He writes of watching the first salvos blasting over the heads of the troops in landing craft heading – like ‘ants’ – for the French coast. He describes German torpedo attacks ‘narrowly’ missing his Royal Navy ship – three times. But what makes this previously unseen witness account of D-Day …
Read More »Revealed: Ex-Royal Marine, 37, accused of spying for Hong Kong who was found dead in a park tried to take his own life after his arrest
A former Royal Marine accused of spying for Hong Kong has been found dead in ‘unexplained’ circumstances. Matthew Trickett, 37, was found in a park near his home on Sunday just days after being charged with carrying out surveillance and hostile reconnaissance on pro-democracy activists in the UK for the …
Read More »Ex-Royal Marine, 37, accused of spying for China on Hong Kong activists after fighting the Taliban and Somali pirates is found dead in a park
A Former Royal Marine accused of spying for Hong Kong has been found dead in ‘unexplained’ circumstances last night. Matthew Trickett, 37 was found dead in a park near his home just days after being charged with carrying out surveillance and hostile reconnaissance on pro-democracy activists in the UK for …
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 »Good-food movement inspires new business venture
AustralianFarmers Inspired by the good-food movement, Greg and Jodi Clarke’s pasture-raised Aylesbury and Pekin ducks are recognised by chefs as being some of the nation’s best. While former city-dwellers Greg and Jodi Clarke originally made the move to Port Campbell to enjoy a more laid-back lifestyle, establishing their own free-range …
Read More »China’s war of words with East End mayor could derail plans for UK’s diplomatic mission in Beijing
China’s furious war of words with East End mayor over proposed new embassy in London could derail plans for Britain’s diplomatic mission in Beijing China’s Ambassador to the UK wrote to the mayor of Tower Hamlets last month He referred to local opposition over ‘Xinjiang and Hong Kong related issues’ …
Read More »Boris Johnson news live: Follow latest updates as UK offer new route to citizenship for Hong Kongers
China: MPs demand economic policy change MPs have demanded that Britain reconsider its economic relationship with China. Sir Iain Duncan Smith said: “We run to China to buy goods and to invest, it is time for us now to review every single programme here in the UK and around the free …
Read More »Despite Donald Trump's attack on the international postal system, he might be in for a nasty …
A Royal Mail van drives through the Drumochter Pass in Scotland on March 11. In October, 100,000 Royal Mail staff voted to go on strike over job … Source link
Read More »This market is a better bet than U.S. stocks in 2020, Barclays says
It may be a typically subdued day for stocks post-Thanksgiving, but escalating tensions between the U.S. and China over President Donald Trump’s support for Hong Kong have concerned investors. Trump signed two bills expressing support for human rights in the region on Thursday and U.S. futures are falling for a …
Read More »UK's winter election: What's in it for markets?
Although it is seen as a relatively hard form of Brexit by excluding UK-wide … transport stocks (especially rail operators) and also Royal Mail (RMG. Source link
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