I’ve had several audiences with the Czech Sphinx, including a two-hour interview last year. Daniel Kretinsky looks like the corporate lawyer he once was — neat hair, smart glasses, crisp suit and tie. He is commonly described as inscrutable, but in person he comes across as urbane and thoughtful. There …
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The Duke of Edinburgh has said he will be ‘forever grateful’ for the ‘outpouring’ of comfort and support the royal family experienced after the death of the late Queen. Prince Edward, 60, opened up about the death of Queen Elizabeth II while deputising for his brother King Charles as Lord …
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The National Trust has adopted guidelines that use “anti-white” rhetoric, Kemi Badenoch has suggested. The trust is among several British institutions now using the phrase “Global Majority”, which Ms Badenoch, who is minister for women and equalities and a member of the cabinet, warned has “political implications”. The phrase is …
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The BBC has used £169million chasing TV licence dodgers in what has been branded a “blatant waste of money”. The BBC are paying logistics company Whistl and Royal Mail £33.8million a year for five years to deliver letters to those suspected of not paying. The spending is equivalent to nearly …
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An Post has said it is on course to reach its goal of reducing emissions across its fleet by 50% ahead of its end of 2025 target date. The state-owned company is also on track to reduce electricity use across its buildings by 40% next year, and recently became the …
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By Francesca Washtell Updated: 16:50 EDT, 18 May 2024 De Beers boss Al Cook is in for one of the most high-pressure weeks of his working life. The diamond group is owned by Anglo American – whose chief Duncan Wanblad is busy fending off takeover bids from rival miner BHP. …
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BBC bosses have blown £169million chasing TV licence dodgers. They are paying logistics company Whistl and Royal Mail £33.8million a year for five years to deliver letters to those suspected of not paying. 1 BBC bosses have blown £169million chasing TV licence dodgers The spending is equivalent to nearly 200,000 …
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Alpine is Renault’s halo brand, so it’s not surprising the name has been added to the top-of-the-range Arkana in its second generation since launch in 2020. When I say second generation, it really feels more like a facelift for the coupé SUV, adding what the company calls its novelle vague, …
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By Olivia Day For Daily Mail Australia Published: 08:12 EDT, 18 May 2024 | Updated: 08:24 EDT, 18 May 2024 A 19-year-old motorcyclist has died after crashing into a traffic barrier. Emergency services were called to Sir Bertram Stevens Drive in the Royal National Park, about 30km south of Sydney’s …
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They draw you in from a distance, promising sheer aesthetic pleasure: pastel tutus, pretty girls. Once you’re there, you look closer. You notice the darkness around the edges; you wonder about the battered foot inside the pointe shoe. Degas’s dancers mesmerise for the same reason as ballet itself. A new …
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