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Too expensive to disregard, not take him seriously, throw him and his blowtorch out in the snow… David brought me a pot of coffee in bed on Christmas morning. When I came downstairs, three small parcels were on my desk. ‘Open that one first,’ he said. It was a can opener. Useful! The next gift … Read more
Fund firm Jupiter proposes takeover of rival Merian Global Investors to create a £67billion British investment giant Jupiter has announced plans to acquire Merian Global Investors for £370million Tie-up would create a £67bn fund house – making it one of the biggest in the UK Would also mean filling several gaps in Jupiter’s current product … Read more
Oxford University proposes dropping Homer’s Iliad and Virgil’s Aeneid from Classics syllabus in bid to modernise and attract more state school pupils Virgil’s Aeneid and Homer’s Iliad may be made optional on the classics course But Oxford undergraduates say the works are vital to understanding the subject Classics professor Jonathan Prag said no decision has … Read more