4 h. ago Widow, 88, fears her house could fall off cliff as erosion drags her street towards the sea

Jean Flick, 88, remarried in 1999 after the death of her first husband from cancer and later bought the seaside property in Thorpeness, Suffolk, with her second husband for a fresh start.

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28 h. ago Soho House agrees to be taken private in $2.7bn deal; European shares dip ahead of Ukraine peace talks – as it happened

Ashton Kutcher to join private members’ club’s boardThe bosses of Britain’s largest listed companies took home record high pay packets for the third successive year, according to a report.Analysis found that the record set in the last financial year means the average FTSE 100 chief executive is now paid 122 times the salary of the average full-time UK worker.What would be the justification for jacking up fares above inflation? There isn’t any.It’s ripping off the customer, driving people off the trains and onto our congested road network, which is in no-one’s interest. Continue reading...

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31 h. ago Soho House agrees to be taken private in $2.7bn deal; European shares dip ahead of Ukraine peace talks – business live

Ashton Kutcher to join private members’ club’s boardThe bosses of Britain’s largest listed companies took home record high pay packets for the third successive year, according to a report.Analysis found that the record set in the last financial year means the average FTSE 100 chief executive is now paid 122 times the salary of the average full-time UK worker.What would be the justification for jacking up fares above inflation? There isn’t any.It’s ripping off the customer, driving people off the trains and onto our congested road network, which is in no-one’s interest. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago ‘I made it my mission to befriend the owner we ended up swapping houses’: a refurbishment 14 years in the making

After falling in love with an Edwardian house up the street, interior designer Fiona Duke had to bide her time before the owner was ready to sell. Thanks to a clever mix of retro and contemporary design, it was worth the wait‘I’m an Essex convert,” says interior designer Fiona Duke. “We moved here from London, having been to a funeral nearby, and fell for the fabulous community vibe.” Duke and her husband’s first purchase was a Victorian terrace, but even then she had her eye on the big, detached Edwardian house up the road: “I made it my mission to befriend the owner, in case she ever decided to sell. I was up there a lot!”It took eight years but her persistence paid off. After many evenings involving wine and a lot of begging not to sell to anyone else, the neighbour finally revealed she wanted to downsize. “I was poised to strike, but was convinced it would fall through” says Duke. “We ended up swapping houses, which was an unusual way to move, but it suited us bot...

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9 d. ago Big Brother couple got hitched 16 years ago in only lasting relationship from show

Big Brother has seen many housemates fall in love in the house, only for things to fall apart on the outside - but for one doting couple, things could not be any happier for them

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1 week ago Why Andrew is 'toast': The man who revealed 'highly sexed' Prince Andrew's multiple affairs, the truth about him Trump and Epstein and an Argentine assassination plot tells all to Palace Confidential

Andrew Lownie has given an extraordinary first broadcast interview about his book : 'Entitled, the Rise and Fall of the House of York' to the Daily Mail's unmissable Palace Confidential show.

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1 week ago Key takeaways from explosive claims made in biography of Prince Andrew

Andrew Lownie’s book explores Duke of York’s friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, his relationships and financesA new biography claims startling insight into the private lives of the Duke of York and his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson. From relationships with women to Andrew’s mysterious finances, Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York, by the historian Andrew Lownie, also dives into the prince’s ill-advised friendship with the disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein. Andrew’s representatives were contacted for comment.Claims from the extracts serialised in the Daily Mail include: Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Sussexes hit back at claim that Harry and Prince Andrew had a fight in sensational royal book serialised in the Mail

A new book, called Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York, claims the Duke of Sussex and his uncle entered a violent altercation during a family gathering in 2013.

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2 w. ago Prince Harry denies author's claims he punched Prince Andrew leaving him with a 'bloody nose'

The claim surfaced in Andrew Lownie's new book Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York

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