Algy Cluff remains ‘optimistic’ about future for oil as demand slumps to lowest levels for 25 years By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:57 BST, 2 May 2020 | Updated: 21:57 BST, 2 May 2020 Veteran oil prospector Algy Cluff is determined to remain ‘optimistic’ about the future for oil as demand slumps … Read more
This is the emotional moment a carer gives a D-Day veteran a cushion with his late wife’s face on after seeing he slept next to a picture of her every night. Ken Benbow, 94, burst into tears when Kia Tobin handed him the pillow of Ada at Thistleton Lodge nursing home in Preston, Lancashire. The … Read more
City veteran Martin Gilbert appointed chairman of fund manager Toscafund as he prepares to exit Standard Life Aberdeen By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 BST, 18 April 2020 | Updated: 22:27 BST, 18 April 2020 City veteran Martin Gilbert has been appointed chairman of fund manager Toscafund as he prepares to exit … Read more
D-Day signals operator who dodged machine gun fire during WWII Normandy invasion and survived after two bullets hit the RADIO on his back, dies after fall aged 95 Ken Smith died at home aged 95 in Wheldrake, York, following a serious fall Only handful of mourners could attend service due to social distancing rules The … Read more
Some people climb Mount Everest to raise money for charity. Others run a marathon, jump out of a plane, swim the Channel, or do all four. They train for months, make a huge song and dance about it, buy heaps of expensive kit and stretchy Lycra clothing and, invariably, test the patience of their nearest … Read more
Some people climb Mount Everest to raise money for charity. Others run a marathon, jump out of a plane, swim the Channel, or do all four. They train for months, make a huge song and dance about it, buy heaps of expensive kit and stretchy Lycra clothing and, invariably, test the patience of their nearest … Read more
Veteran Spanish opera singer Placido Domingo, 79, tests positive for coronavirus The singer confirmed he was suffering from the disease via a Facebook post He urged his fans to be careful and follow all guidelines to avoid the infection Domingo has enjoyed a sixty- year career and was one of the Three Tenors Coronavirus symptoms: what … Read more
Former MP and Labour veteran Frank Field urges Boris Johnson to make cannabis available on the NHS after revealing he took ‘wonder drug’ to ease ‘crippling’ back pain The 77-year-old said CBD drug Bedrolite cured pain that had left him bedbound He called on Boris Johnson to meet with him to discuss legalising the drug … Read more
Meghan Markle was visibly overcome with emotion after a military veteran proposed to his girlfriend at the Endeavour Fund Awards at Mansion House in London last night. The Duchess of Sussex, 38, looked teary-eyed as she cheered and applauded Danny Holland, 29, from the Welsh Guards, who popped the question to Lauren Price, 24. Danny, from … Read more
A military veteran who lost the use of his right arm in a motorbike accident and was later imprisoned for money laundering is now making a living from his newfound love of pottery. Gary Fulton, 53, from Hayle, Cornwall, who served in Northern Ireland and Kenya, was one of the last soldiers to guard Nazi Rudolf … Read more