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The Royal Ballet has changed the ‘harem scene’ in The Nutcracker for the Christmas show to ‘make an inclusive environment for performers and audiences’.  The scene was re-imagined as a duet, instead of the usual three females and one male, over fears it was ‘offensive’ amid an overhaul of a production first staged …

Parcel companies including Amazon, DPD and Hermes have been ranked in a new league table – with none coming off well. Citizens Advice is warning urgent action is needed across the parcel delivery industry after its first annual parcel company league table found consistent problems across the sector. The league …

The Swedish royal family treated King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain to a glamorous state banquet at the Royal Palace in Stockholm this evening as part of the couple’s two-day visit. Mother-of-two Letizia, 49, commanded attention in a navy ruffled ballgown and glittering tiara, while heir to the Swedish …

A number of Eastbourne residents have had a delay in mail after delivery routes were changed in the area. Several residents contacted the Herald to raise concerns following the most recent delay in deliveries. Jeanne Lofts with a magazine that she had to buy as her subscription was late due …

This came on the same day that a Citizens Advice survey found parcel companies were failing to deliver customer satisfaction Royal Mail PLC (LSE:RMG) has benefited greatly from the Covid-19 pandemic increasing demand for parcels and is now set to get another boost, according to Barclays. Analysts at the bank …

Mike Tindall reveals he had a ‘lovely day’ at the joint royal christening and he prepared eight-month-old son Lucas for the ‘dunking’ by taking him to the pool Mike Tindall, 43, has said he had a ‘lovely’ time at his son Lucas’s christening  Zara and Mike christened their son alongside …

A DECISION is expected next week on the possible conversion of a former  military hospital in Dorchester into five flats. Developers George Crook and Sons claim the planning proposal is the best way to preserve the building on the town’s Grove Industrial estate. The site has empty for a number …

POLICE have released an image of a man officers would like to speak to about a sexual assault in 2015. The victim, now in her twenties but aged under 16 at the time, was attacked by a man in The Cricketers Arms in Temple Road, Oxford, in April 2015. The …

The British royal family has issued a rare joint statement claiming a BBC documentary titled The Princes and the Press made “overblown and unfounded claims”. Here’s why they made those comments. First of all, here’s what the documentary is about In short, the series discusses “how the younger royals have had …

Lancashire is set to be hit by snow later this week with temperatures feeling as low as -3C in some areas. Bitterly cold days, frosty nights and a windy weather warning lie ahead with gusts of up to 50mph, or up to 80mph in coastal areas. Forecasters say that although …