KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 ― On July 20, all eyes will be on Istana Negara as Malaysia marks another historic moment in the Constitutional Monarchy system with the installation of His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim as the 17th King of Malaysia. Preparations are meticulously being done to ensure that the ceremony …
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With the General Election just around the corner, party activists up and down the land are knocking on doors trying to win votes. However, if you’re not able to vote in person on July 4 and applied for a postal vote (before the deadline), you can cast your ballot without …
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A sacked cleaner who used ‘inside knowledge’ to break into his former place of employment to steal more than £1,400 of charity cash was told he should feel ‘ashamed’ as he escaped jail. Simon Gilbert, 43, was told the only reason he wasn’t being sent straight to prison was because …
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Scots have begun flying abroad on holiday furious that the postal vote scandal has robbed them of a chance to have a say in Thursday’s General Election. Holidaymakers leaving Glasgow Airport at the weekend told how they can’t vote after chaos led to postal ballots being sent out late. PM …
Read More »Profits at King’s gown maker slump by more than 50%
By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:50, 30 June 2024 Making history: At his coronation King Charles wore the robe made for George VI Profits at the King’s gown maker have slumped by more than 50 per cent as the post-Covid boom fades. Ede & Ravenscroft reported profits of £1.5m …
Read More »Profits at King’s gown maker slump by more than 50%
By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 16:50 EDT, 30 June 2024 Making history: At his coronation King Charles wore the robe made for George VI Profits at the King’s gown maker have slumped by more than 50 per cent as the post-Covid boom fades. Ede & Ravenscroft reported profits of …
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The Labour candidate vying to become Burnham-On-Sea’s next MP has expressed his concern that a number of local residents may miss the opportunity to vote in Thursday’s general election due to the late dispatch of postal votes. Leigh Redman is standing for election in the new Bridgwater and Burnham seat …
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By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 16:50 EDT, 30 June 2024 Moving on: Sebastian James The US owner of Boots is looking for a new chief executive after its boss stood down to run one of Europe’s largest eye clinics. Sebastian James – an Old Etonian and contemporary of Boris Johnson …
Read More »Wreck Week highlights history – The BVI Beacon
Under a bright moon June 20, five divers rolled backwards off a dinghy near Salt Island. Above them rose Black Rock Point, which claimed the Royal Mail Ship Rhone and the lives of 123 crewmembers and passengers during a hurricane on Oct. 29, 1867. In the inky waters below lay …
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King Charles ‘wants to rent out Windsor Royal Lodge for £1million a year’ but Prince Andrew will have to move out of the mansion first. The King is reportedly eager to generate commercial revenue from the stunning home – just as soon as he boots out the disgraced Duke of …
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