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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(Reuters) -British shares rose on Tuesday, boosted by gains in banks and miners on investor optimism over a vaccine-led economic recovery, while Royal Mail climbed after announcing a one-off dividend payment. FILE PHOTO: The London Stock Exchange Group offices are seen in the City of London, Britain, December 29, 2017. …
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11 March 2021, 08:23 The UK is being hit with heavy downpours and strong winds. Picture: PA UK weather forecast: the strong winds battered England and Wales last night look set to continue today. A yellow weather warning for wind is in place across England and Wales today, with winds …
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A student caused mass disruption and panic around the UK when he sent improvised explosives through the post as part of an elaborate fraud plot. Ovidijus Margelis, 26, rigged packages with match heads, combustible paper, and timer devices in order for address labels to be “obliterated” while they were in …
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Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionists, being old-fashioned British patriots, didn’t want to stay in the EU or even settle for a soft Brexit. They didn’t want a hard border with the Irish Republic because business demands “seamless and frictionless” trade. They certainly didn’t want anything resembling a border in the Irish …
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It is not known whether Boris Johnson is an enthusiast for Louis Althusser’s critique of Antonio Gramsci’s idea of cultural hegemony, but it looks as if he might be. The prospect of Paul Dacre, the former editor of the Daily Mail and editor-in-chief of Associated Newspapers, becoming the next chair …
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In 2014, as the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer sought to take over AstraZeneca, the UK’s second largest pharmaceutical company, the British government insisted it would not intervene. David Cameron and George Osborne suggested that the bid was purely a commercial matter for shareholders and refused to apply a “public interest test”. …
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It is all very well for Twitter to ban Donald Trump after years of profiting from the millions of eyes drawn towards his frequently incendiary tweets. But the argument for making Twitter and other social media sites accountable for their content is compelling. They contend they are platforms or channels …
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We begin 2021 knowing that vaccines are our way out of this pandemic. Human ingenuity and phenomenal scientific advances make it a case of when, not if, we will return back to normal life. The cavalry is here courtesy of our vaccination programme and we have already protected more people …
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ANI | Updated: Dec 22, 2020 08:48 IST London [UK], December 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The British Royal Mail says it is halting deliveries to most of Europe and is suspending special delivery guarantees for some items as countries across the world are closing their borders to the UK because of the …
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