They were a young couple who wanted to be ‘half in, half out’ of the Royal Family but struggled after their plans ran into difficulties, causing them to be lampooned by the press. No, not Prince Harry and Meghan, this is the story of the late Queen’s youngest son Edward and …
Read More »Five stories from the south you may have missed
BBC The cameras were found shattered on the ground A story about a set of traffic cameras being cut down hours after going up was among our most read this week. We have picked five stories from the past seven days in Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Dorset, Berkshire and …
Read More »The day Sophie Wessex was offered a job at Waitrose because she was so good at packing her weekly shop! As the Duchess of Edinburgh turns 60, palace insiders reveal the surprising reasons she’s fast becoming the Royal Family’s safest pair of hands
She’s widely seen as one of the monarchy’s safest pairs of hands, but should she ever decide on a change of career, the Duchess of Edinburgh would, I can confidently predict, be snapped up by her local Waitrose. Packing her bags on a supermarket trip with her great friend Mary …
Read More »The subtle link between Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton’s fashion choices revealed as Duchess of Sussex follows royal tradition
It’s normally the Princess of Wales who is given the title the queen of royal recycling. But Meghan Markle has proved she is just as adept at sartorial rewears as Kate. Mastering the art of the outfit rewear, the Duchess of Sussex has joined her sister-in law in forging admirably …
Read More »‘I thought my ex was going to kill me
A mum who was viciously attacked by her ex-boyfriend has urged women to ‘get out’ as soon as they see ‘red flags’. Lisa Gouldson said she was left in agony after former partner John Brown repeatedly punched her and another woman, leaving them both needing hospital treatment. Brown, 50, was …
Read More »Hamas Israel ceasefire ‘will go into effect on Sunday morning’ as new statement issued
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will go into effect on Sunday morning, it was confirmed today. Qatar’s foreign ministry issued a statement on Saturday morning, saying a ceasefire would begin at 6.30 GMT on Sunday. Early on Saturday morning, Israel’s Cabinet approved the deal for a ceasefire in Gaza …
Read More »‘I tried to ignore it, then on a caravan holiday my wife just knew something was wrong’
A dad who had his world turned upside down when his wife noticed something about his face has spoken of his nightmare. Stuart Kingston noticed he was struggling to eat and swallow but didn’t think anything of his strange symptoms. Even when his wife Carol realised his face looked uneven …
Read More »Royal title for pubs, as others go commercial | Lismore City News
With variations including Royal Exchange and Royal Mail included, the 111 pubs with "Royal" in their name make up more than one in 20 of the 2112 … Source link
Read More »‘I’ve lived with this rare disease all my life, but I won’t let it stop me’
From a very young age, Ben Andrews knew that growing up for him would be different to other kids. At just three years old he was diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa, a degenerative visual impairment that causes your eyesight to diminish the older you get. Despite that prospect looming over his …
Read More »5 must-see moments for the Harry Potter series, Book 1
Having gone chapter-by-chapter with Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, I’m looking forward to the adaptation of the books into a television series more than ever. I hope that they won’t skip these seven moments so we can get a more complete picture of the book as it was written. …
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