Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Shooting began at Pinewood Studios in April A blast has injured a crew member on the set of the new James Bond film. The “controlled explosion” damaged the outside of the famous 007 Stage at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, where the spy franchise is filmed, a tweet from the […]
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Image caption Mr Leekha’s factory manufactures leather goods If you’ve bought a luxury leather handbag in Milan or Manhattan recently, chances are high that it was made in Sanjay Leekha’s three-storey factory in Faridabad on the outskirts of Delhi. But on Wednesday, the 33-year-old family-owned business – along with thousands of other Indian manufacturers –
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The Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues’ morning skates are over and a handful of broadcasters have taken the ice to re-enact a play from this bruising Stanley Cup Final. In the otherwise empty stands is a singular figure having a good chuckle at the retired players doing their best to go over the Xs
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President Trump’s focus shifted from royal pageantry to high-level diplomacy on Tuesday, the second day of his state visit to Britain, where he met with business leaders and Prime Minister Theresa May. Mr. Trump opened his day with a business round-table meeting, where he spoke in optimistic terms about the possibility of a trade deal
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Shares surged Wednesday in Asia following a rally on Wall Street spurred by signs the Federal Reserve is ready to cut interest rates to support the U.S. economy against risks from escalating trade wars. But most markets gave back some gains after the World Bank said it was downgrading its forecast for the global economy
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Image copyright Backto60 Image caption Backto60 won the right to a judicial review into increases in the pension age for women Campaigners will head to the High Court on Wednesday for a judicial review into how the government raised the retirement age for women. Women born in the 1950s claim the rise is unfair because
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To all appearances, life in the Qatar capital of Doha still glimmers, nearly two years after its Arab neighbors declared a boycott of the tiny country. Construction teams work around the clock to complete eight stadiums ahead of the 2022 World Cup. Visitors still flock to the city’s architectural gems, many designed by top world
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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration will step up efforts to deport families of undocumented migrants in the United States, the new leader of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency said on Tuesday, in an aggressive step to discourage illegal immigration at the southwestern border. Mark Morgan, who took over last week as the acting director
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Birmingham is set to become the first “control the bleed” city in the UK, by equipping venues with kits aimed at helping to save minutes when someone suffers an injury. Lynne Baird – who’s son Daniel died after being stabbed – has been working with Birmingham Community Safety Partnership to develop and roll out the
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Image copyright YouTube One of the UK’s top stockpickers has said he is “extremely sorry” after suspending trading in his largest fund. Neil Woodford stopped money going in or out of his Woodford Equity Income Fund on Tuesday after increasing numbers of investors asked for their money back. The move was “necessary to protect investors’
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