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Jennifer Saunders recently found her five-year-old grandson Bertie staring at her oddly. ‘I said, “Is there something wrong? What is it?”’ Bertie kept looking at his grandmother, his gaze focused at a point just below her chin. ‘Are you growing a beard?’ he asked. Jennifer breaks into laughter – as do I. Like all her jokes, this story has … Read more
Barclays boss Jes Staley would be willing to tell the US authorities everything he knows about paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. Victims of Epstein last night called on the banking chief to hand over any information he might have about his former client. Lawyers for the victims said Staley – … Read more
Jaguar Land Rover unveil ‘autonomy ready’ electric shuttle concept that can be configured into a shared car or last-mile delivery vehicle and may be ready by 2021 ‘Project Vector’ is designed to go autonomous but still has a steering wheel It can be configured as a delivery vehicle, share taxi, or regular car The vehicle … Read more
We publish our podcast every Friday to the player on This is Money, above, and on Apple Podcasts (iTunes) and on the podcast platforms Audioboom and Acast, both of which allow you to listen on desktop, mobile, or download an app. We also now publish to Spotify. To download the Apple Podcasts app if you … Read more
FTSE CLOSE: UK manufacturing slides to seven-year low; Channel tunnel firm ‘ready for a no-deal Brexit’; US-China trade war escalates Channel tunnel operator GetLink insists it is ‘ready for a no-deal Brexit’ There was a marked escalation in the US-China trade war overnight The latest UK manufacturing figures show activity slid to a 7-year low … Read more