PRINCE Charles very nearly played a blinder at the World Economic Forum in Davos. While business big-shots and world leaders were arriving at the swanky Swiss resort in their wantonly polluting helicopters, Charles arrived in an environmentally aware electric Jaguar I-Pace. 8 Prince Charles flew to Switzerland in a private …
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When Brexiteers buy a drink to toast Britain’s belated departure from the European Union later this week, they will be able to pay for it using a special celebratory coin minted for the occasion. More than three million new 50p coins will enter circulation on Friday morning, bearing the inscription …
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The Duchess of Sussex wants to become more ‘politically engaged’ and could even intervene in the US presidential election, it has emerged. A Royal source said: ‘The Duchess is said to be frustrated that she was forced to stay out of politics after getting engaged to Harry. ‘She has strong political …
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The Queen has given Prince William a new role in the Church of Scotland as Prince Harry prepares to step back as a senior royal. The Duke of Cambridge, 37, has been made the Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland and will act as the sovereign’s …
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As the increasing dominance of passive investing demonstrates, share tipping is a mostly a mug’s game. Just ask the former Labour MP Adrian Bailey, who as chairman of the business select committee in 2014 published a scathing report on the privatisation of Royal Mail. According to Bailey and his colleagues, …
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The Spanish television series La Casa de Papel (The House of Paper) has become a cultural sensation since its Netflix debut. The show, known less poetically as Money Heist in English, focuses on a gang of robbers planning and executing an audacious operation on the Royal Mint in Madrid. Much of the series’ appeal …
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Boris Johnson has come under pressure to pull British diplomats out of Wuhan where infection from the deadly coronavirus is most potent. The United States was today preparing to evacuate 1,000 of its citizens and consulate staff from the disease-hit Hubei province, sparking speculation the UK would follow suit. But …
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Royal Mail (LON:RMG)‘s stock had its “sell” rating restated by analysts at Liberum Capital in a research note issued on Tuesday, January 7th, Stock Target Advisor reports. Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a GBX 250 ($3.29) price target …
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The deadly coronavirus is ‘accelerating’ and China is facing a ‘grave situation’, the country’s president has said – as at least one doctor has died from the virus and the US prepares to evacuate citizens from crisis-hit Wuhan. The virus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan, already on lockdown and where the virus …
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A man is being tested at the Royal Hobart Hospital for coronavirus infection, which has so far killed 41 people in China. He travelled to China earlier this month and spent time in Hubei province and Wuhan, the city where the infectious disease’s outbreak began. The director of public health’s …
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