You’re not OUR royal, Harry is told: US picture agency in ‘car chase’ storm says the Sussexes can’t just demand to see the photos they took, in legal tit-for-tat Backgrid USA reportedly said country rejects prince’s ‘rules of royal prerogative’ Company refuted the Duke and Duchess’ ‘near catastrophic’ car chase …
Read More »Unite stages protest 6,000 miles from port
Support us and go ad-free Unite the Union has taken the fight for the so-called Felixstowe Four to the front door of the company that sacked them. However, it wasn’t a short car journey for the trade union reps that staged the protest. Instead, Unite travelled half way across the …
Read More »Huge police 999 response after violence breaks out in Nuneaton street
Police swarmed to a Nuneaton street after a mass fight broke out. Passers-by spotted the large emergency services presence in Church Road last night (May 18). A property, known locally as a half-way house, was cordoned off with police tape. A Warwickshire Police spokesman has confirmed that officers were called …
Read More »What was making the news up to 200 years ago in Stamford, Rutland, Bourne and the Deepings
Every week we take a trip down memory lane. Our Mercury Memories section is supported by the Stamford Mercury Archive Trust. 25 years ago: May 22, 1998 – Bronwen Salmon, Rebecca Hadley, Toni Merryshaw and Emma South have a splashing time during the opening day of Bourne Outdoor Pool on …
Read More »FTSE 100 Live: Flat week as FTSE closes at 7757; Tesco chair to quit
1684511564 Key market data as trading session comes to close As today’s trading session draws to a close, here’s a look at today’s key market data. Click through the buttons below to view the data. 1684510875 FTSE ends week at 7,756.87 The FTSE 100 finished the weak almost perfectly flat, …
Read More »Nationwide is sharing £340m windfall with customers amid huge 40% jump in profits
NATIONWIDE is sharing a £340million windfall with customers after reporting a 40 per cent jump in profits. The UK’s biggest building society is owned by 3.4million members who have a mortgage or current account with them. 4 Nationwide is sharing a £340million windfall with customers 4 Boss Debbie Crosbie said …
Read More »Prince Andrew ‘has no plans to give up Royal Lodge’ but is ‘under pressure’ to Frogmore Cottage
Prince Andrew ‘will not give up Royal Lodge’: Disgraced royal ‘is under pressure’ to switch 30-room mansion for smaller Frogmore Cottage, but sources say ex-home of Harry and Meghan is an ‘obvious step down’ and King ‘has no power to turf his brother out’ Andrew moved into the Royal Lodge …
Read More »Live news updates from May 18: Chipmakers signal Japan expansion plans, Walmart exceeds forecasts
From left: Intel chief Patrick Gelsinger, Japanese economic minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida, TSMC chair Mark Liu and Micron chief Sanjay Mehrotra on Thursday © Bloomberg Three of the world’s biggest semiconductor makers have signalled plans to expand in Japan, as the industry realigns amid tensions between …
Read More »Italy’s Royal Palace of Caserta restored to former glory, wins Michelin Green Guide three stars
NAPLES, May 19 — The Royal Palace of Caserta, a long-neglected architectural jewel near Naples, is being returned to its former glory through a vast restoration project, partly financed by the EU’s recovery fund. Nicknamed the “Italian Versailles”, after the royal palace near Paris, the Italian Unesco site boasts 1,200 …
Read More »Unions accuse Lloyds of ‘attack on flexible working’
Rail passengers face fresh travel chaos over the June half term after unions announced new strikes. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) will walkout across England on Friday 2 June. The strike action involves 20,000 rail workers at 14 train operators, including station staff, train managers and …
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