Sandringham House is famous for being the countryside retreat where the Royal Family has been hosting their annual Christmas family gathering for decades. But five years ago today, on January 13, 2020, it was at the centre of the biggest news story in the country for an entirely different reason. The Firm …
Read More »Grindr serial killer’s letters from prison ‘exposed his concerns’ | UK | News
Stephen Port raped and murdered victims in his East London apartment (Image: PA) Stephen Port, a notorious serial killer with a peculiar interest in children’s films like Transformers, wrote letters from prison boasting about his alleged intelligence. Unbeknownst to him, he was not writing to an adoring fan but to …
Read More »Forgotten battalion entirely of black women who helped win the war from Birmingham
A forgotten army of an all-black and all-female battalion of the US Women’s Army Corp helped the war effort from Birmingham. The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion were based at King Edward’s School in Edgbaston and were tasked with the impossible mission of dealing with a backlog of 17 million …
Read More »Fighting Hull’s Royal Station Hotel blaze, the truth about a rescued wedding dress and how mint imperials came in handy
It was a major incident that galvanised almost every appliance and crew of Humberside Fire and Rescue Service into action. A blaze, later found to have been caused by an electrical fault, gutted Hull’s Royal Station Hotel on the night of October 7, 1990. It took 11 hours to bring …
Read More »Fury over plot to boycott Holocaust Memorial Day in Gaza row | UK | News
A campaign to boycott Holocaust Memorial Day has sparked fury from those preparing to mark the landmark anniversary. It is understood the Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) which has links to Iran has written to 460 councils and universities demanding them to snub official commemorations set to be held a …
Read More »Royal Mail releases special Vicar of Dibley stamps
The series, which ran on the BBC from November 1994 to January 2007, was set in the fictional Oxfordshire village of Dibley. Following the 1993 changes in the Church of England to permit the ordination of women, the series portrayed a female vicar who had been assigned to the church …
Read More »Barrow welcomes two Royal Liverpool Philharmonic concerts
The orchestra will be returning to Barrow Library on Friday, January 31 and Saturday, February 1 for a dementia-friendly concert – ‘By the Fireside’ – and an under-five’s performance, dubbed ‘The Musical Professor’. Read more: Liverpool Philharmonic uncovers historic link to Barrow | The Mail The former has been designed to be …
Read More »Full list of north east postcodes affected by Royal Mail delays
Full list of north east postcodes affected by Royal Mail delays CalendarAn icon of a desk calendar.CancelAn icon of a circle with a diagonal line across.CaretAn icon of a block arrow pointing to the right.EmailAn icon of a paper envelope.FacebookAn icon of the Facebook “f” mark.GoogleAn icon of the Google …
Read More »Weekly round-up: Five stories from the south you may have missed
A dog has been rescued by coastguard teams after falling 120ft (37m) off the edge of a cliff onto a rocky beach. Swanage Coastguard and St Albans rescue teams were called to help on a coastal path north of Old Harry Rocks, on the Isle of Purbeck. Unable to use …
Read More »Five stories from the south you may have missed
Getty Images Georgia Laurie said it felt “so surreal” to be awarded at Buckingham Palace A story about a Berkshire woman who received a King’s Gallantry Medal for saving her twin from a crocodile was among our most read this week. We have picked five stories from the past seven …
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