[ad_1] By Muvija M Oct 29 (Reuters) – London’s stock markets weakened on Tuesday as the prospect of a Brexit ‘flextension’ and parliament rejecting Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s demand for an election before Christmas kept investors guessing and wary of taking more risk. The FTSE 100 .FTSE was 0.4% lower by 0849 GMT, pulling back…
[ad_1] Royal Mail has warned against building new homes directly opposite its Shirley sorting office, where work gets underway from 3am. The postal service is revealed to have “significant concern” about a set of seven homes going up next to its Stratford Road premises, where activity starts in the early hours each day. It had…
[ad_1] London’s stock markets weakened on Tuesday as the prospect of a Brexit ‘flextension’ and parliament rejecting Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s demand for an election before Christmas kept investors guessing and wary of taking more risk. The FTSE 100 was 0.4% lower by 0849 GMT, pulling back from a near one-month high in the previous…
[ad_1] Boston Indoor Bowling Club’s ladies won their first round match in the Yetton Trophy. They entertained South Forest in their first game in the national competition, winning 89-73. The next game will be against Gedling on November 2. In the Denny Cup the Boston men’s team will play Bassetlaw. Both begin at 10am. The…
[ad_1] So, Brexit is the gift that keeps on giving. After the Commons rejected a call for a December 12 election, Prime Minister Boris Johnson will try again Tuesday – this time with the backing of the Lib Dems and the Scottish National Party. With only a simple majority required (Monday’s motion to overturn fixed-term…
[ad_1] WORRYING figures have revealed that almost one in five members of staff at the region’s ambulance service have been forced off work due to stress. The shocking figure equates to 17 per cent of all staff at the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust being signed off work – representing a seven per…
[ad_1] By Press Association 2019 Sheku Kanneh-Mason Royal wedding cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason is releasing a new album of works anchored around Elgar’s Cello Concerto. Entitled Elgar, Kanneh-Mason’s second album was recorded at the Abbey Road Studios with the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) and conducted by Sir Simon Rattle. There are works by the European…
[ad_1] A cracking coin, Gromit! Royal Mint releases new coin to mark 30 years of Wallace and his animated companion New coin is based on original short film ‘A Grand Day Out’ which aired in 1989 Has Latin inscription ‘caseus praestans’ which translates to ‘cracking cheese’ Makers of the new coin claim it ‘brings the…
[ad_1] A Wallace and Gromit coin has been unveiled to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the animated double-act first hitting the screen. The Royal Mint on Tuesday launched the new 50 pence piece depicting the pair and bearing the Latin inscription “caseus praestans”, which translates as “cracking cheese”. The coin was designed by Wallace and…
[ad_1] Stunning colourised video has been produced from the earliest existing footage of Queen Victoria as part of a series bringing to life archive clips of the Royal Family. The series also reveals the earliest known original colour footage of the Queen, then Princess Elizabeth, playing in a Piccadilly garden in London with her sister…