Nationwide real estate agents receive £82m takeover bid from competitor Connells
Countrywide, the estate agency group that owns Hamptons International and Gascoigne-Pees, has received a £82m takeover approach from its rival [...]
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When Covid started, I decided to walk 20,000 steps a day. It changed my life
It started with an alert on my iPhone. In late June, a notification from the Health App popped up intrusively on my [...]
Deal struck to allow EU to block budget payments to rogue members
Brussels will be able to block budget payments to rogue EU governments that undermine the rule of law or the independence of judges, under a hard-fought agreement between the European parliament and member [...]
Sainsbury’s to eliminate up to 3,500 jobs after shuts down of 400 Argos stores
Up to 3,500 jobs are at risk at Sainsbury’s as the supermarket closes more than 400 standalone Argos stores and cuts all meat, fish and deli [...]
European leaders are wary of Trump’s false victory claims
European politicians have cautioned patience after Donald Trump falsely claimed victory in the US election in the early hours of Wednesday morning, warning that a drawn-out court battle over the outcome would have disastrous consequences for democracy’s global [...]
In times of trouble, a ritual walk can clear the mind and calm the soul
Come autumn, as a way of defying the back-to-school doldrums brought on by a rapid shortening of the days, and to mark what feels like the true start of a year, I go on a pilgrimage. This year, more than ever, I crave the slow and steady rhythm of a walking pace, big skies, and cleansing wind and rain to shake off the [...]
Ryanair: no refunds for canceled flights during Covid-19 lockdown in England
Ryanair customers will not be offered refunds for flights in November even though the UK government has banned all but essential travel in England as part of a second Covid-19 [...]
Choice supporters hold largest protest in history against the Polish government
About one hundred thousand protesters took to the streets of the Polish capital, Warsaw, on Friday, in the largest demonstration of popular anger directed against Poland’s ruling rightwing Law and Justice party (PiS) since it assumed office in [...]
NatWest warns of hard times, in spite of the return to profit
NatWest Group has swung back to profit after a sharp fall in bad debt provisions but its chief executive cautioned that renewed Covid-19 restrictions meant there were “challenging times” [...]
France introduces four-week national isolation to fight coronavirus
France will enter a new month-long national lockdown from midnight on Thursday to apply a “brutal brake” on coronavirus infections, president Emmanuel Macron has [...]