Month: November 2024

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President Trump will send stock markets wild – then Britain will go bust.l

Republican voters weren’t the only ones celebrating Donald Trump’s landslide victory on Wednesday morning. Stock markets also went crazy. President Donald Trump will send shares booming, but it won’t end well (Image: Getty) At least, they did in the US. On…

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One simple step to escape Labour’s pensions inheritance tax raid.l

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has panicked retirees by pledging to slap inheritance tax on their pensions when they die. But there’s an unexpected way to fight back. Labour’s pensions IHT raid could see some families hand a staggering 67% of leftover…

UK could be spared Donald Trump’s tariffs – because of Brexit.l

A Democratic politician said the US president-elect has “sympathy” for the UK’s exit from the EU. Donald Trump (Image: Getty) Donald Trump‘s admiration for “renegade” Brexit Britain may mean it is spared tariffs under his incoming presidency, according to a US…

Moment Meghan Markle sparked fury from veterans with controversial poppy choice.l

The Duchess of Sussex appeared alongside her husband Prince Harry in a new video today discussing the importance of protecting children in a digital world. Meghan Markle has caused controversy wearing poppies before (Image: Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images) Meghan Markle appeared by…

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‘Did I say that?’ Awkward moment Kuenssberg confronts Labour minister over Trump attack.H

The Labour politician was put on the spot over previous comments about the US president-elect. A Labour minister was grilled about past criticism of Donald Trump in an awkward exchange with the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg. Treasury minister Darren Jones insisted he…

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NICs rise will force businesses to close, warn hospitality bosses.H

More than 200 leading restaurant, pub and hotel companies say tax rises will cause ‘unprecedented damage’ Hospitality businesses will be forced to close while others will have to slash jobs and investment as a result of changes to national insurance…

Vintage Photographs of the Life in Germany From the 1910s.H

Here is an amazing collection of vintage photographs that shows everyday life in Germany from the 1910s. Coffee canteen at AEG, 1909. This canteen in the large-machine factory [Großmaschinenfabrik] of the AEG [Allgemeine Elektizitäts-Gesellschaft or General Electric Company] provided coffee for…

Competition for Decorated Trams, Germany, 1908.H

Germany has an extensive number of tramway networks (Straßenbahn in German). Some of these networks have been upgraded to light rail standards, called Stadtbahn in German. In 1865, a horse tramway was established in Berlin. In 1881, the world’s first…

Cambridge could lose city centre cows if council cuts out-of-hours rescue service

Ancient grazing rights for the famed cattle are at risk in budget rethink Since the middle ages, they have grazed on the commons of Cambridge, crossing paths with the scholars of colleges beside the River Cam. But the sight of cows…

We will fight Trump’s plans to slap tariffs on the UK – Rachel Reeves

The chancellor will make the case for free trade as Labour is warned that it must choose between the United States and the European Union The chancellor Rachel Reeves will use a keynote speech this week to promote free and open trade…