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SIR – Despite Sir Keir Starmer’s dizzy rhetoric about seismic swings and new horizons for Labour (telegraph.co.uk, May 3), the turnout in the Blackpool South by-election was only 32 per cent.

SIR – The idea that voting for Reform UK could result in the party replacing the Conservatives in the longer term (Letters, April 29) is a fantasy. The electoral arithmetic simply doesn’t work that way, and the suggestion that we should regard a decade of Labour government as a price worth paying is glib. Labour’s cultural and social agenda is diametrically opposed to the worldview of those drawn to Reform. I would advise anyone considering supporting this party to read Hila...

Many famous brands have lasted for decades, but history shows that they can suddenly fade away.

The FTSE 100 turns 40 on January 3, having launched on that date in 1984 at a starting value of 1,000. The UK’s market benchmark currently stands at a little under 7,500, which might not sound too bad – until you consider that it came within a whisker of hitting 7,000 as long ago as New Year’s Eve 1999. Footsie’s early years were significantly more rewarding for investors than its late teens and early adulthood have been. Until the bursting of the dot.com bubble in 20...

THE FTSE will turn 40 in the new year - we look at the stocks that still form part of the index and how it has changed

Australia’s wine industry is going through its most troubled times in a generation. The once booming business saw the value of wine exports slide by 10% in the year to June 2023, reaching its lowest level since 2014.

Do you get your coffee or donuts from Dunkin’? If so, you likely have a good grasp of the menu and probably even a go-to order. But how much do you know about the history of Dunkin’?

TUPELO – Dunkin is looking to open in the former Krystal location on West Main Street.

Warren Buffett. Reuters/Rick Wilking Warren Buffett declined to buy a stake in Dunkin' Donuts in 1989. The donut-shop chain approached the investor to

Risk and reward: The cost of investing in drinks companies 21st December, 2020 by db_staff A standby as a Christmas present has always been a bottle or, depending on your generosity, a case of a well chosen wine or spirit. However, you still have time to do better this year by buying the recipient a stake in the company that produces liquid gifts. That adds the benefits of not “being gone when i...