Revealed: Prince Philip’s boardroom coup to save his beloved Outward Bound… and how he told guests at a fundraiser: ‘This is a shearing shed – and we’re here to fleece you’ Prince Philip staged a coup to become chairman of the Outward Bound Trust Within weeks he invited senior figures to fundraiser held at Buckingham … Read more
Revealed: Prince Philip’s boardroom coup to save his beloved Outward Bound… and how he told guests at a fundraiser: ‘This is a shearing shed – and we’re here to fleece you’ Prince Philip staged a coup to become chairman of the Outward Bound Trust Within weeks he invited senior figures to fundraiser held at Buckingham … Read more
Dignity’s chairman Clive Whiley ousted in coup led by firm’s biggest shareholder By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:09 BST, 22 April 2021 | Updated: 23:09 BST, 22 April 2021 Funeral provider Dignity said 55 per cent of votes cast by shareholders backed a motion to remove Clive Whiley as a director Dignity’s … Read more
Failed takeovers and merger attempts are not uncommon in global finance. In Britain, successive efforts to take control of the London Stock Exchange Group, Pfizer’s 2014 effort to buy Astrazeneca and Airbus merger plans with BAE were all repulsed. The collapse of the European Super League (ESL), an attempt by big clubs to supplant the … Read more
Failed takeovers and merger attempts are not uncommon in global finance. In Britain, successive efforts to take control of the London Stock Exchange Group, Pfizer’s 2014 effort to buy Astrazeneca and Airbus merger plans with BAE were all repulsed. The collapse of the European Super League (ESL), an attempt by big clubs to supplant the … Read more
Jordan’s Queen Noor Al Hussein today slammed claims her son plotted a coup as ‘wicked slander’, amid reports he has been placed under house arrest. The American-born Jordanian royal, 69, said she hoped ‘praying that truth and justice will prevail’ following the reported detainment of her son Prince Hamzah bin Hussein. Prince Hamzah is the son of … Read more
Plumes of smoke rose over Myanmar’s largest city today as security forces fired on unarmed protesters to bring the death toll to more than 200. Terrified residents have fled the industrial neighbourhood in Yangon that has been turned into a battle zone, with burning barricades billowing in the streets and bullets whizzing over them. Hardline … Read more
Footage has emerged of a Myanmar pro-democracy protester being shot dead at point-blank range amid a bloody crackdown by the military – whose soldiers are issuing threats on TikTok warning that ‘I will shoot whoever I see’. The video of a civilian being gunned down in the street has been condemned by a UN special … Read more
Footage has emerged of a Myanmar pro-democracy protester being shot dead at point-blank range amid a bloody crackdown by the military – whose soldiers are issuing threats on TikTok warning that ‘I will shoot whoever I see’. The video of a civilian being gunned down in the street has been condemned by a UN special … Read more
At least 38 people have been killed by security forces in Myanmar after they opened fire on pro-democracy across the country, in the ‘bloodiest’ day since the military coup last month. The heavily armoured police and military have gunned down the protesters and fired tear gas at crowds in an attempt to quell the demonstrations, … Read more