Joe Root 26-year-old Yorkshire batsman has been named as England’s new Test captain. He succeeds Alastair Cook who resigned last weeks after over four years in charge. Root has scored 4, 594 runs since he made his debut in December 2012. In the same time only Indian Captain Virat Kohli has scored more run than…
Rolls-Royce, the engineering giant and jet engine maker reported a loss before tax of £4.5bn for 2016. Rolls-Royce has agreed to pay £671m to settle corruption and bribery cases with the UK, the US and Brazilian authorities and it has written off £4.4bn from currency related contracts As aerospace deals are done in dollars the…
The iconic brand Ambassador, owned by CK Birla Group, has been sold to European Auto Peugeot for £0.8m (Rs 80 crore). The manufacturing of Ambassador cars has been discontinued. “Hindustan Motors has executed an agreement with Peugeot SA for the sale of the Ambassador brand, including the trademarks, for a consideration of Rs 80 crore.…
Adele, the English queen of pop won five for five Sunday at the 59th Grammy Awards, including the categories of album, record and song of the year. She also won humility and grace from the audience for restarting a tribute to George Michael, that she began off-key and paying homage. She was humble enough to…
Outstanding British film American Honey Denial Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them WINNER: I, Daniel Blake Notes on Blindness Under the Shadow EE Rising Star award Anya Taylor-Joy Laia Costa Lucas Hedges Ruth Negga WINNER: Tom Holland Best make up & hair Doctor Strange WINNER: Florence Foster Jenkins Hacksaw Ridge Nocturnal Animals Rogue One:…
Snapchat one of the largest technology initial public offering company based on a quiet street leading to the Venice boardwalk in Los Angeles. eclipsing the Henna tattoo and hemp clothing stalls. Snapchat’s IPO is expected to be valued at $25bn and founder and CEO Evan Spiegel is enjoying the success after luring software developers to…
L’Oréal is considering selling The Body Shop for €1bn, as it has struggled in recent years. The ethical cosmetics chain, founded in Brighton in 1976, by Dame Anita Roddick, bought a decade ago for £652m, now has over 3000 stores in 66 countries. It prides itself in using ethically sourced ingredients to create natural beauty…
To mark, Queen Elizabeth’s 65 years, to the throne, a photograph of her wearing a suite of sapphire jewellery given to her by her father King George VI as a wedding gift in 1947 has been issued. The newly released portrait taken by David Bailey in 2014, for the Government’s “Great” campaign, which aims to…
This month we have two eclipses- a full moon ( lunar eclipse) this Saturday 11th February 2017 and a new moon (solar eclipse) on Sunday, February 26.There are only four eclipses in total in 2017 and the other two aren’t until August. Eclipses are supercharged new and full moons. Lunar eclipses occur during full moons…
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