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Comedy duo Little and Large’s last show to be broadcast four months after Eddie Large, 78, died

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Little and Large’s final bow: Comedy duo’s last stage show together will be put online four months after Eddie Large died aged 78 from coronavirus The performance was filmed in January last year but has stayed hidden until now Comedy duo appeared at the Bristol Slapstick Festival talking about their lives One joke saw Syd … Read more

Conservation efforts in China to protect giant pandas have failed to help large carnivores

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Conservation efforts in China designed to protect the giant panda have failed to help the region’s endangered leopards, snow leopards and wolves, study finds Experts examined the large carnivores living in 73 of China’s protected areas They found in most of the regions, such animals had almost entirely disappeared Numbers of leopards, for example, have … Read more

Katie Holmes looks effortlessly chic as she hauls a large portrait back to her NYC apartment

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Katie Holmes looks effortlessly chic as she hauls a large antique portrait back to her NYC apartment By Deirdre Simonds For Dailymail.com Published: 21:12 BST, 2 August 2020 | Updated: 21:58 BST, 2 August 2020 Katie Holmes proudly carried home a large $225 antique portrait, which originated from the early 1900s, on Friday.  As she … Read more

Antibody coronavirus tests fail to work for large number of people

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Large numbers of people hit by coronavirus could be being missed due to failures in antibody tests for those with only mild infections, according to researchers at Oxford University. A study of more than 9,000 healthcare workers found that significant numbers of people had received negative test results despite being likely to have already contracted Covid-19. … Read more

TV comedian Eddie Large left just £44,100 in his will when he died from Covid-19 earlier this year 

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TV comedian Eddie Large left just £44,100 in his will when he died from coronavirus earlier this year Eddie Large died in April at the Southmead Hospital in Bristol from coronavirus  According to the Sun, he left the entirety of his estate – £44,100 to his wife Patsy Large, who performed alongside Syd Little  in … Read more

Large companies with no female executive committee members ‘missed out on £47 billion last year’

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Want to boost profits? Hire more women! Large companies with no female executive committee members ‘missed out on £47 billion last year’, research claims Research by The Pipeline found 15 per cent of major companies had no women in top roles  Companies with no women on highest committees had net profit margin of 1.5% Percentage … Read more

Tighter tax rules may hit large firms, experts say

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Tighter tax rules may hit large firms, experts say, as Chancellors may look to recoup £6.2bn lost each year due to a loophole Rishi Sunak has asked HMRC to launch a consultation on uncertain tax planning This practice loses the Treasury £6.2billion each year That is equal to 18% of total uncollected taxes  By Dan … Read more

Large lizard sees off noisy dog with a SLAP of its powerful tail

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Shut up! Moment large lizard sees off noisy dog with a SLAP of its powerful tail A water monitor fought off two barking dogs in Thailand using its tail as a whip Footage of the attack was shared on social media by Suthida Sri’ from Bangkok Water monitors are known to use their tails as … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: EU’s bail-out will not head off large scale unemployment

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ALEX BRUMMER: Europe’s feeble bail-out will not be enough to head off large scale unemployment By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:42 BST, 21 July 2020 | Updated: 23:14 BST, 21 July 2020 The longest summit in the European Union’s history finally has delivered a result. The £680billion Covid-19 rescue package breaks new ground. … Read more