A music teacher who taught the Princess of Wales and her family to play piano has composed a song to celebrate the King’s coronation. Daniel Nicholls, 58, who lives near the Middleton family home in Bucklebury, Berkshire, says he wants the whole nation to learn and sing Defender Of Us …
Read More »The Great Pottery Throw Down appoints Stoke-on-Trent pottery legend as guest judge
An industry-leading Stoke-on-Trent pottery designer is to feature as a guest judge on a major TV show. Moorcroft’s Emma Bossons FRSA will judge contestants’ tubelining attempts in The Great Pottery Throw Down’s ‘Queen’s Choice challenge’. Emma, 46, is a big name in the pottery industry, having pioneered the floral Queen’s …
Read More »UK unions call off National Health Service strikes to enter sell-out negotiations
Britain’s trade union bureaucracy has called off every strike planned this week by National Health Service (NHS) workers. This is part of a concerted effort to end months of strikes throughout the public and private sectors with below inflation pay settlements. An eight-month strike wave that began last summer has …
Read More »Ecuador prosecutors request house arrest for ex-president
Ecuador’s prosecutor’s office on Friday requested former president Lenin Moreno be placed under house arrest for allegedly receiving bribes from a Chinese firm in exchange for a contract to build the country’s largest hydroelectric dam. Moreno, who was president from 2017 to 2021, and 36 others are suspected of receiving …
Read More »Royal Mint reveals 10 rarest 50p coins in circulation
The Royal Mint has revealed its top ten rarest 50 pence coins currently in circulation. Since moving to pounds and pence in 1971, more than 70 variations of the 50p coin have been minted, including several rare designs which could be worth a lot more than 50p. The famous Kew …
Read More »The new laws and financial support changes being introduced from April 2023
As we head into the new financial year there will be several changes to laws hat could hit you and your loved ones in the pocket. Some of this will be in a positive way with increases to benefits and the living wage. Others will be negative such as increases …
Read More »Russia, Labour, and Palestinian children’s artwork
Support us and go ad-free The Canary is excited to share the latest edition of our letters page. This is where we publish people’s responses to the news, politics, or anything else they want to get off their chest. We’ve now opened the letters page up so anyone can submit a contribution. …
Read More »Kevin McDonald on his life after lifesaving kidney surgery as he sends message to Fulham
Kevin McDonald’s first goal in five years in Exeter City’s win over Cambridge United last weekend was, by all accounts, a pretty special one. It’s got nothing to do with the long wait, either – McDonald hasn’t exactly been the most prolific goalscorer during his playing career, but there have …
Read More »Prince Harry candidly discusses drug use month after Spare release
Prince Harry has openly talked about his experience with drug use sharing that marijuana “really helped” him mentally whilst cocaine “did nothing for him”. It comes as the Duke of Sussex held a live question and answer session alongside Dr Gabor Maté an expert in trauma and childhood development to …
Read More »Prince Andrew ‘goes after big role in Royal Family but King Charles says no’
King Charles has allegedly refused Prince Andrew a top role in the Royal Family. It’s reported the Duke of York offered to manage the Firm’s prestigious estates, but was turned down. Andrew is said to be refusing to leave his 30-bedroom Royal Lodge home in Windsor despite the King informing …
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