Netflix’s hit drama based around the British monarchy under the reign of the late Queen Elizabeth II is set to return to our screens next week. The long-awaited 5th season reportedly depicts the marriage and divorce of then-Prince Charles and Princess Diana. Who is the cast for The Crown season …
Read More »Strike action ‘another dagger’ for small businesses crippled by Covid
Small business owners have said they are struggling to survive as postal workers are set to walk out and amid the looming threat of rail strikes. Matt Harris, 49, who runs wine bars Planet Of The Grapes and Fox Fine Wines in London, said that strike action is just “another …
Read More »Wincanton man charged with rape and kidnap in Sherborne
A trial date has been set for a man accused of raping and kidnaping a woman. Gary John Bridger, 65, appeared before Bournemouth Crown Court on Friday, November 4 for an initial hearing. Bridger, of Dancing Lane, Wincanton, is charged with two counts of rape of a woman over the …
Read More »Prince Andrew ‘tearful’ after Charles said he would NEVER return to Royal duties
Prince Andrew was left ‘tearful’ after a tense face-to-face meeting with Charles, then Prince of Wales, who told his younger brother he will never return to Royal duties, a source has claimed. The Duke of York believes he could ‘still be of value’ as a working member of the Royal …
Read More »Netflix’s The Crown: Everything to know for season 5 release
Netflix’s hit drama based around the British monarchy under the reign of the late Queen Elizabeth II is set to return to our screens next week. The long-awaited 5th season reportedly depicts the marriage and divorce of then-Prince Charles and Princess Diana. Who is the cast for The Crown season …
Read More »New rare 50p coins unveiled by Royal Mint – with one worth more than £1,100
COINING IT: The Snowman And The Snowdog coins have been produced by the Royal Mint (Photo by Royal Mint/PA) The Royal Mint has launched a collection of rare 50p coins celebrating a decade since the release of The Snowman And The Snowdog movie. The obverse or the ‘heads’ side of …
Read More »AMANDA PLATELL: King Charles should strip Prince Harry of his title
King Charles has already ‘read the riot act’ to his troublesome son Prince Harry, it is claimed, expressing in no uncertain terms that there will be ‘consequences’ if his autobiography Spare or his and Meghan’s reveal-all Netflix documentary harm the Royal Family. Royal biographer Tom Bower says his sources tell …
Read More »Postal strikes planned for December
POSTAL workers have announced new 48-hour strikes which will stop delivery services in Inverclyde in the run-up to Christmas. The Communication Workers Union say workers will walk out on November 24 and 25 – the latter date being so-called ‘black Friday’, the biggest shopping day in the calendar. Posties will …
Read More »RMT calls off rail strikes and claims victory amid talk of double-digit pay offer
The RMT said that it would now enter into “intensive negotiations” to strike a deal with Network Rail. Staff at train operating companies have also cancelled strikes. Mr Lynch claimed victory and said that the RMT action this summer had “made rail employers see sense”. He added: “We have always …
Read More »Leicester City Council worker should not have been formally punished over colleague’s 12-inch-long adult toy prank, tribunal finds
A Leicester City Council employee struggling with grief and depression should not have been formally disciplined for a photo of a co-worker with a sex toy stuck to his head, a tribunal has ruled. Employment Judge Richard Adkinson said the worker in the photo – who was wearing council-branded clothing …
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