9 h. ago Crown Royal dethroned in Canada as whisky company shifts some operations to US

Owners of top Canadian whisky company spark backlash after plan to close one of its plants in Ontario and shift bottling operations south amid US-Canada tariff warNearly a decade ago, a reserve batch of Canada’s Crown Royal whisky struck awe in the hearts of critics. “To say this is a masterpiece is barely doing it justice,” wrote the British reviewer Jim Murray, adding that the company’s upmarket offering took rye to “new heights of beauty and complexity”.But earlier this week, holding a hulking glass bottle in front of a gaggle of cameras, Doug Ford, the premier of Ontario, slowly poured the hazel liquid on to the ground. Continue reading...

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58 h. ago Do gel nails cause fertility risks? EU bans key ingredient in polish

The action will provoke a huge shift in how nail salons operate

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6 d. ago The real life Coopers Chase! Thursday Murder Club was filmed at a VERY posh stately home that hosted a 'royal' wedding and was also used for The Crown and Black Mirror

Englefield House near Reading was transformed into Coopers Chase years after it hosted Pippa Middleton's wedding attended by Princes William and Harry in 2017.

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2 w. ago From The Crown to Blackadder: TV kings and queens – rated bad to best

Who had an accent that could skin a corgi? Who was one of the greatest TV monsters of all time? And who did far too much flashing of their buttocks? We put television monarchs under the microscopeRejoice! For the historical fiction stork has descended from on high with another bundle of monarchical joy. King and Conqueror (BBC) – a hugely entertaining depiction of the events that led to the Battle of Hastings – is the latest addition to that most stately of small-screen genres: the royal drama.Heavy is the head that wears the crown, though! For the portrayal of any British royal – and here we have Harold II (James Norton) and Edward the Confessor (Eddie Marsan) – is subject to a set of unspoken rules, most of which apply to the circumference of the royal nostrils and vowels, all of which must expand to fill the space available and, where necessary, beyond. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Why investing in a whisky firm can leave you with a VERY nasty hangover, by consumer champion TONY HETHERINGTON

I bought bonds in beverage company Linc Drinks Ltd and casks of whisky from Whisky&Co Ltd, both promoted by the same sales firm. I've just seen that Whisky&Co has gone into liquidation.

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2 w. ago Watch: Dubai’s ruler explores London on foot, crown prince spends time with royal kin | Trending

Watch: Dubai’s ruler explores London on foot, crown prince spends time with royal kin | Trending - Hindustan Times  Hindustan Times

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2 w. ago ‘Don’t lose those stupid points’: Youri Tielemans on Aston Villa lessons, Emery and aiming high

The team’s outstanding player last season is determined to help break the club’s near 30-year trophy droughtThe smile on Youri Tielemans’s face widens as he discusses the summer Unai Emery visited him in Quorn, the Leicestershire village he has called home since arriving in England six years ago. “The initial conversation was about my ideas as a player, where I wanted to play and how I saw myself and I think he quite liked me because he came back a second time,” Tielemans says, laughing. “It was really about understanding each other. And I think we clicked the first time we met.”Fast-forward two years and Tielemans, who joined Aston Villa as a free agent after leaving Leicester, has established himself as an indispensable cog in Emery’s machine. Tielemans has been considered a classy midfielder since making his Champions League debut for Anderlecht aged 16 and has proved a dependable force for Villa, an intelligent operator whether sniffing danger or shifting possession. T...

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