Day: June 28, 2024
Princess Anne discharged from hospital after being struck by horse
June 28, 2024Princess Anne has returned home after five nights in hospital with minor head injuries and concussion. The 73-year-old was struck by a horse while walking on her Gatcombe Park estate in Gloucestershire on Sunday. She departed privately without being seen and headed back to the estate, about 30 miles away. Her husband, Vice Admiral Sir […]
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Building supplier Tyman’s US buyer Quanex sweetens takeover deal
June 28, 2024For 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 Building products supplier Tyman’s shares rose on Friday after Quanex, the US company planning to buy it, increased the cash segment of the deal. The changes came after […]
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Digital bank tops list of 100 fastest-growing British businesses
June 28, 2024For 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 A digital bank has topped a list of the fastest-growing firms in Britain, and a quarter of the top 100 were launched by women, according to the Sunday […]
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Could central London, headquarters of God and mammon, really be turning red? | Polly Toynbee
June 28, 2024A red glow spreading across the land may be so bright you could see it from space, if polling predictions are right. In that Labour flare, let’s pinpoint one astonishing constituency the party looks likely to win for the first time in history. Conservative for ever, the City itself, part of the Cities of London […]
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Huge fire rips through tenth floor flat of east London tower block
June 28, 2024To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A tenth-floor flat caught fire in London yesterday evening with the plume of smoke visible for miles around. London Fire Brigade were called to the building on Rymill Street in North Woolwich, east London, at around 10.30pm […]
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Air pollution clinic in London aims to help children with asthma
June 28, 2024The deaths of two young children, Ella Kissi-Debrah in 2013 and Awaab Ishak in 2020, have highlighted the consequences of breathing in air pollution and beingexposed to mould in our homes. Now a clinic at the NHS Royal London hospital is bringing together academic innovations on children’s environmental exposure to try to help patients. Between […]
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London temperatures peak with cooler weather on way for UK
June 28, 2024Noora MykkanenPublished Jun 28, 2024, 4:00am|Updated Jun 28, 2024, 7:35am UK weather has broken temperature records this week, with Wednesday being the hottest day of the year so far. Londoners have been coping with the heatwave this week, with some enjoying it to the max while it has been less fun if you’re stuck inside […]
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