A replica of Madame Bovary’s ‘extravagant’ wedding cake has been unveiled at the Cake Shop in Oxford’s Covered Market this week, November 15. This ‘unusual’ project was created by The Cake Shop in partnership with Professor Jennifer Yee, of the French Sub-Faculty at Oxford University. This event marked the bicentenary …
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Here’s Proactive’s round-up of the day’s news with helpful links taking you to our up-to-the-minute news analysis 1 – Hochschild Mining receives knee to groin from Peru’s PM Down 45% at one point, the company has been shown what a small dose of Marxism can do, says Alastair Ford, Proactive’s …
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23 November 2021 Transport / Logistics Services Royal Mail has enhanced its Parcel Collect service so posties will now take pre-printed labels to addresses that have booked parcel collection. This opens the reach of the service to millions of customers who do not have printers and cannot print their own labels. …
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After three days of gains, the Royal Mail share price closed above the 200-Day Moving Average on Monday for the first time in four months. Royal Mail (LON: RMG) started this week in the same rich vein of form it finished the last. As of Monday’s close, shares of the …
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Kate Middleton is mother of three to Prince George who is eight, Princess Charlotte who is six, and Prince Louis who is three. Parenting expert Cai Graham shared what makes Kate such a good mum. Cai said: “When the eyes of the world are upon you, it can be extremely …
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By Press Association 2021 Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James was ejected Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James has been suspended without pay for one game after leaving Detroit Pistons centre Isaiah Stewart bleeding in a clash which sparked a furious on-court altercation. He will sit out the Lakers’ …
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December is fast approaching and plans are well underway for Christmas. We’re all looking forward to spending time with family and friends this year after last year’s gatherings were curtailed by the coronavirus pandemic. If you are sending parcels and cards to your nearest and dearest by post, it is …
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Prince William, 39, and Prince Harry, 37, may be royalty, but they have a sibling relationship many members of the public can relate to. Having both experienced the loss of their mother, Diana, Princess of Wales back in 1997 when they were just 15 and 12 years old, the brothers …
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Germany’s health minister has said the rapid rise in coronavirus cases means it is likely that everyone in the country who is not vaccinated will have caught Covid-19 by the end of the winter, and some of those will die. Official figures showed more than 30,000 newly confirmed cases in …
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The Queen has sent a message to the people of British Columbia following “catastrophic” flooding in the Canadian province, saying her thoughts are with them. The 95-year-old monarch, who is also Queen of Canada, thanked emergency responders and volunteers for their “tireless work” and for providing comfort and support to …
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