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‘Much more than a great pub landlady’: Tributes pour in as Dame Barbara Windsor dies

‘Much more than a great pub landlady’: Tributes pour in as Dame Barbara Windsor dies

Entertainment
Dame Barbara Windsor - best known for her roles as Peggy Mitchell in EastEnders and in the Carry On films - has died aged 83.She died peacefully at 8.35pm on Thursday at a London care home with her husband Scott Mitchell by her side, after suffering from dementia. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Dame Barbara had "campaigned for the lonely and the vulnerable - and cheered the world up with her own British brand of harmless sauciness and innocent scandal". Image: Barbara Windsor with the Queen and actor Steve McFadden in the Queen Vic pub in EastEnders In a moving tribute, Mr Mitchell called her his "precious Bar" and said: "I've lost my wife, my best friend and soulmate and my heart or life will never feel the same without you....
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Mar162018 by adminNo Comments
Stephen Hawking: Tributes pour in for 'inspirational' physicist

Stephen Hawking: Tributes pour in for 'inspirational' physicist

Science
Media playback is unsupported on your deviceScientists, politicians and actors have paid tribute to world renowned physicist Stephen Hawking, who has been called an "inspiration to millions".The British scientist, famed for his work on black holes, died peacefully at his home in Cambridge aged 76.Astronomer Royal Lord Rees, one of the world's most eminent scientists, described his life as a "triumph".Others described him as a "unique individual" whose death "has left an intellectual vacuum in his wake".Prof Hawking was diagnosed with a rare form of motor neurone disease at the age of 21 and was told he had only a few years to live.He was known for his theories on black holes and relativity and went on to publish several popular science books including A Brief History of Time.The University...
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Oct32017 by adminNo Comments
Record Assets Continue To Pour In To ETFs

Record Assets Continue To Pour In To ETFs

Finance
Shutterstock photoDrew Voros ETF.com Editor-in-ChiefFor the month of September, $ 28.2 billion flowed into U.S.-listed ETFs during the month, according to the latest data from FactSet. That follows inflows of $ 29.9 billion for the month of August.Year-to-date inflows now stand at $ 332.1 billion, a fresh annual record.One of the most noteworthy ETFs to see interest during September was the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT). Its $ 2.5 billion worth of inflows catapulted total assets under management for the fund to $ 9.5 billion, an increase of 26%.TLT was popular even as interest rates increased on the back of relatively hawkish comments from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen. In a speech at the end of the month, Yellen said it could be risky to move "too gradually" in hiking inte...
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