The Duchess of Sussex and baby Archie have left Cape Town and headed to the next stop on their 10-day royal tour, while Prince Harry has jetted off to Malawi. Meghan, 38, and her four-month old son were seen at the International Airport before their scheduled British Airways flight to Johannesburg. …
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British savers queue up for Airbnb’s multi-billion-dollar float despite red flags over a possible tech bubble Hargreaves Lansdown last week asked customers to register their interest 4,000 private investors have said they are thinking of buying Airbnb shares By Harriet Dennys For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:03, 28 September …
Read More »THE CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT TRUST: Even a crisis can’t knock fund off track
THE CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT TRUST: Even a crisis can’t knock fund off track By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:02, 28 September 2019 | Updated: 22:02, 28 September 2019 Little distracts Job Curtis, manager of investment trust The City of London, from his quest to generate …
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The bright colours and cartoon styling of these bottles mean they would fit in on the sweet shelf. And many mimic the trusted logos of much-loved food and drink brands. The makers also know the flavours they promise are exactly what youngsters crave. But these are all vaping liquids for …
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Waiting for delivery Like first dates, Christmas and childbirth, everyone, it seems, has a courier horror story. My photographer chum Ade bought a new lens recently via ebay and requested it be delivered to a shop so he could collect at his leisure. After a few days he checked …
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This image released by Focus Features shows Elizabeth McGovern, from left, Harry Hadden-Paton, Laura Carmichael, Hugh Bonneville and Michael Fox, right, in a scene from the film “Downton Abbey.” This image released by Focus Features shows Elizabeth McGovern, from left, Harry Hadden-Paton, Laura Carmichael, Hugh Bonneville and Michael Fox, right, …
Read More »Royal titles: The adorable nicknames the Royal Family have – from the Queen to Baby Archie | Royal | News
Members of the Royal Family often have long and very proper titles, but they don’t call each other by them behind closed doors. In fact, many members of the Royal Family have cute and sometimes odd nicknames for one another. From “Cabbage” and “Gary” for the Queen and PG for …
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One day, in 1993, the man whom Princess Margaret had once passionately wanted to marry came to have lunch with her at Kensington Palace. It was 40 years since she’d last seen him. I happened to be there at the time, watching from a window as Peter Townsend, now a …
Read More »Artist Alex Chinneck ties post boxes in knots across the UK for his latest public artwork
The postbox in London High-profile British artist and former Bedford Modern student, Alex Chinneck has unveiled three identical new public artworks across the UK titled: ‘Alphabetti Spaghetti’. The sculptures which appeared overnight in London, Margate and Sheffield, resemble traditional red metal pillar post boxes which have been tied in knots. …
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Britain stands on the precipice of a no-deal Brexit and we, as investors, need to be aware of the possible consequences. Just ask shareholders of firms as varied as Lloyds, Dixons Carphone, Thomas Cook and Royal Mail, companies who have all seen their share prices plummet in recent times. The …
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