Saudi Arabia’s King Salman. — Reuters pic RIYADH, July 24 — Saudi Arabia’s 84-year-old ruler King Salman underwent successful surgery yesterday to remove his gall bladder, the royal court said, three days after he was admitted to hospital. It is rare for Saudi Arabia to report on the health of …
Read More »Swindon in no danger of local lockdown despite Covid-19 cases at four workplaces
SWINDON is not in danger of becoming the next Leicester, says the council’s senior public health officer. Small Covid-19 outbreaks at four high-profile workplaces in the town – Honda, the Royal Mail delivery office, Iceland distribution centre and fire station – have sparked fears of a local lockdown. The total …
Read More »I’d love to see a statue of Claudia Jones
Claudia Jones • I DO enjoy reading Angela Cobbinah’s British African history features, but I need to flag up a couple of points in the latest one, (If anyone deserves a statue it is Claudia, June 18). Black History Month (BHM) was introduced to London in 1987, so that’s hardly …
Read More »Ideas Farm: The activists are back
The Covid-19 pandemic saw a temporary ceasefire from activist investors as they stepped back and allowed businesses to adjust to the acute turmoil. But now that the dust has somewhat settled, activists are once again setting their sights on companies they believe are undervalued or mismanaged – two qualities that …
Read More »Coronavirus UK: Luton is ‘area of intervention’ after case spike
Luton has been made an ‘area of intervention’ after seeing a spike in coronavirus cases – meaning long-awaited plans to open indoor gyms and leisure centres for locked-down Britons this weekend have been put on hold. The council has set up an emergency testing centre at a primary school and is …
Read More »FTSE 100 clinging onto gains as sterling rallies
FTSE 100 index closes up around four points US stocks lower US weekly first-time jobless claims rose by 109,000 to 1.42mln 5.05pm: FTSE 100 closes near flat FTSE 100 index managed to post a positive finish on Thursday despite dipping into the red just before the close as markets …
Read More »Prince Harry and Meghan Markle book will ‘settle scores’
Tell-all Harry and Meghan biography ‘will plunge relations with the Royal Family to new low’ as Palace insiders fear the couple ‘will use the book to settle scores’ Insiders believe the ‘resentful’ couple will use the biography to ‘settle scores’ Extracts from ‘Finding Freedom’ will be seen for the first …
Read More »Geoffrey Williams – Watford Observer
Geoffrey Williams Thank you all so much for the many cards and flowers I received regarding the passing of my husband Geoffrey. It meant so much to me. Can I also say a big thank you to Ben and all the staff at The Royal Mail Watford, for the brilliant …
Read More »New portal by-passes agents and charge £14.99 to sellers
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Read More »Prince Harry ‘much less intelligent than’ Meghan Markle
Prince Harry ‘is less intelligent’ than Meghan Markle and ‘goes along with whatever she says’ because he’s ‘desperate to please her’, claims Lady Colin Campbell Prince Harry ‘is less intelligent’ than Meghan Markle, claims Lady Colin Campbell Jamaican-born British writer, 70, made the sensational claim to new magazine Said the …
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