Chuka Umunna gives a runners-up speech in Two Cities in 2019 WHO remembers that smart lad with the yellow tie who stood for the Liberal Democrats in the Two Cities constituency at the last election? Given the fuss that both the Labour Party and the Lib Dems once made over the …

At noon today the bells of Chester’s medieval cathedral will ring out in joyous peal for a wedding. For ambitious mothers of aristocratic daughters they may have a mournful tone, however. Their sound will mark the moment when Britain’s most eligible suitor will be struck from the list of the …

Online womenswear retailer Pretty Little Thing has announced that it will be scrapping its free returns policy and will now charge for the return of items. Pretty Little Thing has previously offered free returns through popular couriers like Evri, Royal Mail and Inpost. However, these services now cost customers £1.99 …

On Prague’s unique Pařížská Road sits a nondescript brown door. Lodged between a designer clothes store and a luxurious baggage retailer, it’s the gateway right into a discreet sixth-floor workplace from the place one of many Czech Republic’s richest individuals runs his empire. There’s nothing overly ostentatious in regards to …

As of 3 June, the online fashion retailer began charging customers for returns. The amount will be subtracted from a customer’s refund or is to be paid directly if customers opt for alternative couriers such as Evri, Royal Mail and Inpost. It follows retailers such as Zara, which started charging …

A WANNABE Banksy who spray-painted 38 post boxes different colours has  avoided jail. Danny Whiskin, 33, admitted  vandalising  them ­ — painting many  gold and others with Cadbury’s Creme Egg and Mr Blobby themes. 2 One of the postboxes Danny Whiskin spray-painted gold 2 Vandal Danny Whiskin pictured outside court …

‘Let’s just hope we don’t get another war like that again.’  Those were the words of 104-year-old Percy Chafer, who served as a Gunner with the 7th Armoured Division and landed on Sword Beach 80 years ago on D-Day.  ‘Because, I tell you what,’ he continued with a smirk, ‘I …

Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has joined veterans in Normandy to mark the 80th anniversary of the Second World War D-Day landings. The Dutch royal, 53, joined international leaders and other royals at the D-Day Anniversary International Ceremony at Omaha Beach, Normandy, France. Accompanied by her husband King Willem-Alexander, 57, she …

As former subpostmasters await answers from a government-backed investigation into the Post Office Capture software system, a 27-year-old Horizon project document answers a critical question. Since the airing of ITV’s drama about the long-running Post Office Horizon scandal, former subpostmasters who had suffered similar problems with the Capture software that pre-dated …

On Prague’s exclusive Pařížská Street sits a nondescript brown door. Lodged between a designer clothing shop and a luxury luggage store, it is the gateway into a discreet sixth-floor office from where one of the Czech Republic’s richest people runs his empire. There is nothing overly ostentatious about the entrance, …