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Brits are to get a new bank holiday next year to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War – with a bumper four-day weekend planned. The major celebration will be marking the heroics of the ‘Greatest Generation’ who fought against Hitler and the Nazis in Europe and Africa, and Imperial Japan in Asia. And as part of a big year of events, a four-day jamboree will reportedly be staged either in May or August. No decision has yet been made on which date will host the celebration, but an announcement is expected imminently, according to the Express. May 8 marks…
By CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 03:43 EST, 22 December 2024 One of British fashion’s most influential figures is understood to have helped strike a multi-million-pound deal that secured the buyout of fashion group N Brown.Harold Tillman, the former head of fashion brand Jaeger and luxury retailer Aquascutum, arranged negotiations between retail tycoon Mike Ashley and Lord Alliance, whose family took control of N Brown in a £191 million swoop in October, according to a source. At the time of the buyout, Ashley’s Frasers Group controlled just over 20 per cent of N Brown.Ashley is thought to have approached Tillman to…
A section of one of Britain’s most important Roman roads has been found after almost 2,000 years.Archaeologists have uncovered part of the ancient Roman road known as Watling Street beneath modern London’s Old Kent Road.Watling Street was paved by the Romans in 43 AD and ran 276 miles (444km) from Dover to the West Midlands.This is the first time that researchers have found physical proof that parts of the Roman highway survive directly below its modern counterpart. Although Roman roads are characteristically straight, it has proven exceedingly difficult to find hard evidence of Watling Street’s path through the capital.However, during work…
A UK petrol station that has gone viral on social media for it’s unique products has been slammed by locals who are ‘confused’ by the hype.Reviews of the garage on Bramall Lane, Sheffield, have received millions of views on social media platforms such as TikTok, with some fans even travelling up to five hours to get a glimpse of the American confectionary, unusual drinks and snacks on offer. But, locals are baffled at why people would travel so far for a ‘small garage’ that ‘really isn’t that good’.Containing a Subway, Costa, Tango Ice Blast machines, milkshakes and a range of snack items,…
When the Detroit Lions host the Chicago Bears to open up this year’s slate of Thanksgiving games, two men will loom large over proceedings.The one whose legacy is the reason why we are fated to always watch the Lions on the final Thursday in November, and the one whose legacy is still being built, but who we have to thank for getting us excited about tuning in this year, having made the 2024 Detroit Lions the best team in the NFL right now.Needless to say, that has not always been the case, and it has often meant a Thanksgiving Day…
Making sense of a balance sheet is important when you’re deciding whether or not to buy shares, because you want to be sure a company you’re investing in is not heading for trouble.Tom Stevenson, investment director at Fidelity International, explains the basics of reading a balance sheet using drinks giant Britvic as his test case. You can follow his analysis by checking out the most recent Britvic annual report, and use it as a model when running the rule over other companies. Britvic’s brands are important asset for the company and the balance sheet attributes a value to trademarks and franchise…
It’s hard to imagine the world’s biggest and most beloved movies with different famous faces portraying the characters we know and love.The thought of anyone but Leonardo DiCaprio taking on the role of Jack alongside Kate Winslet’s Rose in Titanic is unfathomable – and the idea that Tom Selleck could have been Indiana Jones in place of Harrison Ford is hard for film fans to imagine.Undoubtedly, Hollywood actors have a lot to consider when they decide whether or not to commit on a role, and sometimes it’s out of their control completely and they narrowly miss out on the part…
Savita Halappanavar, 31, was found to be miscarrying when she was admitted to Galway University HospitalThe dentist, who was 17 weeks pregnant, was denied a medical termination, and died from septicaemia on October 28Indian officials have promised parents Anadappa and Akka Mahadevi Yalgi all possible helpPro-choice campaigners plan mass rallies in Ireland calling for abortion to be legalised By Rebecca Seales Published: 14:53 EDT, 16 November 2012 | Updated: 16:49 EDT, 17 November 2012 A tragic loss: Savita’s parents have installed a shrine to her in their home, in accordance with Hindu tradition The parents of an Indian woman who…
Astronomers have discovered an extremely rare group of five ‘dwarf’ galaxies that are ‘interacting with each other’ about 117 million light years away from EarthDwarf galaxies contain a few billion stars, whereas standard galaxies have hundreds of billions, giving them low mass and luminosity.The newly found galaxies are blue, gas-rich and actively forming new stars.They were designated from D1 to D5, and D3 and D4 are showing signs of mutual tidal interactions, which means their respective gravitational forces are pulling on each other and distorting the galaxies’ shapes. D3 and D4 have developed ‘tidal tails,’ or thin, elongated regions of stars and…
By DAILYMAIL.COM POLITICAL REPORTERS Published: 13:07 EST, 9 July 2024 | Updated: 13:07 EST, 9 July 2024 Advertisement Former Republican Senator Jim Inhofe has died at the age of 89. The longtime lawmaker represented Oklahoma for 36 years on Capitol Hill before stepping aside last year as the longest-serving U.S. Senator in his state’s history. His family said he passed away after a ‘sudden illness’ and was surrounded by his wife Kay and three children. ‘Inhofe served his beloved state in many capacities over the years. Including in the Oklahoma House of Representatives , the Oklahoma State Senate , as Mayor…