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‘Absolute rip off’: Highland delivery charges action call

People living in the Scottish Highlands have vented their frustration over “rip off’ delivery charges for mail order and internet purchases that are on average 21% higher than the south west of Scotland and  25% higher than Glasgow.  Retailers are free to charge what they like for deliveries under the current laws (Image: …

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King Edward VIII and the coins that never were: As exhibition reveals monarch’s portrait and scrapped coinage, historian IAN LLOYD tells how ‘vain’ monarch fell out with the Royal Mint over his desire to sit looking left

King Edward VIII was famed for his vanity.  As a young man he flouted tradition by wearing the latest fashions, especially flannel trousers with sports coats, ‘turn-ups’ on his trousers and plus-fours for golf.  His distinctive way of fixing his necktie has gone down in the history books as the …

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Families in Wales Reunited by 121 Year Old Postcard

In August 1903, Ewart on the Eastern Coast of Wales sent a postcard to Lydia on the Southern Coast. While the distance between them would only take about an hour and a half to drive today, Ewart’s message took 121 years to arrive. A manager at the Swansea Building Society, …

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The problem with Harry in royal circles? He’s left behind feelings of disgust, is accused of wreaking Biblical vengeance… and some vow never to speak to him again. Read REBECCA ENGLISH’S unrivalled report

The words could not be more poignant in the circumstances. On the eve of his 40th birthday tomorrow, Prince Harry stressed the importance of family by emailing the US magazine People to tell them ‘The greatest gift I’ve ever been given is, without doubt, is my kids. I enjoy watching …

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SEC, DOJ Securities Fraud Enforcement Actions Reviewed

On May 16, 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) sued then 44-year-old Ross I. McLellan of Hingham, Massachusetts, for securities fraud. The case was brought in the Federal Court for the District of Massachusetts, an apt location as McLellan had committed the fraud while employed as Senior Managing …

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