London stocks finished higher with investors seemingly brushing off the as yet inconclusive US election results, although a ‘clean sweep’ of the White House and Congress by Democrats was now off the table. The FTSE 100 rose 1.67% to 5,883.26 and by the end of the session, cyclical areas of …
Read More ȣ8.5million Chelsea mansion collapses during building work to create mega-basement at the property
A Chelsea mansion worth £8.5million has collapsed during mega-basement construction work in the heart of the celebrity-filled suburb. Neighbours reported hearing a huge thud as loud as thunder in the middle of the night as the mid-terraced house was completely destroyed. Emergency services were still at the scene this morning …
Read More »UK jobs market at crossroads as key govt support programme ends
Hundreds of thousands of jobs hang in the balance as coronavirus cases surge in Britain and the government scales back its support for workers. Through the pandemic, a generous government salary support scheme kept unemployment in check, but it ends Saturday. It will be replaced by …
Read More »Meghan Markle’s High Court privacy hearing delayed at her request
Meghan Markle’s high-stakes privacy case has been delayed until next October – despite concerns raised by her father that he might die before it takes place. Thomas Markle revealed that he suffers from heart and lung problems and wants to get the case ‘over with as quickly as possible,’ because …
Read More »ROBERT HARDMAN writes about the billionaire crown prince of partying
The crowds queuing up for the panto at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley, had never seen anything quite like it. Into the car park growled one hefty, blacked-out limousine after another for what would turn out to be nothing less than a royal command performance. It was a few days before …
Read More »‘Wish you were here’ postcard pops through letterbox 100 YEARS after it was posted
A ‘wish you were here’ postcard has finally been delivered 100 years after it was originally posted. The postcard was dated July 1920 and addressed to Miss Eva Browne on Glebe Road, Unthank Road, Norwich. It has a picture of St Paul’s Cathedral in London on one side and attached is …
Read More »Prince Andrew’s name absent in redacted Ghislaine Maxwell sex files
British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell denied claims Prince Andrew slept with Virginia Roberts while being questioned about his relationship with friend Jeffrey Epstein, newly-released transcripts revealed today. The documents from April 2016 contain details of when the Duke of York is alleged to have had sex with Epstein’s victim in London, …
Read More »UK set to become the first country to deliberately infect people with Covid-19
The UK is set to become the first country in the world to deliberately infect healthy volunteers with the coronavirus, the Government confirmed today. Up to 90 volunteers under the age of 30 will receive a dose of an experimental nasal vaccine, before being infected with Covid-19 in the challenge …
Read More »Kate Middleton visits Natural History Museum and will announce Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Kate Middleton wowed in a chic black blazer during a visit to the Natural History Museum as she revealed she will announce the winner of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year at a virtual award ceremony tomorrow night. The Duchess of Cambridge, 38, visited the London attraction this week ahead …
Read More »Lord Nelson’s colonial legacy and Royal Navy’s links to slavery ‘to be re-evaluated’ by museum
Colonial legacy of Admiral Lord Nelson and the Royal Navy’s links to slavery ‘to be re-evaluated’ by Greenwich Maritime Museum who plan to change their historical displays following the Black Lives Matter movement The National Maritime Museum will change its Lord Horatio Nelson displays All of the museum’s displays will …
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