By This Is Money Updated: 12:12 EDT, 17 June 2024 The FTSE 100 closed down 4.71 points at 8142.15. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Kingfisher, Hikma Pharmaceuticals, AstraZeneca, and Shawbrook Bank. Read the Monday 17 June Business Live blog below. > If you are using our …
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South Gloucestershire residents who have registered to vote by post will shortly receive their postal voting pack for the General Election on Thursday 4 July 2024. Postal voting packs should be completed and returned as soon as possible through the Royal Mail system using the prepaid envelope provided. The deadline …
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Ballot papers for the Stratford-on-Avon Constituency have started to be sent out to postal voters across the District for next month’s General Election. Over 15,000 postal vote packs for people already registered to vote by post have now been issued by Stratford-on-Avon District Council. Any changes or new postal vote …
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It’s not unusual to see Prince William and Kate Middleton sign off on their social media posts with their initials—”W” and “C” for William and Catherine, for anyone who hasn’t seen the royal posts—but over the weekend, for the very first time, one of the posts from the official Prince …
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Princess Charlotte, at the tender age of nine and third in line to the throne, has returned an incredibly lavish gift she received as a newborn. The young Royal was presented with a £36,000 item upon her birth to parents Prince William and Princess Kate in May 2015. However, due …
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Piers Morgan’s controversial comments about the Duchess of Sussex on Good Morning Britain remains the most complained about programme in Ofcom history, as Julia Hartley-Brewer’s show enters the top 10. The media watchdog has marked the 500th edition of its fortnightly broadcast bulletin, first started on January 27 2004, by …
Read More »Ladies and Knights of the Garter processed through the grounds of Windsor Castle for the annual service commemorating the country’s oldest and most senior order of chivalry. Charles and Camilla followed tradition and were at the back of the procession, dressed in white plumed hats and dark blue velvet robes …
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“G, C & L” Wrote Their First Official Insta Post Max Mumby/Indigo – Getty Images Prince George, Prince Louis and Princess Charlotte are officially on Instagram. The royal siblings signed their names to a post celebrating Prince William on Father’s Day, writing “We love you, Papa. Happy Father’s Day 💕 …
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ACRE, Plunkett UK, and the Rural Services Network (RSN) have jointly signed an open letter addressing significant concerns regarding Royal Mail. The letter is directed to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, emphasising the importance of postal and related services for rural communities. Here is the full text …
Read More »As a pensioner, I was interested to hear the manifesto pledges relating to the future taxation of the state pension. The Conservatives have announced a manifesto pledge which they say will never tax the state pension in the future, by introducing the ‘triple lock plus’ which would increase the personal …
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