A birthday card that went missing in the post for nearly nine years was delivered to a young boy just after his ninth birthday – but no one knows why it went missing for so long Alfie Wilson received a first birthday card nearly a decade after it was first …

The grandmother of a Scottish baby who was battered by an evil brute has slammed his four years prison sentence and says it ‘doesn’t feel like justice’. Violent Mark Tannahill left the infant with broken ribs and a fractured skull after her mum died of cancer eight weeks after giving …

When it comes to incorporating ‘something borrowed’ on your wedding day, few items could impress more than a family tiara. Royal brides have traditionally walked down the aisle with a gleaming headpiece, more often than not, one passed down the  generations. The Queen Mary Fringe tiara, worn by Queen Elizabeth II, …

A tale of a chief executive about to join a high-profile British company has gone down in City folklore. Before taking the reins, a trusted advisor asks him the rather awkward question of how much he thought he should be paid. ‘How much do you think I can get away …

King Charles will meet cancer patients to show the illness ‘doesn’t have to be scary’ in his first public engagement since his own diagnosis.  The Monarch will return to royal duties on Tuesday with the blessing of his doctors by visiting a cancer treatment centre with his wife Queen Camilla.  The …

By Jessica Clark Updated: 16:51 EDT, 27 April 2024 Taxpayers could be on the hook for a multi-million-pound bill to help Royal Mail deliver post. The 500-year-old postal service, which this month became a takeover target, has urged the Government to contribute to the cost of distributing letters.  It has …

Our latest, all-star Under The Flyover podcast from Inside Croydon is a recording from a special event staged earlier this week by the David Lean Cinema. All Of Us Strangers is the acclaimed movie from director Andrew Haigh, which was named as the British Film of the Year – and …

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Royal Caribbean saw stronger-than-usual demand as Americans take to the seas More than half the cruise operator’s earnings growth stemmed from price hikes Its share price was near a record-high on Friday and up 17 percent this year  By Neirin Gray Desai Consumer Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 17:00 EDT, 26 April …

The NHS is to use Google’s autonomous drones to fly blood samples between London hospitals in an effort to speed up medical tests. Wing, the drone operator owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, has been chosen to deliver high-priority samples between Guy’s and St Thomas’ hospitals in south London. The …