Occasionally you meet someone in finance who has a zealous glint in their eye because they’re convinced they’ve stumbled across something everyone else has missed. I had coffee with one such missionary last week. Michael Seigne, formerly a senior broker at Goldman Sachs and the smaller firm Redburn, has dived …
Read More »LOST dining and events concept to open at Claremont Farm
LOST will be housed in beautiful stone farm buildings, dating back to the early 18th century, at Claremont Farm in Bebington. Part of the Claremont courtyard space, LOST promises to be “a totally unique dining and events venue offering an exciting range of exclusive supper clubs in partnership with local dining specialists, Cheeky Chilli.” …
Read More »Prince Harry is met with cheers (and jeers) as he prepares to launch the Invictus Games in Germany – with one irate protester branding him a ‘murderer’ over Duke’s admission he killed 25 Taliban in Afghanistan
Prince Harry was all smiles as he arrived for the opening ceremony of his Invictus Games in Germany – and a mix of royal fans and angry protestors gathered. An excited crowed of royal fans eagerly awaited the arrival of Prince Harry at the ceremony being held in Dusseldorf Town …
Read More »Royal Mail urged to shape up if Saturday post is axed
Royal Mail urged to shape up if Saturday post is axed By Calum Muirhead Updated: 17:14 EDT, 9 September 2023 Royal Mail must invest in improving services if it scraps Saturday post, according to Sir Vince Cable. The former Business Secretary, who led the group’s privatisation in 2013 under the …
Read More »Royal Norwegian Air Force arrive as part of Cobra Warrior
Cobra Warrior is a Royal Air Force-hosted multinational live-fly exercise held at the RAF station Waddington, from September 4 to 22. The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) is to participate for the first time in the exercise with them being joined by the United States (USAF), Denmark, Italy and The Netherlands …
Read More »Giant Hogweed: Treating burns, is it dangerous, how to spot
Giant Hogweed can cause massive blisters and ulcers if it touches skin and can also cause blindness if it comes into contact with the eyes. This is everything you need to know about Giant Hogweed. What is Giant Hogweed and is it dangerous? Giant Hogweed, also known by its Latin …
Read More »FTSE 100 Review: Barratt Slumps
Is the housing market about to crash? While the country does have to wait some time for concrete Land Registry data, key statistics this week show: Halifax’s house price index showed that prices fell by 4.6% over the past year in August — the largest decline since 2009; Zoopla now …
Read More »Royal Mail, Sainsbury’s, Argos, Waitrose and John Lewis are looking for Christmas temps
We may be in the midst of a heatwave but that doesn’t stop retailers gearing up for the festive season. Royal Mail, Sainsbury’s, Argos, Waitrose and John Lewis have launched their Christmas temps recruitment process. There are thousands of jobs up for grabs across lots of different departments. Royal Mail …
Read More »Man claims to hear eerie voices of ‘ghostly’ children in Essex’s secret nuclear bunker
A man claims that he overhead “unexplainable” voices from a man and children during a recent visit to the secret nuclear bunker in Essex. Tony Ferguson, 38, said he visited the bunker, in Kelvedon Hatch, on Saturday (August 26) when he experienced the bizarre encounter. Mr Ferguson has previously visited …
Read More »Hull Royal Infirmary’s staff, nurses, doctors and patients in the 1980s
These throwback pics show many of the friendly faces who cared for Hull residents in the ’80s Today is ‘999 Day’ – an annual celebration of our emergency services and NHS. To mark the occasion, we’ve picked out a selection of fascinating flashback images offering a glimpse into life at …
Read More »