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Communities rally together as Calder Valley hit by worst floods in a generation

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Households and businesses have been left counting the cost of some of Calderdale’s worst floods in living memory. Elland, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge, Todmorden and Sowerby Bridge woke up on Boxing Day to flood waters of up to 6ft, with homes and businesses devastated and communities cut off.But an army of volunteers is now heading a huge clean-up campaign to make these areas fit to live in once more. One area which had more than its fair share of flooding Read more [...]

Five momentous economic events for 2015 in China

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Editor's Note: As 2015 draws to a close, reporters of China Daily look back to pick key developments that left a deep impression on the year. An investor at a brokerage firm in Hefei, Anhui province on Jan 19, 2015. Both Shenzhen and Shanghai stock indexes crashed on that day.[Photo/Xinhua] Summer that scorched stock markets in China The A-share market suffered a free fall in the summer (June-August) of 2015 when the market regulator tightened leverage norms. Funds panicked, a selloff ensued, Read more [...]

Bestway boss Zameer Choudrey and Lynton Crosby listed in New Year Honours

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Zameer Choudrey, chief executive of Bestway, is made a CBE in the New Year HonoursThe boss of a cash-and-carry firm which donated nearly half a million pounds to the Conservative Party is to be made a CBE in the New Year Honours.Zameer Choudrey is chief executive of Bestway, the country's second largest cash-and-carry group and has an estimated personal fortune of £975million.The 57-year-old was given the honour for 'services to the UK wholesale industry and charity in the UK and abroad'. But Read more [...]

MARKET REPORT: Vodafone said to planning possible £140bn merger with US-listed …

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Mobile phone giant Vodafone, 1.25p easier at 217.5p, has been involved in a couple of the biggest deals in corporate history, including its £116billion purchase of Germany’s Mannesmann in 1999 and the £88billion sale of its stake in Verizon to Verizon Wireless in 2014.According to the powers that be, it is set, early in 2016, to feature in a mouth-watering deal to create a global telecoms powerhouse.Apparently corporate financiers have been working long hours over the festive period on a possible Read more [...]

Things To Do New Year’s Eve Paris 2015: Events, Celebrations At The Eiffel …

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Despite a year of deadly terrorist attacks, Paris remains one of the most popular destinations in Europe for New Year’s Eve or “la Saint-Sylvestre.” Authorities have canceled the planned fireworks show as security continues to be a top priority, but other stunning spectacles and celebrations will take place Thursday night at the Champs-Elysées, Eiffel Tower and other places listed below. So if you’re lucky enough to ring in 2016 in the City of Light, be sure to wish your Read more [...]

Kate Chopin short story: A timely tale for the sales… from 120 years ago

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Little Mrs Sommers one day found herself the unexpected possessor of $15. It seemed to her a very large amount of money, and the way in which it stuffed and bulged her worn old porte-monnaie gave her a feeling of importance such as she had not enjoyed for years. The question of investment was one that occupied her greatly. For a day or two she walked about apparently in a dreamy state, but really absorbed in speculation and calculation. She did not wish to act hastily, to do anything she Read more [...]

Newly listed commercial property company buys sites in Leeds and Beverley

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REGIONAL Reit, the recently listed regional commercial property company, has bought a £37.5m portfolio, including properties in Yorkshire. The company has exchanged contracts to purchase five
regional assets from a retained client of La Salle Investment
Management in an off market deal. In a statement, Regional REIT said: “This is expected to provide a net income of £3.38m per annum which equates to a yield of 8.25 per cent, and is to be funded from the company’s Read more [...]

New Year’s Eve 2015 Las Vegas: The Best Events, Nightclub Parties In Sin City

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What better place to ring in 2016 than the party capital of the country? Las Vegas is the place to be for champagne-infused fun year-round, but for New Year’s Eve, even Las Vegas kicks it up a notch. With the world’s hottest DJs and flashy nightclubs, New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas is definitely the place to be. Check out some of sin city’s best parties, listed below.   1. Marquee: Spend New Year’s Eve at the popular nightclub Marquee with superstars Bruno Mars and Fetty Read more [...]

British Politics in 2015 – the year pundits got almost everything wrong

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By Matthew Goodwin ‘Trying to predict the future’, said the famous management consultant Peter Drucker, ‘is like trying to drive down a country road at night with no lights while looking out the back window’. Look back on 2015 and it seems that nearly all of those who tried to forecast this year's political events were passengers on this crazy journey, hurtling down a dark country lane while confidently heading towards a ditch. Just think about how much the pundits Read more [...]

Bid to part-demolish Grade-II listed Daresbury Hall and build houses and flats

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Daresbury Hall could be part-demolished to make way for a scheme to install 31 homes and an ‘art house’. A request for a renewal of planning permissions for the site is due to be decided at Runcorn Town Hall on Monday, January 11. The plans include the part-demolition, restoration and conversion of the former stately home and the construction of nine extra houses. The manager’s home will also be renovated and expanded in the form of a garage. Nine flats are among the proposed properties. The Read more [...]