EAST Lothian’s MSP has thanked the county’s Royal Mail staff for “going the extra mile” this year. Iain Gray visits a local delivery office each year to thank staff personally for delivering mail during the Christmas period, but is unable to this year due to Covid-19 social distancing guidelines. Instead, …
Read More »FTSE 100 falls after coronavirus vaccine and Brexit developments
FTSE closes down 0.7% or 47 points at 6,556 after approval for Oxford’s Covid vaccine and vote passing post-Brexit deal were overshadowed by three quarters of UK being plunged into Tier 4 lockdown FTSE 100 index of biggest UK firms down by 0.71% or 47 points at 6,556 today Fall comes …
Read More »When narratives collide – Investors’ Chronicle
I have frequently been struck this year by how many times Amazon appeared in the magazine index – usually multiple mentions per issue, in every issue (including this one). It has been a similar story for other Faang stocks – or Fanmags as we should now call them – a clear …
Read More »Suffragette will get statue 100 years after blowing up post box in campaign for women’s vote
Suffragette viscountess will get statue in her honour 100 years after she was jailed for blowing up post box in campaign for women’s vote Margaret Mackworth, known as Lady Rhondda, campaigned for women’s rights The suffragette, from Newport, once made a bomb and posted it in a letterbox Campaigners have …
Read More »‘Diabolical’ Covid-19 mail disruptions cause Christmas headaches for NZ Post
The 260 overseas parcels lodged with NZ Post before the Christmas deadline are no longer stuck in New Zealand, and may make it to their destination before the tree comes down. Last week, NZ Post admitted that hundreds of presents were still sitting at NZ Post’s International Mail Centre despite …
Read More »Prince Harry ‘drops Royal RP accent for Estuary English’ in podcast
Prince Harry has dropped the Queen’s English accent in favour of a more ‘slurring mid-Estuary’ twang in his new podcast with wife Meghan Markle, a British behaviour expert has claimed. The Duke, 36, and Duchess of Sussex, 39, today released their first Spotify podcast, calling on famous friends including Sir …
Read More »Post Office announces major change for anyone sending parcels to the EU from today
The Post Office has confirmed some major changes for anyone sending parcels to friends and family in the EU. Packages will now be required to go through a new procedure before being sent to EU countries. Unless they have the correct customs declaration documentation attached to them, they will be …
Read More »Boris Johnson will hail new chapter in British history on the day of his historic Brexit deal vote
Boris Johnson will hail a new chapter in Britain’s history today as his EU trade deal goes before Parliament. On the eve of the landmark vote, Tory Eurosceptics announced they would support the agreement, finally ending decades of division in the party over Europe. Their move paves the way for …
Read More »Covid vaccine from Oxford University and Astrazeneca is APPROVED
Britain could vaccinate 24million people against coronavirus by Easter after the game-changing Oxford University/ AstraZeneca jab was approved this morning and its makers promised to deliver 2million doses a week. In a massive boost to ending the pandemic within months, the UK medical regulator green-lit the vaccine, which is cheap, easy …
Read More »Sophie Wessex wanted ‘bigger role in the Royal Family’ but was ‘overshadowed’, royal expert claims
Sophie Wessex wanted ‘bigger role in the The Firm’ but was ‘overshadowed by senior royals’ – with Lady Louise Windsor to ‘be next rising star of the family’, royal expert claims Sophie Wessex, 55, has stepped into spotlight in the Royal Family this year The mother-of-two has been quietly volunteering …
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