Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Friday evening. We’ll have another update for you tomorrow morning. 1. PM ‘hoping to avoid’ national lockdown in England PM Boris Johnson says he is “hoping to avoid” another national lockdown in England but admits Covid cases …
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It’s been a lacklustre end to the week as European markets ebb back and forth between positive and negative territory, as both US stimulus talks and UK-EU trade talks move into the final straits, with both threatening to stretch into the weekend and perhaps beyond, pushing the deadlines, as well …
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The matches keep on coming thick and fast over Christmas and into the New Year – with early print and mail order deadlines over the festive period, be sure to order your matchday programmes for our home games against Fulham and Leeds United by 2pm this Monday (21 December)*. We …
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The site off Canongate, Oakengates. Photo: Google StreetView. Telford Developments Ltd applied to knock down the former Eden Complex, on Canongate, Oakengates, and build the 70-home block. A report by council officers recommended that the Telford & Wrekin Planning Committee approved the bid, but councillors voted 4-3 against it, with …
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SOMEONE has had festive-inspired fun with a road sign spotted today. A sign in Teesdale has been altered to say “Last Christmas” above the place-name Wham, which has also had an exclamation mark added to it. One resident kept their distance, but it still caught their eye. It is not currently known who made the …
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The Prince of Wales’s personal touch ensured that the Christmas post for one town was truly Royal Mail. Charles helped out in a delivery room putting letters and cards into their correct slots when he visited Royal Mail’s office in Cirencester, close to his Highgrove home in Gloucestershire. Wearing his …
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The morning show is asking viewers to put forward their heroes for some well-deserved recognition. Dan shared a message to post office workers near his home in Sheffield as he encouraged people to submit their nominations. Sign up to our daily newsletter The i newsletter cut through the noise BBC …
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Prince Charles appeared in high spirits today as he met with postal workers dressed in festive costumes while visiting a Royal Mail office. The Prince of Wales, 71, wore a turquoise face covering as he made the visit to the delivery office in Cirencester to meet with staff about their …
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KFC fans have claimed they’ve been left feeling “sick” after a Channel 4 documentary revealed how its world-famous gravy is made. Inside KFC at Christmas aired on TV screens across the UK earlier this week giving viewers an inside look into how the fast food chain really operates. A segment …
Read More »Introduction The past 12 months have seen some striking competition decisions come from the UK competition agencies and courts. First, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) had a particularly high intervention rate against mergers. Second, the courts considered a number of significant abuse of dominance pricing cases. In particular, the …
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