UK 19:30 Sunday, 18 October 2026
Breaking news and expert analysis on fast-moving AIM and LSE listed shares
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Case in point: Tom's favourite FT writer Dan "snot gobbler" McCrum has decided to write about Folli Follie's questionable list of locations. He did this on Wednesday. That was two days after Tom did. And six days after we broke the story. And today the Sunday Times has "news" on Julie Meyer, a story we started to flag up on Wednesday before it was confirmed (and reported here) on Friday.
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