Author: By Simon Evans
Senior figures within the bank are thought to have put forward the idea, which would see some of the £50bn to £75bn worth of assets and loans inherited by Lloyds following its merger with HBOS spun off into a real estate investment trust (Reit).
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Author: By Tony Jones, Press Association
The All Star Family Fortunes presenter shared a podium with his wife, Strictly
Come Dancing host Daly, as the achievements of young people who have turned
their lives around were celebrated last night.
Read more on Vernon Kay and Tess Daly show united front at awards show…
In person, at the age of 67, the avant-garde composer, prolific producer and
Velvet Underground legend resembles a Tim Burton vision of a veteran rock
star, with an accent once described as “West Village/Welsh Village”.
Read more on John Cale: The long reign of the alternative Prince of Wales…
Son of a London cabbie, Lee McQueen ? rechristened Alexander, as in “Alexander the Great”, by his patron and mentor the late Isabella Blow ? started his career working as a trainee tailor at Anderson & Sheppard, then Gieves & Hawkes on Savile Row. Royalty were among the clientele, and McQueen later claimed that he had sewed a few choice words into the inside lining of the Prince of Wales’s lapel while constructing one of his jackets in the workroom.
Read more on Alexander McQueen: Fashion designer who brought shock and drama to the catwalk…
Son of a London cabbie, Lee McQueen ? rechristened Alexander, as in “Alexander the Great”, by his patron and mentor the late Isabella Blow ? started his career working as a trainee tailor at Anderson & Sheppard, then Gieves & Hawkes on Savile Row. Royalty were among the clientele, and McQueen later claimed that he had sewed a few choice words into the inside lining of the Prince of Wales’s lapel while constructing one of his jackets in the workroom.
Read more on Alexander McQueen: Fashion designer who brought shock and drama to the catwalk…
Author: By Arifa Akbar
The 40-year-old had been making the final touches to his spring collection,
which was due to be unveiled in Paris next month. He was found hanged at his
flat in Mayfair, shortly after 10am yesterday.
Read more on McQueen found dead on eve of his mother’s funeral…
Thomas George Jones, footballer: born Connah’s Quay, Flintshire 12 October 1917; played for Everton 1936-50; married (two daughters); died Ysbyty Ifan, Conwy 3 January 2004.
The second World War probably stopped the footballer T. G. Jones from becoming a household name, yet among his peers the North Wales-born centre-half was a true colossus. Tommy Jones won a Football League championship medal with Everton in 1939, and 17 caps for Wales, but his greatest accolades came from his team-mates and opponents.
Author: By Brian Farmer, Press Association
Police confiscated cameras from members of the public heading to watch royals
make their way to and from the St Mary Magdalene church on the Queen’s
estate at Sandringham, Norfolk.
Read more on Security tight as Royals attend church service…
Author: By Brian Brady
A confidential government briefing proves that plans to ease the burden on the
Queen and Duke of Edinburgh are at an advanced stage, according to a report
in The Mail on Sunday.
Author: By Henry Deedes
In 2005, the BBC’s likeable royal reporter faced the insult of being “dissed” by the Prince of Wales during Charles’s annual ski tip to Klosters.
“These bloody people. I can’t bear that man,” he was heard mumbling to his two sons. “I mean, he’s so awful, he really is.”
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