A man has died after being attacked by a shark off the coast of a remote island to the east of New Zealand. Jade Kahukore-Dixon had been diving off a boat in the Bay of Waitangi, near Chatham Island, when he was injured by the shark, local media reports said. …

A storekeeper is hoping the major restructuring of The Post Office will be an opportunity for smaller post offices to be installed in existing shops. The Post Office has announced transformation plans, which involve the potential closure of 115 branches, including Grimsby’s on Victoria Street South. All are its larger …

The King Charles III Atlantic Salmon 50p sparked a mini bidding war amid coin collectors on the auction site, as 37 bids were made on the rare coin before it sold for £123. The Royal Mint named the coin as the rarest currently in circulation in the UK in September, with …

The cabinet at Brighton and Hove City Council approved the leasehold grant of the site in Patcham Court Farm at a meeting on Wednesday afternoon. The lease will be for a term of 250 years of the site to Royal Mail for the provision of a 4,145sqm delivery office. Residents in Patcham have been fighting …

University of the West of Scotland (UWS) bestowed an honorary doctorate upon Angela Noon OBE, group chief financial officer of Spectris PLC, during its winter graduation ceremony at Paisley Abbey on 15 November. In addition to her position as CFO of precision instrumentation and controls group Spectris PLC, Ms Noon …

Two Metropolitan Police officers have been charged with sexually assaulting a woman while off duty. Jerome Beasley, 41, and Luke Robinson, 39, who work in the force’s Central West Command Unit, are set to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday. They are each accused of four counts of sexual …

This Friday marks the anniversary of the assassination of President Kennedy in Dallas on November 22, 1963. As they set off for Dallas that morning, President Kennedy said to his wife Jackie: ‘You know, we’re heading into nut country today.’ Hundreds of books have been written about what happened next. …

Residents of Scotland’s Clyde Tower have been told they must collect their mail from a post office a mile away after a tenant with a dog allegedly threatened two postal workers. Royal Mail halted deliveries to the 19-story high-rise, citing the need to protect staff. The decision followed incidents where …

Buckingham Palace has announced the death of Queen Camilla’s “much-loved companion”, her dog Beth. The Jack Russell terrier was a rescue dog adopted by Camilla from Battersea Dogs and Cats Home. Buckingham Palace announced the sad news on social media, sharing a collection of images of the Queen’s pet. Alongside …

A piece of Dundee’s maritime history will go under the hammer on Tuesday. The blueprint of the rigging of Captain Scott’s ship Discovery has been put up for auction, with a estimated sale price of £2,000 – £4,000. It was produced by the Dundee Ship Building company and is dated …