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By Jeff Prestridge Updated: 07:09 EST, 26 August 2024 Shareholders in investment trust Lowland have seen the value of their holdings rise strongly in the past year on the back of a more buoyant UK stock market. Yet the managers believe there is more to come if the recovery in equity prices extends to the domestically focused companies that feature prominently in its portfolio.Laura Foll, joint manager of the £350million fund alongside James Henderson, says the trust’s recent performance – a 26 per cent return over the past year – has been driven primarily by some of the holdings it has…
Michael Jackson’s daughter Paris Jackson and son Bigi Jackson (formerly known as Blanket) attended their uncle Tito Jackson’s funeral on Monday in Glendale, California.The 26-year-old singer and 22-year-old film buff were spotted among family members including their aunt La Toya Jackson, 68, uncle Marlon Jackson, 67, and cousins Jaafar, 28, and Jermajesty, 24.Paris wore a solemn expression on her face as she paid her respects in a black dress, black pantyhose, and black boots with a block heel.For his part, Bigi wore a white shirt, black tie, and black suit with his long, dark hair parted down the middle and tucked…
If a video game designed to predict the presidential election is correct, then Donald Trump will take the White House.I played Stardock’s ‘The Political Machine,’ which forecasted Trump’s shock win in 2016, to see what America could expect once the polls close Tuesday night.The simulation is a turn-based, map-trotting game — not unlike ‘Risk’ or any other tabletop game of political strategy — except the board itself reacts to you and your opponent’s moves based on historic turnout data, debate focus groups and more.The game’s makers claim it ‘relies heavily on demographic issue patterns’ like job, race, sex and income level to…
Carbohydrates are seen by many as ‘the enemy’ of healthy body weight. The mantra ‘no carbs before Marbs’ (from TV’s The Only Way Is Essex – about holidaying in Marbella) reflects a widespread view that carbs lead to fat gain.This is based on the fact that carbohydrates – such as bread, potatoes, pasta, cakes and biscuits – are broken down into glucose in the body – which can raise blood sugar levels; over time, this can lead to weight gain and health problems, such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease.But has our understanding of this been wrong?A study, published…
Size isn’t everything, of course, but Manchester Marriott Hotel Piccadilly’s boast that it has the biggest standard rooms in the city has merit.Because they are impressively substantial.The smallest slice of accommodation in the 338-room property is 28 sq m (301 sq ft) – big enough for a king-sized bed and a sofa bed, with lashings of elbow room.The hotel even has a double-double option.I check in to an Executive King on the top (eighth) floor and discover that the hotel could also quite reasonably crow about its views. MailOnline Travel Editor Ted Thornhill checked in to an Executive King room…
By Emily Knott For Mailonline Published: 09:41 EST, 17 September 2019 | Updated: 12:21 EST, 16 December 2019 Sunscreen, excess oil, sand, sun exposure, salty sea, and air-con can play havoc with your skin on holiday. And let’s face it, there’s nothing worse than returning from your dreamy beach holiday with holiday blues and problem skin.Thankfully, there are a plenty of hard-working body lotions, facial serums, hair masks and beauty devices to help you restore and care for your holiday-ravaged skin. Here we share products and a few tips to maintain that post-holiday glow. Chances are you treated yourself to a professional pedicure…
Donald Trump cracked a joke about putting rival Kamala Harris in the ring with Mike Tyson at a Pennsylvania rally stressing his appeal to women voters.Trump went out of his way to praise ‘Iron Mike’ Tyson following a story about an Olympic boxer he accused of being a transgender female. ‘I know Iron Mike, and he’s a great guy, Mike Tyson. He’s a good man,’ said Trump, who was involved in boxing promotion before he became a politician through his former Atlantic City casino and hotel empire, praising the former heavyweight champ.’Oh, they could fight Iron Mike. I’ll tell you. Iron Mike…
A British tourist was rescued in Thailand after he fell from a hotel balcony while allegedly intoxicated and covered in faeces.The 51-year-old was staying at a hotel in a popular red-light district in a coastal resort city.The Brit, who had arrived in the country on September 23, was reported to be ‘extremely drunk’ when he returned to his room at The Freelancer Hotel in the early hours of Monday morning, November 4.Staff said they heard groans and banging in the room but thought nothing of it – until the man’s legs tore through the ceiling of an adjacent internet café.The…
Donald Trump cracked a joke about putting rival Kamala Harris in the ring with Mike Tyson at a a Pennsylvania rally stressing his appeal to women voters.Trump went out of his way to praise ‘Iron Mike’ Tyson following a story about an Olympic boxer he accused of being a transgender female. ‘I know Iron Mike, and he’s a great guy, Mike Tyson. He’s a good man,’ said Trump, who was involved in boxing promotion before he came a politician through his former Atlantic City casino and hotel empire, praising the former heavyweight champ.’Oh, they could fight Iron Mike. I’ll tell you.…
By Oliver Salt Published: 21:31 EST, 4 November 2024 | Updated: 21:31 EST, 4 November 2024 Travis Kelce fumbled the ball with girlfriend Taylor Swift watching on in Kansas City on Monday night.Just before the halftime break at Arrowhead, Kelce fumbled and allowed the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to recover the ball in a big blow for the Chiefs.It proved a frustrating moment for the tight end after his pop-megastar partner arrived at the game in KC. More to follow. Share or comment on this article: Travis Kelce FUMBLES in Chiefs vs Bucs game with Taylor Swift watching on from the…