The Coronation has sent clicks for royal wedding dresses soaring, says a new study. Searches have shot up by more than 1000 per cent and for weddings by more than 500 per cent as the public embraces romance and nostalgia. A spokesperson for Karen Millen, which compiled the figures, told The …
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By Jill Lawless, The Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Seventy-five years ago, a ship landed at Tilbury Dock near London, carrying more than 800 passengers from the Caribbean to new lives in Britain. The arrival of the Empire Windrush on June 22, 1948, became a symbol of the post-war migration …
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West Ham owners make top four By Sean Whetstone West Ham owners are ranked fourth wealthiest in the Premier League with an estimated combined wealth of $13.2 billion (£10.5bn)T That puts them behind Newcastle United $620 billion (£493bn) Manchester City $22 billion (£17.5bn) and Chelsea $15.8 billion (£12.5bn)Arsenal owners come …
Read More »The city is home to the Russian military headquarters that oversees the fighting in Ukraine. Yevgeny Prigozhin’s claim in a video posted on social media is the first confirmation that he was in Rostov. Prigozhin’s criticism of the top military brass is in stark contrast with more than two decades …
Read More »Superintendent Kent Osmond, of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), said a team of investigators has been established with the “sole purpose” of determining whether a criminal investigation would be warranted. British adventurer Hamish Harding and father and son Shahzada and Suleman Dawood were killed on board Titan, alongside the …
Read More »A group of engineers in hi-vis jackets stand around a cage, studying the giant white robot in front of them. An alarm sounds and the robot whirrs into life. It picks up a big red bin of parcels and tips them onto a conveyor belt, where they are whipped off …
Read More »Reid, who won the title in 2021 in West London, eased into the last four with a 6-0 6-0 victory over India’s Manojkanth Somasundaram. It sets up another mouth-watering encounter with world No.2 Hewett, the 40th time the pair will meet, and Alexandria’s Reid cannot wait for the encounter and …
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For Windrush Day (22 June), Royal Mail issued eight stamps: two 1st class, two at £1.00, two £2.00 and two £2.20. The “vibrant illustrations” are by Black British artists Bokiba, Kareen Cox, Tomekah George, Alvin Kofi and Emma Prempeh. They depict the arrivals at Tilbury, a Saturday school, a protest …
Read More »In Somerset, those at the Glastonbury Festival could save their wellies for another day – although lightning, hail and strong winds were forecast for later on Saturday in some areas of northern England, and Scotland on Sunday. Shade was at a premium at Glastonbury (Yui Mok/PA) The queues for cold …
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Background Check The conference in London on 23 September is to discuss linking strikes, resisting bad deals and winning. Charlie Kimber spoke to trade unionists building it Downloading PDF. Please wait… Saturday 24 June 2023 Issue 2861 Workers marching in London on 15 March—when over half a million workers struck …
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