London’s FTSE 100 was down 0.4% at 7,138.52 in afternoon trade on Thursday. Cybersecurity firm Darktrace tumbled as it emerged it will be relegated to the FTSE 250 in the next quarterly reshuffle. Royal Mail was under the cosh as it traded without entitlement to the dividend. Asset manager Abrdn …
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England’s oldest hotel could be replaced by a £17million luxury apartment complex after being destroyed by a fire five years ago. Plans are being put forward to turn the Grade II listed Royal Clarence Hotel in Exeter, Devon – which dates back to 1769 – into 23 luxury homes, complete …
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The journalist who fronted the BBC’s controversial royal documentary once criticised its ‘utterly relentless, spirit-crushing monarchist propaganda’ and joked about ‘throwing a brick’ at Prince William and Kate, it emerged today. Amol Rajan – the BBC journalist who presented The Princes And The Press – also previously condemned Prince Charles for …
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The Royal College of Midwives has apologised after excluding the words ‘women’ and ‘mother’ in favour of ‘postnatal people’ in its latest guidance for handling sleeping babies. The guidance, which has since been taken down from the RCM’s website, gave instructions for health professionals on how babies should be put …
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The benchmark FTSE 100 index declined 0.5% in morning trade, diverging from its Asian peers, while the domestically focussed mid-cap index fell 0.7%. Bank of England (BoE) Governor Andrew Bailey said on Wednesday that the economic impact from COVID-19 still remains strong, while noting the inflationary pressure from supply chain …
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A Royal Navy sailor was raped by a male colleague after a prosecco-fuelled ‘naked mess’ party at a Holiday Inn, a court martial has heard. Able Seaman William Stewart allegedly took advantage of the woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, after she stripped down to her bra and …
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Royal Mail today reveals the top ten areas where shoppers made the most online purchases over the course of Black Friday weekend this year. Savvy shoppers in Shetland Islands top the list of the UK’s top buyers in the biggest cyber shopping event of the year, followed by Kirkwall, Hebrides, …
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A former aide to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex who now works for their charity has been made a Member of the Royal Victorian Order during a ceremony at Windsor Castle. Clara Loughran, who served Prince Harry from 2015 until he left the UK and handed Meghan her wedding …
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Revealed: Why the Queen gave up her nightly dry martini… but still enjoys fine wine with dinner, according to royal sommelier The royal sommelier has said the Queen has cut down because of her joints The Queen was said to have stopped having a nightly martini in recent months It …
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MT Newswires 2021 All news about ROYAL MAIL PLC 07:46a UBS Lifts Royal Mail To Buy From Neutral, Boosts PT MT 11/25 Royal Mail plc commences an Equity Buyback Plan for 100,000,000 shares, representing 10.. CI 11/23 Royal Mail – No printer, No problem, …
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