America’s COVID numbers are rising in some states – such as Florida, Texas and California. The FTSE 100 is set to start Thursday on the back foot as global equities continue to struggle for sentiment, as international trade friction and ‘second wave’ coronavirus fears remained. CFD and spreadbetting firm IG …
Read More »Big hitters who’ve made the switch | Business
Companies that hire business leaders from different industries to their own are apt to have shareholders scratching their heads. Sometimes, however, the unconventional pays off. A select few chief executives seem able to move seamlessly from one sector to the next. Adam Crozier built his career bounding from advertising (Saatchi …
Read More »Meghan Markle and Prince Harry volunteer at LA bakery
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry donned hair nets and facemasks as they volunteered alongside former gang members at a Los Angeles bakery. The Duke, 35, and Duchess of Sussex, 38, who are currently living in Tyler Perry’s $18 million mansion in Los Angeles having stepped back from royal duties in …
Read More »Coronavirus UK: 64 new fatalities in preliminary death toll
Britain today announced 154 more Covid-19 deaths and just 653 coronavirus cases, in the lowest daily jump for more than three months as the outbreak continues to fizzle out. Department of Health figures show the overall number of victims has now topped 43,000 — but other grim data taking into account …
Read More »Rock band Queen headlines new stamps from Royal Mail
By Denise McCarty Great Britain’s Royal Mail is issuing 13 stamps July 9 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the rock band Queen. In its June 24 press release about the stamps, Royal Mail said it was commemorating rock royalty and one of the “most popular and enduring groups of …
Read More »The Queen’s secrets: Emily Maitlis blows cover on hidden Buckingham Palace room | Royal | News
The monarch’s royal residence in London counts some 775 rooms, but few will get to enjoy the Queen’s lavish surprise rooms, which are reserved for special guests. The Queen leaves Buckingham Palace to move to her summer residence in Scotland during the hottest months of the years. During this period, …
Read More »Queen (the band) gets a stamp of approval
British postage stamps which often portray the monarch will honour a different Queen in a new Royal Mail series – the veteran rock band that is … Source link
Read More »Coronavirus UK: NHS holidays cancelled amid second wave fears
NHS staff are being denied holiday in autumn because health bosses fear a second wave of Covid-19 will overwhelm Britain’s hospitals once again, it emerged today. MailOnline can reveal at least one trust in England is blocking workers from taking annual leave in October, in case the coronavirus crisis spirals …
Read More »Queen honored with new collection of stamps
Queen will be the third British music group ever to be honored with a set of stamps by U.K. postal agency The Royal Mail, following The Beatles in 2007 and Pink Floyd in 2016. Thirteen stamps celebrating the contributions of the legendary band will go on sale to the general …
Read More »Geri Horner appointed as an inaugural ambassador for Royal Commonwealth Society
Geri Horner has been announced as an inaugural Ambassador for the Royal Commonwealth Society. The network, which was founded in 1868, spans the Commonwealth’s 54 nations and champions literacy, equality and inclusion, and environmental causes. Ginger Spice, 47, has enthused she’s ‘delighted’ to be chosen as one of the Society’s first-ever Ambassadors, …
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