Author: Laura Robinson

Pandora sales sparkle amid booming demand for charms and braceletsBy Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 17:01 EDT, 5 October 2023 Pandora said business is booming as customers shrug off cost-of-living woes to splash out on charms and bracelets. The world’s largest jeweller, whose advertising has featured Jerry Hall and Georgia May Jagger, highlighted strong sales of star-sign charms and lab-grown diamonds. The Danish firm expects revenues to hit £3.9billion to £4.2billion in 2026, up from around £3.1billion this year. Profits are expected to top £1billion in 2026.  Pandora, which has been advertised by Jerry Hall and Georgia May Jagger (pictured),…

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Vladimir Putin’s troops have slain more than 50 Ukrainians after a rocket slammed into a crowded village café and grocery store in the eastern region of Kharkiv – in one of the deadliest strikes targeting innocent civilians since the war began. The missile strike decimated the two buildings in the middle of the afternoon in the village of Hroza in the Kupyansk district of Kharkiv, which had been filled with men, women and children at the time. Around 60 people had been attending a wake for a fellow villager inside the café while dozens of others were shopping at the grocery store…

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Rory McIlroy reportedly ranted at not one, but three Team USA caddies as his fury on Day Two of the Ryder Cup refused to cool down even after the Northern Irishman returned to the team hotel.Team Europe’s talisman lost his cool on the car park at Marco Simone following Saturday’s fourball session, when he was seen furiously screaming at another US caddie, Jim ‘Bones’ MacKay before being bundled into a BMW 4×4 by teammate Shane Lowry. McIlroy’s outburst came after he was left raging when LaCava, Cantlay’s caddie, stood in his line of vision twirling his cap as he attempted to…

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Spirent shares plummet by nearly a third following profit warningSpirent shares were the biggest faller by some distance on the FTSE 250 IndexThe telecoms testing business said many clients were delaying investmentsIts order intake for the first nine months of 2023 was 24% down on last year By Harry Wise Updated: 12:32 EDT, 4 October 2023 Spirent Communications shares have plunged in value after the company warned that annual turnover would be about 20 per cent lower.The telecoms testing business saw its shares tumble by 31.3 per cent to 90.1p on Wednesday, making them the biggest faller by some distance on…

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Horrific moment hysterical mother screams ‘where’s my baby’ after eight-year-old boy falls into gap between cruise ship and dock at Italian portThe boy’s father jumped into the water after him and both became trappedWARNING: Article contains footage which some may find distressing Do you know the family in this video? Email [email protected] By Elena Salvoni Published: 16:08 EDT, 3 October 2023 | Updated: 08:24 EDT, 4 October 2023 This is the horrific moment a hysterical mother screams ‘where’s my baby?’ after her eight-year-old son fell into the sea, disappearing between a cruise ship and the dock.The child, thought to be from northern…

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Cash-strapped Brighton Labour council plans a new 10 per cent ‘sales tax’ on beach huts in bid to plug £70m financial black holeLabour Brighton and Hove Council plans 10% transfer fee on sales of beach hutsBy Oliver Price Published: 05:50 EDT, 4 October 2023 | Updated: 07:31 EDT, 4 October 2023 Owners of Brighton beach huts could face a new 10 per cent effective sales tax as the cash-strapped council tries to plug a £70million black hole in its budget.Labour-run Brighton and Hove City Council has started a consultation on changes to licence fees for and has proposed charging transfer…

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Morant, 24, was given a 25-game ban for flashing a firearm on Instagram in May The point guard is still able to practice and travel with the Memphis Grizzlies DailyMail.com provides all the latest international sports news By Alastair Talbot For Dailymail.Com Published: 21:07 EDT, 3 October 2023 | Updated: 21:07 EDT, 3 October 2023 Ja Morant was able to practice with teammates just a day after it was announced that he would be allowed to travel with the team while he sits out of preseason contests and games taking place more or less over the first quarter of the regular season.The NBA suspended Morant…

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A 4.0-magnitude earthquake shook a region near Naples last night as residents posted videos of cars being pelted by rubble.The quake – the latest in a series of tremors this past week – caused panic among locals who spilled out into the streets amid fears it could be the prelude to a volcanic eruption.The area around the Campi Flegrei (Phlegraean Fields) volcano, which last erupted in 1538, has been the scene of increased seismic activity in recent days with a series of tremors.Campi Flegrei is the largest active supervolcano in Europe – some half a million people live in the regions…

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LIVEBUSINESS LIVE: Boohoo sales slump; AstraZeneca to pay $435m settlement; Greggs revenues soarBy Live Commentary Updated: 12:19 EDT, 3 October 2023 The FTSE 100 is down 0.3 per cent in afternoon trading. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Boohoo, Greggs, AstraZeneca, Diageo, Petrofac and Edinburgh Investment Trust. Read the Tuesday 3 October Business Live blog below.> If you are using our app or a third-party site click here to read Business LiveSafestyle UK shares tumble following warning on debtsSafestyle shares sustained their downward spiral after the firm warned it would be unable to pay its debts…

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Jude Bellingham’s stunning assist showed he’s more than a ‘tap-in merchant’The youngsters were key as Barcelona beat Sevilla 1-0 at the Nou CampClick HERE to listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport’s ‘It’s All Kicking Off’By Pete Jenson for MailOnline Published: 19:19 EDT, 2 October 2023 | Updated: 19:19 EDT, 2 October 2023 Jude Bellingham burst Girona’s bubble, Real Sociedad romped home in the Basque derby and Barcelona put a pre-match directors dinner spat behind them to beat Sevilla.Match day eight in Spain also brought a comeback from Atletico Madrid thanks largely to their brilliant stand-in striker, and there…

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