Person: John Hancock

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world

Prisoners who climbed on jail roof rejected 'foolish' suncream offer

An offer of sunscreen to two inmates who had climbed on to a jail’s roof was “foolish”, the UK's Prisons Minister has said.

world

Richest person in Oz ends trust feud with ‘lazy’ children

world

Compensation rules uncertain

news

Double amputee threatens to go on hunger strike

general

Wine: Aristocratico Valpolicella Ripasso 2010

celebrity

Jen and Justin to tie the knot

Smith set for 'Hancock II'

Will Smith is set to star in 'Hancock II', it has been revealed.

Wed, 26 Aug, 2009

Boots leads FTSE

Retailer Boots led the FTSE 100 Index above the 5500 barrier today as investors cheered its proposed merger with Alliance UniChem.

Mon, 03 Oct, 2005

Footsie off to a positive start

The FTSE 100 Index was back above the 5500 threshold today due to the buzz created by a £7bn (€10.3bn) merger of Boots and Alliance UniChem.

Mon, 03 Oct, 2005

MFI recovery hopes lifted by sales rally

British furniture retailer MFI today unveiled a 26% fall in half-year profits but insisted it was winning the battle to revive sales at its core chain.

Thu, 21 Jul, 2005

Jobs risk as MFI axes kitchen concessions

Around 400 jobs were under threat today after an alliance enabling furniture retailer MFI to sell kitchens from Currys stores was scrapped.

Wed, 11 May, 2005

MFI directors leave troubled group

Two senior directors at British group MFI today paid the price for a profits slump and supply chain problems that left the retailer struggling to deliver orders.

Tue, 14 Sep, 2004