Day: December 31, 2022
FTSE 100’s small losses over 2022 help it outperform international markets
December 31, 2022For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The UK’s FTSE 100 fell by just 0.7% in 2022 and the pound lost about 1.5 cents against the US dollar, after surviving a tumultuous year beset by […]
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Author and wartime spy trainer Noreen Riols made MBE in New Year Honours
December 31, 2022For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Noreen Riols, one of the last surviving female members of the French section of the Special Operations Executive – known as “Churchill’s Secret Army” – has dedicated her […]
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New mums are ‘first to lose their jobs’ in cost of living crisis
December 31, 2022Thousands of new mums are losing their jobs as the cost of living crisis tightens. Pregnant Then Screwed say new mums were ‘the canary in the mine’ as the country’s economy started to plunge. Redundancies had hit many as companies pulled back on flexible working arrangements which had been introduced during the pandemic. Pregnant Then […]
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Prisoners at top security jails get smoothies and lentil burgers at New Year
December 31, 2022Prisoners at high security jails will be served up healthy food including iced mango smoothies and lentil seed burgers on New Year’s Day. Roast pork, salmon and braised steaks with baby potatoes are also on the January 1 menus at five men’s prisons in England which hold some of the country’s most dangerous offenders. At […]
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How to watch the London fireworks on TV for New Year as 2023 arrives
December 31, 2022It’s New Year’s Eve tonight, which means 2023 is just around the corner. The New Year can be full of promise and potential, offering a chance to dream about what could happen over the next 365 days and what positive things may come your way. At the very least, you can say goodbye to 2022 […]
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Are trains and tubes still running today amid London bus strike?
December 31, 2022London bus users, be warned – there are more strikes on the way as part of continuing union action. Hundreds of drivers walked out on Christmas Eve and December 27, but there will be further action on the final day of 2022 and into the New Year. Strike action continues from today (December 31). So […]
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