounting after the Queen stripped him of his remaining patronages and honorary military roles as the monarchy distanced itself from …
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Council could back Quattro House flat plans despite Royal Mail objection CalendarAn icon of a desk calendar.CancelAn icon of a circle with a diagonal line across.CaretAn icon of a block arrow pointing to the right.EmailAn icon of a paper envelope.FacebookAn icon of the Facebook “f” mark.GoogleAn icon of the Google …
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The FTSE 100 closed down 0.3% on Friday, but it continued to outperform most global markets. “The energy sector is helping to keep the FTSE 100 afloat, helped by another two-month high for Brent crude prices, which is keeping a floor under BP and Royal Dutch Shell,” Michael Hewson from …
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Subscribe to the MoneyWeek Podcast on one of these platforms: Transcript Merryn Somerset Webb: Hello and welcome to the MoneyWeek magazine podcast. I am Merryn Somerset Webb, editor-in-chief of the magazine, and I just want to tell you before I start that we are recording this on January 11th. Several …
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