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05.01 / 15:27

Remark Instagram Celebrity Virus hospital 2020 Derek Draper, former political adviser & husband of Kate Garraway, passes away from COVID-related complications

Derek Draper, former political adviser and spouse of renowned TV presenter Kate Garraway, passed away after enduring severe health complications arising from a prolonged battle with COVID-19. Draper, 56, marked one of the UK's lengthiest struggles with the virus, spending a staggering 13 months in the hospital since contracting the virus in March 2020. His body bore the brunt of the disease, resulting in significant organ damage and necessitating daily care.

05.01 / 13:34

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05.01 / 13:13

Europe economics inflation Macroeconomics Neil Birrell Premier Miton Investors Eurozone Eurozone inflation rises to 2.9%

Core inflation dropped from 3.6% to 3.4%, while food inflation also continued to fall, with the increase in prices largely driven by energy base effects in Germany.

05.01 / 12:43

Waters BURST BBC reports evacuation week Hundreds of homes evacuated in UK after a week of powerful storms, rainfall

A major incident has been declared in Nottinghamshire along the banks of the River Trent, where more than 100 homes have been flooded, with the potential for the numbers to rise throughout the day. Neil Clarke, leader of Rushcliffe Council in Nottinghamshire, emphasized on BBC Radio 4's Today program that while water levels on the River Trent were starting to recede slightly, the situation remained grave.

05.01 / 11:25

Election Browser Research recommendations Podcasts Headlines Political realities constrain Sunak over when to call an election

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05.01 / 11:25

markets UPS FIVE Research performer rights Updates Five shares to watch 2023 – fourth quarter update

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05.01 / 11:25

LSE companies TUI London Stock Exchange delisting TUI eyes 24 June delisting from London Stock Exchange

If the resolution is approved, it is expected the delisting would occur on 24 June 2024.

05.01 / 10:58

markets CEO Food reports Investigations Headlines Weekly European shares eye first weekly loss in eight; focus on data for rate clues

By Ankika Biswas

05.01 / 09:46

COST Williams Manufacturing Fighting show Rate Cut Slump for UK builders eases in December on rate cut hopes - PMI

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05.01 / 06:38

UPS Provident Election reports 2024 Lok Sabha Polls 2024: Election Commission to visit poll-bound states from January 7

PTI, headed by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, along with Election Commissioners Anup Chandra Pandey and Arun Goel, the Commission will be in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu from January 7 to 10. Also Read: 2024 Lok Sabha polls: PM Modi's 3rd straight term 'almost an inevitability', declares column in UK daily Ahead of the visit, deputy election commissioners are scheduled to provide a briefing to the full commission regarding the preparations in the two states on January 6. The deputy election commissioners have undertaken visits to nearly all states to supervise the arrangements for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

05.01 / 06:13

UPS wellness Refugees President War peace Is a two-state solution possible after the Gaza war?

America’s president, in one of his many public statements about the nearly month-long war in Gaza. Rishi Sunak, the British prime minister, has made similar comments; so has Emmanuel Macron, the French president. An emergency meeting of the Arab League last month ended with a call for “serious negotiations" towards a two-state solution.

05.01 / 06:09

markets reports rights What is Narayana Murthy's 'big regret?' about wife Sudha Murty, having family in business, son Rohan and more

told CNBC-TV18 he then thought it best to keep all family out of business. Notably, Sudha Murty had contributed ₹10,000 to the seed capital for Infosys, along with the first seven which included Ashok Arora, K Dinesh, Kris Gopalakrishnan, Nandan Nilekani, NS Raghavan, and SD Shibulal alongside her husband Narayana Murthy, as per a Hindustan Times report. Murthy also credited his wife for advising him to focus on the export market, telling the channel that Murty was "more qualified than all seven of us".

05.01 / 02:30

markets UPS JPMorgan country Stocks, bonds steady with jobs data awaited

Stocks and bonds steadied after a bruising two-day selloff to start 2024. Oil advanced as conflict in the Middle East added to supply concerns.

04.01 / 19:02

markets Target wellness performer reports International Stifel cuts Yum! Brands on lack of catalysts, while Papa John's concerns remain

Stifel analysts downgraded shares of Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) to Hold from Buy and Papa John's (NASDAQ:PZZA) to Sell from Hold in a note to clients Thursday. The firm maintained a price target of $135 for YUM and $65 per share for PZZA.

04.01 / 18:58

Retirement People moves fixed income Premier Miton Premier Miton's Rob James retires after 34 years

James joined Premier Miton in August 2020, after serving as an equity analyst at Merian Global Investors, Old Mutual Global Investors and Aviva Investors.

04.01 / 18:58

UK Pensions Investment trusts funds Unit trusts/OEICs Vanguard fundsmith Fundsmith Equity slips further down ii most bought list

Royal London Short Money Market first took the top spot in October 2023, where it remains, while the £22.7bn Terry Smith fund has since been further overtaken by L&G Global Technology Index and Vanguard LifeStrategy 80% Equity.

04.01 / 18:58

economics Survey inflation Bank of England UK ING UK businesses forecast sizeable drop in inflationary pressures

Firms expected their output price inflation to fall in the next 12 months by 1.5 percentage points from the 4.4% reported for Q4 2023.

04.01 / 18:57

UK growth Keir Starmer promises 'national renewal' with focus on growth

Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party

04.01 / 18:27

Provident Career Death pandemic cover hospital patient Thousands of doctors in Britain walk off the job in their longest-ever strike

Thousands of doctors have walked off their jobs in Britain at the start of a six-day strike that's set to be the longest in the history of the state-funded National Health Service

04.01 / 18:16

UPS security country reports Russia flags supply of India-made 155mm artillery shells to Ukraine

India-made ammunition reaching Ukraine through Europe in the third quarter of last year. ET has learnt that the matter was raised by Moscow recently.

04.01 / 18:14

MET Myanmar Instagram Refugees country Inside fencing Border with Myanmar was forced upon us: Mizoram CM to PM Modi amid fencing plan

Lalduhoma met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to apprise them of the concerns of the Mizos and the issue of Myanmarese refugees, especially with the present proposal by India to fence the border with Myanmar. He also pushed for a Greater Mizoram as part of Akhand Bharat. During his first official visit after taking over as chief minister after winning the assembly polls on December last year, the Mizoram CM apprised the PM that the current border with Myanmar was forced upon the two ethnic groups without their prior consent.

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