The 2021 Pension Schemes Act creates a new framework for CDC schemes. These schemes are intended as a halfway house between defined benefit (DB) schemes, which promise employees a guaranteed pension on retirement, and defined contribution (DC) schemes, under which benefits depend on investment performance of the pot members and …
Read More »Meghan Markle tells Oprah of mental anguish, royals’ concern about son’s skin colour
This undated image released March 7, 2021 courtesy of Harpo Productions shows Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, in a conversation with U.S. television host Oprah Winfrey. JOE PUGLIESE/AFP/Getty Images In a wide-ranging interview aired Sunday, Harry and Meghan described painful discussions about the colour of …
Read More »Competition could be launched to design new park for Bradford city centre
A COMPETITION to design an “urban park” in Bradford city centre could be held as part of a push to “Green the District.” And the large, empty plot of land near Forster Square rail station could be a possible location for the new green space. Last week the Bradford District …
Read More »Prince Harry and Meghan married secretly three days before Royal Wedding
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were secretly married three days before they tied the knot in front of the world, with the couple revealing that they held a private ‘union’ in their backyard with the Archbishop of Canterbury and no guests. The couple shared the surprise news during their explosive …
Read More »PRESS DIGEST-British Business – March 8
Bloomberg Biggest Players in the Short-Selling Game Are Getting a Pass (Bloomberg) — It’s in the air again, on Reddit, in Congress, in the C-suite: Hedge funds that get rich off short-selling are the enemy. The odd thing is, the biggest players in the game are getting a pass.Those would …
Read More »Daily News Digest | The Conservative Woman
NEWS Financial scams have become hidden ‘epidemic’ as impersonation cases double in a year Financial scams are an ‘epidemic within the pandemic’, a former investigator has warned, as the number of victims falling for fraudsters impersonating the likes of HMRC, the NHS and Royal Mail doubled last year. Criminals were …
Read More »Star Trek legend Nichelle Nichols, 89, gives vulcan sign ahead of film release
STAR Trek star Nichelle Nichols gives the famous vulcan sign as she meets her younger character actress Loren Lott. The sci-fi legend, 88, was in California for the new film from the franchise Renegades: Ominara. 7 Star Trek star Nichelle Nichols gives the famous vulcan signCredit: Getty Images – Getty …
Read More »Royal Mail issues new scam warning to UK customers
Royal Mail has warned people in the UK about two scams currently doing the rounds. Scam texts and emails are being sent targeting people’s bank accounts. The messages ask customers to give up their personal and bank information by telling them they’ll otherwise fail to have their parcel delivered. One …
Read More »Meghan and Harry: The Queen will NOT be watching Oprah interview ‘circus’
The Queen will ‘ignore’ the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s explosive Oprah Winfrey interview which has been branded a ‘circus’ by royal courtiers, it has been reported. Harry and Meghan’s televised conversation with the talk show host, which has fuelled tensions within the monarchy, will air in the US on …
Read More »Drug detections made on ‘almost daily basis’ in Orkney
featured newsMarch 7, 2021 at 4:13 pm Drug detections are being made on “a regular daily basis” by the Orkney Drugs Dog, according to a Police Scotland inspector. Inspector David Hall of Police Scotland said: “There has been a significant rise in the number of drug interceptions from the drugs dog.” A report, presented …
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