All in all, this has been the most wonderful week for republicanism since a petulant Harry and Meghan flounced out of the royal landscape four years ago. Media outlets around the world have run excoriating commentaries mocking Britain’s Royal Family. Public-service broadcaster France Info sneered at the ongoing ‘fiasco’ while …
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Some of the biggest and most profitable companies in the world are listed on the London Stock Exchange and every year they spend tens of billions of pounds doing nothing more than buying back their own shares. Rather than reward shareholders by paying a dividend, a company can achieve the …
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Welcome to The Globe and Mail’s news quiz. Join us each week to test your knowledge of the stories making the headlines. This week: All eyes are on Catherine, Princess of Wales. That is, if our eyes can be trusted. Catherine, 42, has been out of the public eye since …
Read More »David Falkner may spend his days selling pop-up cards of Star Wars stormtrooper helmets and Harry Potter’s Hogwarts, but he’s intent on ensuring his industry is taken seriously. “We punch well above our weight,” said the co-founder of Cardology, of the £1.5bn greetings card industry. Falkner and a cluster of …
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Royal Mail has come under fire for a rules shake-up with postmasters anxious over the changes. Ofcom has set out a series of options for the future of the Royal Mail – including cutting the number of days Royal Mail deivers letters to just five or maybe even THREE. David …
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Humberside Police believes it has contacted the families of all 35 deceased people whose bodies were moved as part of the investigation into Legacy Funeral Directors. In an update to mark one week since the investigation, detectives said they have received 1,500 calls from the public and have brought in …
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15 March 2024, 22:10 The King of the Netherlands has made a cruel joke at the expense of the recovering Princess of Wales after her Photoshop storm this week. Picture: Alamy The King of the Netherlands has made a cruel joke at the expense of the recovering Princess of Wales …
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By Daily Mail Comment Published: 22:02 EDT, 14 March 2024 | Updated: 22:02 EDT, 14 March 2024 Another day, another royal public relations nightmare. The good news is that Princes William and Harry were both appearing at a ceremony to honour their late mother last night. The bad news is …
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A few weeks ago I read the case of a reader who had been contacted by Companies House congratulating him on becoming the director of a new business. A business he had never heard of. I read that piece with interest because I too have had the ordeal of finding …
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THIS week saw the fourth anniversary of lockdown. Rightly, these moments will take people back to the countless thousands who lost their lives while one government partied and another took stock of the constitutional possibilities. They should also bring to mind the millions of workers providing essential services even during …
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