Normally at this time of year, they like to be peering at the night sky, the older woman expertly directing her younger companion to the constellations that shine so brightly above Balmoral Castle in late summer. They are rare moments of tranquillity for the Queen and her long-standing dresser and …
Read More »Kind-hearted Burnham resident turns vouchers for ladies products into donations
A kind-hearted Burnham-On-Sea resident has donated hundreds of ladies hygiene products to needy local people. Sandra McEvoy noticed that free postal vouchers for the products were going to waste by being thrown away by local people and so she started a campaign to collect them. She says: “I realised that …
Read More »Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ‘pitch secret Hollywood project’
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are quietly shopping a top secret project to network executives as they settle into their new life in Hollywood, a new report claims. Sources tell Variety that the former royal couple began pitching their idea to ‘numerous’ media companies back in June, around the time …
Read More »Finding Freedom book on Harry and Meghan tops UK charts
Finding Freedom is the best-selling book in the UK, the publisher announced today. The bombshell biography of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, co-written by Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand, sold 31,000 copies in the UK in the first five days of its release, according to new figures from data …
Read More »Meghan had ‘unrealistic expectation’ of relationship with sister-in-law Kate, claims royal expert
A royal expert has claimed Meghan Markle had an “unrealistic expectation” of her relationship with her sister-in-law the Duchess of Cambridge. Although they lived just a few doors apart at Kensington Palace, they could not have been more different in terms of personality, according to royal watchers. A new documentary …
Read More »Tasty cuts workforce by a third, mulls equity raising as outlets reopen
Wildwood restaurant chain owner Tasty said on Tuesday it would open around 86% of its estate this month having cut its workforce by more than 30%, as it considered an equity raising and warned of a “challenging” market. The firm said it remained “extremely cautious” regarding trading in September and …
Read More »43,000 retail jobs axed since the start of coronavirus lockdown as high street struggles to survive
MORE than 42,500 retail and restaurant jobs have been axed or put at risk since the beginning of lockdown as high streets struggle to survive. M&S today became the latest retailer to confirm plans to cut 7,000 jobs over the next three months following the pandemic. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus …
Read More »FTSE 250 movers: William Hill surges on broker note; Capita slides
William Hill surged after Jefferies upped its price target on the buy-rated stock. “William Hill boasts the leading US sports betting market share, yet we see zero value priced in. US competitive positioning continues to strengthen with: 1) An enlarged retail footprint due to the Caesar’s deal; and, 2) Launch …
Read More »Royal fans spot ‘paint swatches’ on the wall of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s new home
Eagle-eyed royal fans have spotted a selection of ‘paint swatches’ on the wall of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s new Californian mansion, days after it emerged the Duke and Duchess have bought their own home. On Saturday, the Duke of Sussex, 35, joined athletes participating in his Invictus Games competition,for …
Read More »Director dealings: AO World CFO sells shares
AO World revealed on Tuesday that chief financial officer Mark Higgins had disposed of 146,411 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed retailer. Higgins, who exercised nil cost options over a total of 309,537 ordinary shares on Monday, sold the shares at an average price of 195.0p each, for a total …
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