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The contents of Prince Harry’s forthcoming tell-all memoir still remain a mystery, including to the Royal family who will get to read the book at the same time as the public. Sources allege neither Prince Charles nor Prince William, or their attorneys and advisers, have been given the opportunity to …

A postman was left red-faced when he was out sending a parcel and told by a young girl that her mum was busy upstairs “having a poo”. The hilarious moment was captured on a door security camera when he came by to drop a parcel and some letters. In the …

CHAPTER 3 Jack finally receives some orders, to join Admiral Stanraer’s blockade of Brest, but first, he has to take care of some local politics (some sort of land issue), which he does successfully, much to the delight of the common man (and less so to the delight of the …

A POPULAR Warrington shop which has been in operation for more than 40 years is up for sale. Warrington Tackle and Guns in Woolston is now on the market. Based on Parksway it sells bait, rods, lines, hooks, storage, guns and accessories and benefits from high levels of repeat custom. …

Thunder Bay native Barbara Reynolds lived and regularly paid her pension in the UK for 20 years before returning to Canada where she made another one-off payment to the UK government to top up her contributions. That didn’t stop her from worrying about paying her apartment rent in Halifax this …

Royal Mail is facing an almighty bust-up with a union that has issued demands costing £1billion – including a pay boost for posties who want a shorter working week.  A series of strikes is looming at Royal Mail as the UK’s summer of discontent worsens. The postal giant claims it …

We may have been banned from Australia for years, but nobody told the Melbourne “hospo” industry (as the locals call it) to down tools: new restaurants and bars have been popping up almost daily. On my first visit since 2019, I was keen to try as many of them as …

Counterfire’s weekly digest with the latest on strikes and workplace struggles You can sign up to receive News from the Fronline straight in your inbox CWU members at Royal Mail Group have delivered a massive yes vote in a second national ballot, just four weeks after a ballot over pay. …

The second heatwave of the summer kept emergency services in Hyndburn busy this week – with fears over fires and open water swimming. Firefighters made regular appearances in the space of four days to three grass fires in Huncoat. Crews were pictured at the Bolton Avenue Playing Fields site, as …

The Eighties was one of the greatest decades in human history. A time when the pop charts were ruled by electronic dance music and new wave and fashion was just awful (big hair and leggings). It was the time of the Rubik’s Cube, VHS tapes and Walkmans and remember when …