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By JEFF PRESTRIDGE Updated: 21:51, 22 February 2025 Most mainstream global investment funds are chock-a-block with holdings in American technology companies such as Apple and Nvidia. But not Regnan Sustainable Water and Waste – a £235 million fund launched just over three and a half years ago.Managers Bertrand Lecourt and Saurabh Sharma are mightily proud they don’t hold a single tech stock or, for that matter, a bank among its 45 holdings.And the fund has performed rather well, delivering a total return of 25 per cent for investors in at the start – better than the 22 per cent gain…
The Cotswolds became an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1966, but these fascinating historic photographs show that it has always been outstandingly beautiful – quintessential, idyllic, rural England.And a land where time has stood still.We’ve matched some of the images with present-day photographs to reveal how much of the area – which spans Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, Wiltshire and Worcestershire – looks almost exactly as it did in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.Our compendium reveals a land of ancient woodland, rolling fields, and chocolate-box villages with houses made from a defining Cotswold feature – golden stone.Cotswolds.com describes the area…
By JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS Updated: 17:03 EST, 28 November 2024 Direct Line shares soared yesterday after a shock £3.3billion takeover offer from rival Aviva raised the prospect of a Yuletide bidding war for the troubled insurer.The stock soared by 41.4 per cent, or 65.7p, to 224.4p, an eight-month high, as traders reacted to the disclosure that it had rejected an approach.One investor said Aviva may have to go up to £3.9billion to get the deal over the line amid speculation that Belgian insurer Ageas, a previous suitor, could re-enter the fray.Aviva is now directly contacting shareholders in an apparent attempt…
By SHIVALI BEST FOR MAILONLINE Published: 12:37, 10 April 2025 | Updated: 12:47, 10 April 2025 He’s widely regarded as one of the most handsome men in the world. But David Beckham’s iconic look has been transformed by an artist, who has given him the ‘perfect face’ – based on science.José Antonio Saliba overlaid a face anatomy mask on an image of the footballer and edited his facial features to fit the template designed by the Golden Ratio.The Golden Ratio is a mathematical equation devised in ancient Greece to determine ‘physical perfection’ by comparing measurements, ratios and symmetry.The finished project shows Beckham…
Female Athlete Project Instagram page ‘paid tribute’ to Nathan ClearyPhoto caption read: ‘Mary Fowler’s boyfriend wins sport trophy’By Andrew Prentice For Daily Mail Australia Published: 21:37 EDT, 9 October 2024 | Updated: 00:41 EDT, 10 October 2024 Nathan Cleary is the toast of Penrith after guiding his team to a fourth straight NRL premiership – but one popular social media page has made the triumph all about his girlfriend, Matildas star Mary Fowler – and the results are hilarious.The Female Athlete Project uploaded an image to Instagram on Tuesday featuring the soccer ace celebrating a goal against France with the accompanying caption: ‘Mary…
Alec Baldwin claimed that Americans are ‘uninformed’ while appearing at the 42nd Torino Film Festival in Turin, Italy on Monday.The Rust actor, 66, gave his scathing assessment of the American worldview, stating that Americans ‘know little or nothing’ about world issues during a press conference.’There’s a hole, a vacuum… a gap in information for Americans,’ he said in a clip shared by The Hollywood Reporter on X. ‘Americans are very uninformed about reality, what’s really going on — climate change, Ukraine, you name it. The biggest topics in the world, Americans have an appetite for a little bit of information.”You know what’s going on from…
By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 18:03 EDT, 31 October 2024 Shares in British housebuilders tumbled yesterday as investors trimmed bets on Bank of England interest rate cuts in the wake of the Budget.On a day of turmoil on financial markets amid concerns over Rachel Reeves’s borrowing plans, blue chip developer Persimmon fell 7.5 per cent while Bellway was down 7 per cent and Taylor Wimpey shed 6.7 per cent.The sell-off came as analysts warned that interest rates would not fall as far or as fast as expected before the Budget. Budget jitters: On a day of turmoil on…
Burglaries at the homes of Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce have opened America’s eyes to a growing crime threat — hi-tech, intelligence-led hits orchestrated by criminals overseas. Forget about old-school masked housebreakers carrying swag bags. These crooks are closer to the Ocean’s Eleven movies, using drones, camo suits, and wifi jammers to blitz the mansions of multi-millionaires. They’ve struck the homes of NFL players when athletes are on the field, raising fears of more break-ins over Thanksgiving , when the Chicago Bears, the Dallas Cowboys and others will be playing to packed stadiums. Gang members operate across the…
Brianna ‘Chickenfry’ LaPaglia has moved on from ugly split with ex Zach Bryan – one month after he ‘blindsided’ her with their break up announcement.Brianna, 25, is now dating Conor Wilson, as seen on her TikTok page – where Conor had his arms around her and his head on her shoulder as they cuddled during a hangout with two friends.She captioned the TikTok video: ‘Sometimes all you need is a nyc sunrise and some good pals,’ with the Taylor Swift song ‘I can do it with a Broken Heart’ as the music. Someone commented below the images: ‘That was fast’ in…
By OLIVER SALT Published: 11:38 EST, 3 December 2024 | Updated: 14:19 EST, 3 December 2024 Controversial billionaire Mark Cuban has floated the idea of running for president with Charles Barkley after insisting the NBA legend is ‘somebody America needs’.Cuban, who was a surrogate for Kamala Harris before the Democratic nominee lost this month’s election, has been tipped to make a run for the White House in previous election cycles but is yet to throw his name into the hat.During an appearance on The Steam Room podcast with Barkley and host Ernie Johnson, the minority Dallas Mavericks owner was asked about…