Women’s single sculls (W1x) Victoria Thornley (Club: Leander Club / Hometown: Wrexham) Coach: Paul Reedy Women’s pair (W2-) Helen Glover (Marlow RC / Penzance) Polly Swann (Univ. of Edinburgh & Leander Club / Edinburgh) Coach: Hamish Burrell Lightweight women’s double sculls (LW2x) Emily Craig (University of London BC / Mark Cross) Imogen Grant (Cambridge Univ. … Read more
A ready meal solution! Trays and other supermarket packaging will use plastic saved from the sea Waitrose becomes first British supermarket to use Prevent Ocean Plastic scheme that could save more than 100 tons of plastic from ending up in the ocean Chain to recycle its waste in 71 of its products that could have … Read more
Lucky British ticketholder scoops the entire £111m EuroMillions jackpot making them richer than Emma Watson, Tom Hardy and every member of One Direction – so have you checked YOUR ticket? Ticket holder from UK has won the £111million jackpot, say the National Lottery Camelot say the EuroMillions jackpot scoop is the fourth one in the UK … Read more
Lucky British ticketholder scoops the entire £111m EuroMillions jackpot making them richer than Emma Watson, Tom Hardy and every member of One Direction – so have you checked YOUR ticket? Ticket holder from UK has won the £111million jackpot, say the National Lottery Camelot say the EuroMillions jackpot scoop is the fourth one in the UK … Read more
British Airways hands over the running of mammoth £21bn pension fund serving 85,000 members to US investment giant BlackRock Transfer of management involves the Airways Pension Scheme It also encompasses the New Airways Pension Scheme which shut in 2018 By Jane Denton For Thisismoney Published: 12:20 BST, 2 June 2021 | Updated: 12:50 BST, 2 … Read more
Brown is the new green! RHS tells British gardeners to let their lawns get scorched this summer to avoid wasting water and protect the environment British gardeners are being urged to let their lawns turn brown during dry spells Royal Horticultural Society wants people to save water and help environment It comes after the UK … Read more
British warship ‘was expelled from Crimean coast by Putin’s navy and air force after breaking through Russian defences’, FSB claim Russia’s security services detailed the alleged incident from October 2020 The FSB said the HMS Dragon was ‘expelled’ from waters off the coast of Crimea Ship had claimed the right of innocent passage but was viewed … Read more
What’s NEXT for retail champ? It may never be an Amazon or Shopify, but Next could be a big British tech success story Next reacted rapidly to the pandemic, ramping up its online operations at pace By Anne Ashworth For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 21 May 2021 | Updated: 08:30 BST, 22 May … Read more
How British Airways tried to double price of holidays after accidentally selling them at a discount By Fiona Parker For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 25 May 2021 | Updated: 09:29 BST, 26 May 2021 British Airways has backtracked after demanding customers cover the cost of an error that saw Greek holidays handed out at … Read more
The tiny village of Middle Handley is just 15 miles from Chatsworth House, one of Britain’s grandest stately homes, and it once formed part of the Chatsworth Estate, the seat of the Duke of Devonshire since the 16th Century. Now it is linked by name only thanks to the village’s popular pub, The Devonshire Arms. … Read more