A FRAGMENT of a letter found inside a 400-year-old book at Hereford Cathedral could throw a completely new light on William Shakespeare’s relationship with his wife Anne Hathaway. For centuries, it has been assumed that they largely lived separate lives after the playwright found fame and fortune in London. But …
Read More »Virginia Giuffre’s sex abuse ordeal: How young runaway was recruited by Ghislaine Maxwell to join Jeffrey Epstein’s travelling harem and sparked one of the biggest royal scandals of all time
Virginia Giuffre, a central figure in the downfall of disgraced paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, died by suicide yesterday aged 41. The American-born mother-of-three was found dead at her farm in Neergabby, Australia, where she had been living for the past several years. She had lived a life in the public eye after …
Read More »Why the Dutch royals were absent from Pope Francis’ funeral – as Europe’s monarchs joined world leaders to honour late pontiff
The Dutch royal family were notably absent from a delegation of European royals who attended the funeral of Pope Francis today – due to a national holiday at home. Rather than head to Vatican City to bid farewell to the pontiff – who died on Easter Monday – King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima …
Read More »Royal Navy scrambles warship to see off Russian frigate that had entered British waters
By JORDANA SEAL Published: 13:24 EDT, 26 April 2025 | Updated: 13:56 EDT, 26 April 2025 The Royal Navy has mobilised a warship to track and see off a Russian frigate sailing through the English Channel. The Russian vehicle, RFN Admiral Golovoko, was spotted sailing east through British waters. In …
Read More »Defibrillator saved man’s life after being installed at Islamic centre
The Shipley Islamic Education Centre near Bradford received the lifesaving device as part of a BHF national community defibrillator scheme funded through money raised by Royal Mail staff. Shipley Islamic Education Centre secretary general, Ashraf Miah said: “We told all the users of the centre to communicate to their families …
Read More »Meet the Welsh woman who is a real-life ‘advert’ for Taunton and Somerset
She may be from Wales, but Bethan Turner is a walking advert for Taunton and Somerset. Bethan has helped promote numerous local businesses and organisations since settling in the area 15 years ago. Using her experience in the commercial and charity sectors, she set up her own marketing company All …
Read More »‘Virginia Giuffre’s suicide won’t relieve the pressure on Prince Andrew… it will have an opposite effect,’ say royal experts
Prince Andrew will need to ‘show he has genuine regrets’ if he wants to return to duties as a working royal following the death of Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre, experts have claimed. The 41-year-old, born Virginia Roberts, died by suicide at her farm in the Perth suburb of Neergabby, Western …
Read More »Two injured after driver suffers ‘medical episode’ and ploughs into tree
The driver, a man in his 70s and two others were taken to hospital News birminghammail.co.uk 17:03, 25 Apr 2025 A general view of Garretts Green Lane A car ploughed into a tree after the driver suffered a ‘medical episode’ behind the wheel. Police and paramedics were called to Garretts …
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Read More »Ebay makes ANOTHER change to postage policy following seller backlash
EBAY has made a major change to its Simple Delivery, just days after the policy was introduced. From April 15, private sellers on eBay were only able to list items on the platform using its “Simple Delivery” shipping method. 1 eBay has made a change to its Simple Delivery option …
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