North-East chess player welcomes The Queens Gambit scheme to get women playing THE England Chess Federation has launched a scheme to encourage women to play chess after the widespread success of the Netflix show The Queen s Gambit, a move welcomed by North-East chess players. The Queen s Gambit tells the story of orphaned child prodigy Elizabeth Harmon, played by Anya Taylor-Joy, who is taught chess by a janitor in the orphanage basement. Set in the 60s, Beth is one of the first women to play the game and climbs her way onto the international chess circuit while battling with substance abuse.
Boy, 8, tragically orphaned as mum dies of cancer after dad s sudden death
North Yorkshire mum Vicky Myers spent one final Christmas with her young son William before she died of cancer, and now a friend is raising money to support his care
Vicky, John and William
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Boy, 8, left an orphan as mum dies from cancer just years after dad s tragic death
Vicky Myers was just 35 when she lost her battle with the cancer.
Vicky and William with her late husband John Myers, who died in 2015
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22 January 2021 | 07:46am
StockMarketWire.com - Private equity investor Pantheon International (PIP) reported that its net asset value (NAV) per share decreased, down 1.5% or -47.8p, in December compared to November.
It announced an NAV per share of 3,091.4p as of 31 December 2020, with the decline driven by foreign exchange movements, which were -53.8p (-1.7%), and expenses and taxes, which were down 3.8p, or 0.1% lower.
PIP said its private equity assets stood at £1,572 million at the end of December, while net available cash balances were £146 million.
It made £27 million of new commitments during the month across three secondaries, five co-investments and one primary investment.
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January 23, 2021 â 12.05am
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Stop the nonsense and call Australia Day âAustralians Dayâ. Give us all an opportunity to celebrate the fact that we all live in the best country in the world. It is a fact that Aboriginal people were the first in our country, non-Aborigines developed it and migrants gave it a wonderful multicultural flavour.
John Langrehr, Leabrook (SA)
I despair that our government simply does not comprehend the massive insult the current Australia Day âcelebrationâ drives into the heart of our Indigenous brothers and sisters â year after year. It is beyond my comprehension that we have not fixed this appalling, continual reminder of the hurts inflicted. On January 26 I will mourn, not celebrate, the past.