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An RAF veteran who still refuses to divulge details of a secret wartime mission to Italy has reached triple figures. Edward ‘Ted’ Wootten, who lives in Dereham, turns 100 today (January 2).  His momentous birthday will be one to cherish, with family travelling from all over the country to celebrate. Ted Wootten, …

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BRITS will be hit by even more train strikes as rail workers are set to walk out for four days this week. Employees will be on strike from tomorrow in the long-running row over pay, job cuts and conditions. 1 Brits are set for more train strikes this weekCredit: Getty …

Britain is in decline. It’s probably irreversible and doesn’t bother me for reasons I’ll scandalise you with later, but if the unions imagine they can seize this moment to grab as much cash as possible, like the last round of the Crystal Maze, they’ve made a big mistake. Their industries …

Widespread strikes have prompted plenty of comparisons with the 1970s. Sometimes pundits add jokes about the revival of Abba and Kate Bush.  But such comparisons are overblown. The trade unions do not have the equivalent power to “hold the country to ransom.” Another difference is that in the 1970s they …

A village Post Office once supported by TV comic Vic Reeves has closed with immediate effect after staff faced an “excessive amount of abusive behaviour”. The site in Charing, near Ashford, had been run by former parish councillor Sarah Crawley for six years but was hit hard in recent months …

It was an extra special start to the year for several families in Worcestershire who celebrated the arrival of newborn babies on the first day of the new year. Six little ones had arrived at Worcestershire Royal Hospital by lunchtime on January 1. Among the parents celebrating was Worcester resident …

This year Liverpool will be hosting Eurovision Song Contest in May after completing for the major pop culture event against a number of other UK cities. The ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine has meant that last year’s winners of the continental contest are unable to host the 2023 competition. As …

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Will it be a happier 2023 for Denmark’s royal family? They’re all smiles as they arrive for glamorous New Year’s dinner at Copenhagen palace amid rift which saw Queen Margrethe strip four of her grandchildren of their titles Denmark’s royal family met tonight for their New Year’s dinner at the …