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An ultra-rare coin has sold for £1,700 at auction. The coin – which is a super-rare 25p piece – was handed out in change by accident and is the exact same shape as the normal 20p, with less than 50 believed to be out there in circulation. The coin was …

62-year-old Diane Bath, who runs The Post Office in Broughton-in-Furness, told how a £1 coin that is estimated to be worth 600 times its face value was discovered in the till. The error by The Royal Mint meant the coi was created in brass, rather than the usual two-tone nickel. READ MORE: Mole digs …

  A NEWTOWNARDS man who attempted to import a ‘fearsome’ rifle used some of the worst mass shootings in the United States, has received a suspended prison sentence. Sixty six year-old William McMullan, who tried to import an AR 15 rifle into Northern Ireland along with other guns and weapon …

This year I am raising funds for Equality Starts At Home (ESAH) which is a UK registered charity with a mission to change mindsets and make equality at home a reality for all. According to Oxfam, women and girls undertake more than three-quarters of unpaid care work in the world …

I will be running my very first half marathon in October to raise money for the RNOH charity, who supported me through my life-saving spinal surgery. The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital is one of the top centres in the world for the treatment of many complex orthopaedic conditions, including acute …

With the Hereward Sports Pinchbeck and District Summer Darts League season coming towards its end, the challenge for honours is starting to become clear. Division A leaders Lincoln Arms A look certain to take the title with a help of a 22-5 away win at Consti Club C. Jimmy Tenno …

Ferry travel between the Isle of Man and Lancashire has been further disrupted due to strong winds over the Irish Sea. The 08:45 BST sailing of the Manxman to Heysham and its 14:15 return have been scrapped by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company. It follows the cancellation of …

Coventry councillors and an officer accepted over £1000 worth of free sports tickets in six months. These included two box seats worth £270 each at Wembley to watch Coventry City in the FA cup semi-final figures reveal. The council’s leader Cllr George Duggins and its Director of City Services and …

Ahead of the year-end holiday shopping season, DHL Global Forwarding is introducing a variety of cross-border e-commerce shipping services from China to the world, as well as an integrated tracking platform for end-to-end visibility. The latest data from the Chinese government shows that the country’s e-commerce sector has continued to …

Nine money and rule changes for Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) claimants and more have been revealed. UK households face a string of new rules during October 2024, with the Winter Fuel Payment phone lines opening among the shake-up. Households face a change on everything from energy bills to …