By Press Association 2021 The Duchess of Cornwall views a gingerbread model village Festive food is a big part of Christmas celebrations and this year the royal kitchens have revealed their recipe for the “perfect” gingerbread house. Shared on the royal family’s official Twitter page, Buckingham Palace chefs have …
Read More »Omicron spread threatens delivery of millions of Christmas presents
The nation is on tenterhooks as the rampaging new Covid variant threatens to cancel Christmas for millions of us. Yet as Omicron forces more of us to do our gift shopping online, postal and delivery services risk being overwhelmed as the virus and self-isolation hits staffing. The Post Office has …
Read More »Report explains why Everton will sign £20m ace instead of Spanish star
Photo by Stanislav Vedmid/DeFodi Images via Getty Images Everton are confident of wrapping up a deal for Vitaliy Mykolenko with the Ukrainian winter break making the Dynamo Kiev defender more ‘attainable’ than other options, as reported by The Athletic. It looks increasingly likely that Mykolenko made his farewell Dynamo appearance during the 1-1 draw with …
Read More »Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella shuts down as Covid ‘puts paid to joy’
Andrew Lloyd Webber has decided to shut down Cinderella, his latest musical, until February at the earliest, blaming “this wretched virus” for putting paid to “the joy of entertaining audiences”. Covid also forced the cancellation of the Royal Opera House’s Christmas ballet, Nutcracker, until the New Year, with reports suggesting …
Read More »Royal Mail warn of delivery delays in two Hampshire areas just days before Christmas
With just days to go before Christmas, Royal Mail has warned two postal areas of Hampshire have been hit with delays. The latest update, released today (December 21), says there are deliveries in the Southampton Shirley and Havant postal areas, which include Southampton. The PO9-10 areas of Havant and the …
Read More »Full list of Royal Mail delivery disruption as delays possible before Christmas
Your presents and cards could be delayed this Christmas as Royal Mail warned of disruption. The postal service is working to minimise delays but admits it might not be able to offer a full service in some parts of the UK. It said the delays are caused by coronavirus with …
Read More »Rod Stewart enjoys luxury Christmas shopping trip with wife Penny Lancaster
His Royal Variety performance was panned by ITV viewers who branded it ‘awful’ and ‘outdated’. Yet Rod Stewart didn’t appear to mind the criticism at all as he stepped out for a festive shopping trip with his glamorous wife Penny Lancaster in central London on Monday evening. The rocker, 76, waved …
Read More »London Christmas survey 2021: Will Covid change your plans?
Published: 10:59 AM December 21, 2021 Updated: 11:07 AM December 21, 2021 Are you gearing up for a “normal” Christmas? Or have you changed your plans? Christmas is fast approaching, and families will be keen to enjoy some sense of normality after last year’s festive season was disrupted by Covid restrictions. But …
Read More »Test and Trace services continue over the festive period
All test sites will remain open, with booking slots available on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year’s Day. Test site operating hours may be extended if there is increased demand for PCR testing. Please book a PCR test if you have COVID-19 symptoms or if you have tested positive …
Read More »The Royal Mail’s valuation gap
The Royal Mail (RMG), with us for more than 500 years, is loved and disliked by the UK public in equal measure. In the UK, it is a business clearly in need of modernisation that generates margins of only a little over 5 per cent. The European arm (more a …
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