Pedestrians and shoppers walk along Regent Street in London, on April 12. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg As London’s shops and pub gardens reopen for the first weekend in three months, funds targeting smaller U.K. companies are among the best performers in Europe thanks to a rally in domestic …
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A gun salute rang out around the world today in honour of Prince Philip who died yesterday aged 99, with Royal Navy warships firing 41 shots over 40 minutes from midday in unison with batteries across the UK and Gibraltar after similar events in his beloved Commonwealth. Crowds gathered on Tower …
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E conomic optimism swept London’s FTSE 250 index to a record high today as traders placed their bets on a faster-than-expected recovery for pandemic-hit stocks. The domestic-focused FTSE 250 — home to companies including Royal Mail, easyJet and ITV — surged as high as 22,177.49 as the benchmark exceeded the …
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D ozens of complaints have been made against a Covid-19 test supplier after quarantined travellers were left waiting several days for a kit to arrive. East Yorkshire-based Latus Health has been accused of providing an “appalling” service, with customers claiming they received their £175 coronavirus tests late – potentially delaying …
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DAN WOOTTON: Prince William ends his 20-year friendship with ITV’s Tom Bradby over him siding with his brother Harry and becoming a mouthpiece for his and Meghan’s gripes about the Royals Two-decades long friendship between Prince William and Tom Bradby is now over, say senior royal sources Duke of Cambridge …
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King George II was having a glorious time. The 65-year-old monarch was in disguise at a masked ball for the cream of London’s aristocracy — and he’d just been mistaken for a waiter. One of the noble ladies beckoned to him. Failing to recognise His Majesty dressed as an English …
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A woman was baffled when she received a parcel and allegedly found a half-eaten cake inside. Tamara Johnson, who lives in London, had not been feeling well and was expecting a package from her mum who sent her Black Forest gateaux slices to cheer her up. But in a TikTok …
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The creators of blockbuster musical The Book Of Mormon have agreed to go over the show with key actors to discuss points of unease — and possibly make adjustments — after black cast members wrote a private letter expressing concerns. Twenty actors from the original and current Broadway cast signed …
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Student left baffled after Black Forest cake sent by her mother by Royal Mail when she was feeling ill arrived HALF EATEN Tamara Johnson’s mother sent her a homemade Black Forest chocolate cake But the cake was half-eaten on delivery and came in a Royal Mail damaged bag Some said …
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A postal worker for Royal Mail Plc empties a postbox in Manchester. Photographer: Paul Thomas/Bloomberg Photographer: Paul Thomas/Bloomberg Royal Mail Plc raised its profit expectations for this year due to a pick-up in letter volumes, a weak spot in the company’s turnaround. The shares jumped after the company said that …
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