L’Oreal has pocketed nearly £1m in British taxpayer cash – despite making billions in profits during the pandemic. New figures from HM Revenue & Customs reveal the global cosmetic giant was given ‘£500,000 to £1m’ in furlough money in December and January alone – and continues to claim. And while …
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The Queen Mother’s funeral arrangements in 2002 cost more than £5.4 million. A fly-past and a lying-in-state in Westminster Hall were among the events honouring King George VI’s consort. Policing costs amounted to £4.3 million and the Queen Mother’s lying-in-state came to £825,000, according to a House of Commons research …
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From a 1948 boxing event to meeting the Marines in 2017: Prince Philip’s first royal engagement and his last… with 22,217 between them Prince Philip spent 65 years being the Queen’s consort since she acceded to the throne in 1952 He completed he final public engagement on August 2, 2017 …
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It starts with a text message; it ends with you losing your life savings. Police are battling fraudsters who are eliciting personal information and bank details from victims by sending out thousands of text messages a day and setting up “Sim farms” on their home computers. Victims are ensnared by …
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Read More »STOCK WATCH: Now who’s favourite in William Hill takeover?
STOCK WATCH: Now who’s favourite in William Hill takeover? By Alex Lawson For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:31, 10 April 2021 | Updated: 23:01, 10 April 2021 Investors in William Hill are on tenterhooks after another week without a judgment on the scheme of arrangement to complete the £2.9billion …
Read More »Consumers stung by surprise post-Brexit charges on goods ordered from EU
Shoppers are being hit by unclear extra charges when buying goods from EU-based retailers. The add-on costs when buying goods from the bloc should be more transparent so that shoppers are not hit with surprise fees or scammed, consumer group Which? said. Research by Which? found two-fifths (42 per cent) …
Read More »Prince Philip on royal duty: In his own words
Years later, Prince Philip suggested the outcry had been disproportionate, adding: “The Chinese weren’t worried about it.” It’s difficult to say how it was received in China at the time, as media was very restricted and China was keen to forge a closer diplomatic relationship with the UK. However, the …
Read More »Queen was at Philip’s bedside when he died: Charles leaves Windsor Castle
The Queen is thought to have been at the bedside of her ‘beloved husband’ of 73 years Prince Philip when he passed away ‘peacefully’ at Windsor Castle yesterday. The Duke of Edinburgh, the nation’s longest-serving consort, died in his private apartment just two months and a day before what would …
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Queen have been “trying things out” in the studio with Adam Lambert. The remaining members of the group, Brian May and Roger Taylor, have been performing live with the former ‘American Idol’ star for a decade, but have never recorded new material with him and it seems fans will have …
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