Slower start to second half Excellent performance from UK business WH Smith’s (SMWH) half-year results were in line with expectations, but the market seemed disappointed. Its shares slumped by 7 per cent after the figures were published, with one analyst branding them “ok-ish”. Total group revenue rose by 8 per …
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Gross margin retreats Management points to market share gains This was always going to be a tough set of results for Focusrite (TUNE), after the music and audio hardware and software company cut its guidance last month in a context of “challenging market conditions”. The shares lost a quarter of their value after …
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Joe Biden’s administration has rejected a claim that Prince Harry’s U.S. visa records should be released because of ‘extraordinary’ comments by the president’s ambassador to the U.K. It came after Ambassador Jane Hartley recently said that Harry would not be deported from the U.S. while Biden is president. The Heritage …
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Possible government intervention Powerful workforce In true Royal Mail fashion, news of a possible takeover was delivered to shareholders a few days late. On 9 April, International Distributions Services (IDS) received a non-binding proposal from billionaire Daniel Křetínský, otherwise known as the “Czech Sphinx”. Křetínský, who already owns 27.5 per cent …
Read More »The Princess of Wales has received a unique honour from the King in recognition of her years of public service after being appointed to The Order of the Companions of Honour. Kate, 42, has been made a Royal Companion of the organisation, which was founded by King George V in …
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Rebel Wilson, the Australian actress and comedian, has claimed that a member of the Royal family invited her to a medieval themed drug-fuelled orgy at the house of an American tech billionaire in her new memoir, Rebel Rising. Rebel stops short of naming the royal in question, but states they …
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Royal fans eager to mark Prince Louis’ sixth year of life with a celebratory photo were left disappointed as the Prince and Princess of Wales’ social media accounts stayed silent in the early hours of his birthday. William and Kate’s youngest child turned six today and royal fans had been hoping the couple will …
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Most of us take a cruise to do not much but relax – but this high dive is proof you can still find an adrenaline rush onboard. In a death-defying video, Ginni van Katwijk, a trained high diver for Royal Caribbean, performs a spectacular leap on the Harmony of the …
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The Queen joked about members of her late father’s regiment’s capacity to drink beer during her first visit to their barracks since she was appointed as colonel-in-chief. The Royal Lancers carry a significant connection for Queen Camilla, 76, as her father Major Bruce Shand served with the 12th Lancers during …
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It is now more than three decades since Prince Edward dramatically quit the Royal Marine training programme. Back in 1987, it had been hoped the Queen’s youngest son might be something of a royal advertisement for our armed forces. When it emerged that Edward’s father, Prince Philip, was Captain General …
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