Job losses: Major cuts since the start of the pandemic

Around 7,960 job losses have been added to the more than 167,000 major redundancies at big British employers since the start of lockdown as many businesses try to slimline after coronavirus took a massive chunk from their profits. The Evening Standard became the latest to announce a round of approximately …

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Sherlock Holmes celebrated in new Royal Mail stamps

Characters from the popular TV series are featured, in addition to some of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s favourite works. When Conan Doyle published his first Sherlock novel, A Study in Scarlet, in 1887, he had no idea how iconic the character would become. Presented in a miniature-sheet, four stamps will …

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Lucky Australian finds a coin worth a small fortune

Cashing in! Lucky Australian finds a coin worth $1,000 – and there could be one in your wallet A lucky Australian has found a 1901 Gold Sovereign coin worth more than $1,000 The woman shared her find with an Australian treasure hunting Facebook group Coin shows Queen Victoria on one side …

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