The German-born ex-director of the Uffizi Galleries, Eike Schmidt, is still in the fight to become Florence’s next mayor after a first round of voting over the weekend put him firmly in second place behind leading candidate Sara Furano. As neither received more than 50 percent of the vote, the …

Anna Lapwood, who was made an MBE for services to music in the New Year Honours, has been dubbed the “TikTok organist” after videos of her playing have attracted 25 million likes. At an investiture at Windsor on Wednesday, she said she encouraged Anne to play the castle’s organ. Ms …

FORMER Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has urged the party to offer real change as it prepares to launch its general election manifesto. Responding to Sir Keir Starmer’s infantile charge that the Tories had prepared “a Jeremy Corbyn-style manifesto,” Mr Corbyn hit back, demanding “a fundamental shake-up of our economic and …

The UK’s “luckiest couple” bagged a £1million jackpot twice – after spotting a clue through a shop window. David and Kathleen Long banked another £1million EuroMillions prize just 18 months after winning the draw. 2 David and Kathleen Long won another EuroMillions jackpotCredit: PA:Press Association 2 They scooped their first …

Ukrainian cyber police say they have identified a local hacker affiliated with the notorious Conti and LockBit ransomware gangs. The 28-year-old resident of Kyiv allegedly specializes in the development of cryptors — malicious tools used to encrypt malware and make it more difficult for antivirus software to detect and analyze, …

Royal Mail’s prospective owner Daniel Křetínský is reportedly worth £7.2 billion, so a £600 million antitrust damages bill should be the least of his worries. Whistl chief executive Nick Wells yesterday warned the aspiring rival postal boss to settle his debts, or at least be alert to the potential liability …

Prince Richard, The Duke of Gloucester, officially opened The Orders of St John Care Trust’s new care home Wellford Gardens in Wheatley on Tuesday (June 11).  The Duke, who is a first cousin of the late Queen, toured the new care home, meeting employees and residents – including William ‘Bill’ Clenell …

Taunton Delivery Office will hold an open day on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 June, according to a post shared by Aimee Foulkes, team leader of operational recruitment at The Royal Mail. Aimee shared in a post to Taunton Times community Facebook group: “Our local Royal Mail office is hiring! If you …

Prince William is ‘entering his statesman era’ according to a legion of royal fans on social media. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), admirers of the Prince of Wales commented on how the royal has been performing on the world stage recently. William, 41, has been more in the spotlight than …

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