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...Despite the discomfort of King George V — whose cousin the Tsar had been executed by the Bolsheviks — Labour formally recognised the Soviet Union....
...The new BBC music studios in Stratford are planned to open in late 2025, and will form part of wider efforts to create a new London creative quarter, called East Bank, with the V&A, Sadler’s Wells, UCL and...
...In 1738, the statue of Handel as Orpheus, now in the V&A, was unveiled at Vauxhall’s Spring Gardens in London....
...Michael Sheen stars as Bevan. February 24 to May 11; Find information and tickets here....
...When organisers brought this to the general assembly, the crowd was not “fussed”, Colvin recalls with a chuckle. “Nobody cared. They just weren’t interested in engaging with it at all.” V....
...France Crossword 16,383: Andrew Liardet, Wiltshire, England; Emlyn Lumley, Pinner, Greater London; Stephen Harvey, Hampshire, England Polymath 1,058: D Marsh, East Sussex, England Crossword 16,377: John Bevan...
...(FT) Schwarzman v Urbano Cairo Billionaire Stephen Schwarzman, chairman and chief executive of the world’s largest private equity firm Blackstone, has found himself in a legal battle with one of Italy’s...
...The firm expedited a case, League of Women Voters v Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, to push for a decision in time for the midterm elections....
...With “Big Bang” deregulation imminent, the group merged its merchant bank with stockbroker Zoete & Bevan and market maker Wedd Durlacher in 1985 to create BZW....
...The editor, Ernest Mehew (who died in 2011), worked tirelessly to remedy Colvin’s expurgations....
...Richard Bevan, chief executive of the League Managers Association, said his organisation fully supported the plans....
...Were the dying words of King George V, “How is the Empire?” as his private secretary reported, or “Bugger Bognor,” as popular culture prefers?...
...We also urge all G8 and UN member states to adhere to their obligations under Chapter V, Article 25 of the UN Charter....
...As for quality, a cashmere V-neck jumper will be 9 per cent heavier but £4 cheaper . . . … Shoppers are certainly demanding both higher quality and more style....
...Indeed, the v-shape that results from a diamond position might even make it uncomfortable for your back, with two symmetrical bits of hollowness on your spine, thereby making the cushion not quite fit for...
...Hugh Gaitskell trounced Aneurin Bevan in their lifetimes but Bevan’s name lives on as the founder of the National Health Service. Harold Macmillan ran rings around R. A....
...Fisher and James V. Koch, argues otherwise. It reasons that a substantial proportion of entrepreneurial behaviour is genetically determined....
...It seems that Virgin are on the ball here, eg with their recent Big V launch. What are your thoughts here, or do you see expansion primarily geared around travel?...
...With the boos ringing in his ears from last night’s appearance, there’s still more discussion on the prime minister’s recent ”boo v boom” throwdown with the south London schoolkids....
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