The FTSE 100 has recorded its best year since 2016, as UK stocks recovered from the pandemic shock of 2020. London’s leading index of blue-chip shares rallied by 14.3% during 2021, a year after falling 14.3% in its worst drop since the 2008 financial crisis. It closed at 7384 points …
Read More »Kate at 40: friends and ex-aides give account of royal’s journey
As she prepares to turn 40 next weekend, the Duchess of Cambridge knows that by her next landmark birthday, she’ll have become the Princess of Wales — a title that’s lain dormant since the death of Diana, the mother-in-law she never met. As with everything associated with the Royal Family, …
Read More »Try a charming break to Sarajevo, from Luton
Travellers from London Luton Airport now have a new destination to try out. Wizz Air has launched a new low-fare route from the airport to Sarajevo in Bosnia Herzegovina. The new route will launch on March 29, 2022, and tickets are available now on wizzair.com or via the airline’s mobile …
Read More »Ten Times Workers Beat the Bosses in 2021
At first glance, 2021 might not seem like a year with much to celebrate for workers. It began with a renewed global pandemic threatening jobs and pay in just about every sector of the British economy. And not only that, but with the government refusing to implement policies like liveable …
Read More »All the famous people we lost in 2021 – from RTE Radio star and Peaky Blinders actor to tragic death of Sarah Harding
A difficult 2021 saw the deaths of several icons Sarah Harding, Charlie Watts from The Rolling Stones, and many Irish stars including Simon Young, and Des “Snitchy” Ferguson. Hollywood lost several entertainers: including legendary composer Stephen Sondheim, award-winning actress Helen McCrory, rapper DMX, actress and Saved by the Bell’s Dustin …
Read More »New Year’s Eve: Auld Lang Syne meaning
Sung across most of the English-speaking world to herald the new year – how many people actually know what “auld lang syne” means? The famous verse written by Scottish poet Robert Burns in 1788, is based on a folk song from even further back in time. Auld Lang Syne is traditionally chorused …
Read More »Covid: Hereford club will welcome Welsh New Year’s Eve revellers
A HEREFORD club has said it will be welcome Welsh partygoers with open arms tonight as clubs in Wales remain shut under Covid rules. Welsh Government rules have seen clubs in the country shut since Boxing Day as it tries to handle a surge in Omicron Covid cases. There are …
Read More »Key legal documents requested from Andrew in civil sex assault case
The Duke of York has been asked to produce key documents in support of his alibi he did not have sex with his American accuser – including confirmation he did not sweat. Virginia Giuffre’s legal team has requested a wealth of information from Andrew’s lawyers as they probe his BBC …
Read More »West Mercia Police trolls driver with alcohol crammed in car
POLICE have trolled a dozy driver who was pulled over on a motorway with more than 170 stolen bottles of booze crammed inside. West Mercia Police joked that “somebody’s New Year’s Eve has just been ruined” after seizing the haul after an attempted theft in Ross-on-Wye. Police stopped the VW …
Read More »Police find 2 stolen Range Rovers in south Essex
A police chase involving a suspected stolen vehicle came to an abrupt halt when the car crashed off the road. The Range Rover, which police believe was snatched by thieves in the Harlow area, was spotted in Purfleet by officers last night. Essex Police’s Operational Support Group said the car …
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