A Goldman insider says one of the “big reasons” to go ahead with the removal of the bonus cap was to compete with other financial centres better. Richard Gnodde, Goldman’s international chief, said years ago that removing the bonus cap would “put the UK on the same footing, aside from …
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Princess Anne has demonstrated her importance to a monarchy hit by illness by undertaking a third of all royal engagements in the first four months of this year. The Princess Royal has been the lynchpin holding it all together while the King and the Princess of Wales have been undergoing …
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Post Office services in a Leicester suburb could be on the move if residents back a new plan. The operator of the service at 19-21 Main Street, Evington, could be incorporated into their existing business in Welland Vale Road, more than a mile away. A Post Office spokesperson said the …
Read More »Photos have emerged showing Prince Andrew’s crumbling home where the out-of-favour duke is staying despite not being able to afford its £400,000-a-year upkeep costs. The pictures show Royal Lodge, where the Duke of York has lived for two decades, with its iconic white paint crumbling away from the walls, and …
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* LOCAL NEWS: A body was pulled from the Vltava near Štefánik Bridge in Prague on Sunday evening. A witness alerted authorities around 7 pm. Police are investigating the deceased’s identity, with a possibility it could be the 29-year-old Briton missing since April 27th after jumping from a party boat. …
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King Charles’s spirits remained high as he was spotted beaming after attending church this morning. The monarch, 75, is reported to be on the brink of a row with his brother Prince Andrew over the state of the crumbling Royal Lodge, where the Duke of York lives – but as …
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The Sunday Times’s Lucy Tobin spied an opportunity in shares of Domino’s Pizza. In particular, she noted that the takeout outfit was due to benefit from Euro 2024 and the attendant boost to marketing spend. Its growth plans, with 70 new stores planned for 2024, investment in its app and …
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A handwritten letter posted to a local charity in Sheffield threatening they would “soon close” has prompted a “shock” reaction online. The angry letter arrived through the letterbox of Kreate on Hutcliffe Wood Road in Beauchief by second class Royal Mail delivery, in an envelope addressed to “the owner”. It …
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Retail investors could receive a “bonus” share in NatWest if they hold on to the stock for at least a year, in plans being drawn up by ministers for a populist Tell Sid-style privatisation of some of the government’s remaining shares in the bank. It plans a mass-market sale of …
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The price of a second class stamp is set to be pegged to inflation until at least 2029, the UK communications regulator has said in efforts to keep letter-sending affordable. But Ofcom said it wants to scrap the current price cap on parcel services. Under new proposals, Ofcom said it …
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