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Royal news live: King Charles ‘axes’ Prince Andrew’s £1m allowance due to Royal Lodge row

Royal news live: King Charles ‘axes’ Prince Andrew’s £1m allowance due to Royal Lodge row

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Prince William confronted by founder of The Big Issue in awkward interaction Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email The King will cut financial ties to the disgraced Duke of York after he refused to move out of his home, a royal writer has claimed. Prince Andrew’s £1 million “living allowance”, received every year, has been withdrawn by Charles as he continues to seek to distance himself from his younger brother. This is according to royal writer Robert Hardman, in the serialisation of a new book published by the Daily Mail. The keeper of the privy purse was “instructed to sever [Andrew’s] living allowance”. It comes after Andrew reportedly refused to move out of the 30-room Royal Lodge mansion in Windsor Great Park into the smaller Frogmore Cottage – previously inhabited by Harry and Meghan. “’The duke is no longer a financial burden on the King,’ confirms one familiar with the situation,” Mr Hardman writes. “’He claims to have found …

Southern Ocean Lodge, Kangeroo Island: an eco hotel on Australia’s Galapagos

Southern Ocean Lodge, Kangeroo Island: an eco hotel on Australia’s Galapagos

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At the request of founders, James, and Hayley Baillie, the original architect of Southern Ocean, Max Pritchard returned with his team to recreate 2.0. The original Lodge, which was the flagship of luxury collective, Baillie Lodges, was devastatingly burnt to the ground in bush fires in 2020, bar a sculpture of a kangaroo which sat in the lobby. More than a decade on, Pritchard has taken the opportunity to install cutting edge technology, setting new benchmarks for environmental sustainability in the tourism industry in everything from rainwater capture to solar power. 45,000 biodiverse native plants have been propagated on-site and planted to form a natural buffer from the surrounding wilderness. And of course, there is vastly upgraded fire prevention infrastructure. Source link

Pippa Middleton and James Matthews open up lodge on Bucklebury Farm Park for ‘parties, yoga and pilates’

Pippa Middleton and James Matthews open up lodge on Bucklebury Farm Park for ‘parties, yoga and pilates’

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The Princess of Wales’s brother-in-law, James Matthews, is opening up more of Bucklebury Farm Park to visitors. The hedge fund manager, 48, who married Kate’s sister, Pippa, in 2017, purchased the 72-acre farm in 2021 for £1.5 million. And now the park has confirmed via its Instagram page that its Lodge can now be hired for “birthday parties, corporate events, yoga session, pilates and so much more”. The purpose-built lodge nestled in the beautiful Pang Valley in West Berkshire features three rooms with a fully functional kitchen and a shower room. Snaps shared on Instagram show a chic farmhouse-style interior, with wooden beams, a log burner and outdoor decking. “Whether you are needing to organise a corporate meeting space, a location for a photo shoot, a pop up shop or gallery, talks, classes or a demonstration seminar, this is the perfect location,” the website states. And the Lodge has already been hired by one of Pippa’s family members – her brother, James Middleton, who filmed a shoot on location for his mail order dog food company, Ella …

Magnet materials resource estimate revealed at Bear Lodge Project

Magnet materials resource estimate revealed at Bear Lodge Project

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The magnet materials explored in the new resource estimate include neodymium (Nd), praseodymium (Pr), terbium (Tb), dysprosium (Dy), and other critical rare earths like lanthanum (La). This estimate centres on the Bull Hill deposit within the Bear Lodge Project, situated in northeastern Wyoming. The project also holds promising potential in the Carbon, Whitetail, and Taylor deposits within the Company’s mineral claims. Excellent magnet materials potential identified The mineral resource estimation utilised comprehensive data extracted from 252 core holes drilled between 2009 and 2013. These holes provided 20,491 assay intervals, amounting to 186,712.5 feet (56,910 meters) of drilling from the Company’s extensive drill hole database. With approximately 500 drill holes and over 285,000 feet (86,868 meters) of core, this database offers a robust foundation for analysis. Additionally, the estimation integrated recovery data derived from the 2021 pilot plant testing of the Company’s proprietary recovery and separation technology. This technology is currently being implemented in the demonstration plant project underway in Upton, Wyoming. Focusing on the oxide and oxide-carbonate zones, deemed optimal for yielding the best recoveries …

Parents could lodge termly requests

Parents could lodge termly requests

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More from this theme Recent articles Schools could give parents termly windows to lodge requests for on-site wraparound childcare provision, new government guidance suggests. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt outlined an “ambition” in 2022 for all primary schools to provide childcare on their site, with £289 million funding to implement the scheme. Ahead of its nationwide launch in September, the Department for Education has today published guidance to help schools and academies understand how to respond to requests for more provision.   (NOTE: This is the third publication of guidance on the scheme. Advice for councils we’ve already covered here, and wider advice for schools covered here). Here’s what you need to know… 1. Families have ‘right’ to request childcare The DfE said parents “have a right” to lodge written requests with schools for wraparound or holiday care for youngsters between the ages of four and 14. Disabled children are also eligible up to the age of 18. Leaders should make families aware of this, setting out “the timetable and process that parents will need to follow”. …

Lodge Cast Iron Skillet Deals 2024: Get 50% Off the Best-Selling Cookware Now

Lodge Cast Iron Skillet Deals 2024: Get 50% Off the Best-Selling Cookware Now

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The best cast iron skillets are workhorses in the kitchen that can handle any kitchen cooktop, oven, grill and open flame. Designed to withstand high heat, these cooking must-haves are the ultimate multi-use tools that are also easy to clean and care for. Lodge is a legendary cast iron brand that makes heirloom-quality cookware, including its cult-favorite skillets loved by home cooks and professional chefs alike. Right now, the Lodge 12-inch cast-iron skillet is 50% off at Amazon, making now the perfect time to grab your new kitchen go-to. Regularly $44, Amazon’s best-selling skillet is now less than $23 when you clip the on-page coupon. With more than 87,000 perfect five-star ratings on Amazon, the Lodge cast iron skillet arrives pre-seasoned, so you can start using it right away. These top sellers are perfect for frying, braising, sautéing and so much more. You can also currently save on different sizes of the skillet to suit your favorite home-cooked recipes. Moving from the stovetop to the oven with ease, you’ll get great edge-to-edge, even cooking every time you use your …

Cairn Lodge Services opens UK’s first hydrogen EV charging

Cairn Lodge Services opens UK’s first hydrogen EV charging

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The UK’s first hydrogen-powered EV charging station is now open at Cairn Lodge Services, marking a pivotal moment for the country’s charging infrastructure. Part of the Westmorland Family, Cairn Lodge Services, located on the M74 in Lanarkshire, has introduced its state-of-the-art EV charging facility powered by hydrogen. This milestone is the first deployment of a hydrogen-powered generator connected to EV chargers at a UK service station. The move is significant for the UK’s EV charging landscape, with an independent report from RECHARGE UK estimating that public charging demand will triple by 2050 from 10.9TWh to 29.8TWh.  Commenting on the development, Nabil Subuh, CEO of Westmorland Family, said: “Cairn Lodge Services is excited to offer the first hydrogen-powered EV chargers on the UK motorway network. The rapid growth of the EV market has underscored the pressing need for accessible and reliable charging facilities. “As EV adoption soars, the pressure on the electrical grid has become increasingly evident, leaving businesses like Westmorland to look for creative, sustainable alternatives until there is sufficient grid capacity. “We want to …

Minnesota Officials Say Lodge That Burned Had 3 Unresolved Inspection Violations

Minnesota Officials Say Lodge That Burned Had 3 Unresolved Inspection Violations

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Minnesota regulators said Wednesday that a historic lodge destroyed in a fire had three unresolved violations from a recent fire code inspection, but it wasn’t clear if those violations played a role in the blaze. A staffer at Lutsen Lodge on Lake Superior spotted smoke coming from electrical outlets in the floor of the lobby around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday. The employee made it out and no guests were checked in, but the lodge was destroyed. A news release from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety said the State Fire Marshal division performed an inspection in July and found seven violations. The agency said the property owner repaired four of them. “It is too early in the investigation to determine if the three outstanding violations played a role in the fire,” the release said. A message was left Wednesday with the resort. Photos You Should See The state said it is unclear when the investigation will conclude. Lutsen, started in 1885, claims to be Minnesota’s oldest resort, with the lodge as its centerpiece. It is a …