EVERY month, the Warrington Guardian takes a look back at some of the most shocking and bizarre crimes reported to police in the town over the past few weeks. Machete gang attack A woman was attacked in her own home by a gang of masked burglars brandishing a machete. The …
Read More »Post Office delivers two board seats to postmasters after Horizon scandal | Business News
The Post Office will this week outline plans to hand two board seats to serving postmasters as it seeks to draw a line under the IT scandal which saw managers wrongly sent to prison. Sky News has learnt that the government-owned company will announce on Monday that a committee of …
Read More »Covid UK: Liverpool’s Labour-run city council calls for another national lockdown
Liverpool’s council leaders today called for a third national lockdown to contain the new ‘mutant’ strain of Covid and prevent a ‘catastrophe’. The city’s acting mayor, Wendy Simon, and the Labour-run city council’s cabinet say the speed of the rise in coronavirus cases have reached ‘alarming levels’ and urgent action …
Read More »What you need to know about your post-Brexit consumer rights on shopping, holidays, phone charges and more
The transition period for exiting the European Union ended on January 1, and with it has come changes to consumer rights. Consumer rights are unaffected if buying things from companies based in the UK. People may have to deal with the court system in the country you bought from to get any …
Read More »Elizabeth Day: The problem with Meghan & Harry
Elizabeth Day: The problem with Meghan & Harry By Elizabeth Day for You Magazine Published: 00:02, 3 January 2021 | Updated: 00:02, 3 January 2021 Styling: Holly Elgeti. Make-up: Nicky Weir using Hourglass Beauty. Hair: Alex Szabo at Carol Hayes using T3 Haircare. Dress, Temperley London. Earrings, Motley x Scott …
Read More »Travellers face new jail threat in illegal site blitz
Travellers will face jail if they return to illegal sites within a year of being evicted as Home Office blitzes encampments that ’cause misery’ Travellers could face jail or fines of up to £2,000 if they return to illegal sites within a year of being evicted under new legislation Government …
Read More »Queen Elizabeth nixed Prince Harry from Remembrance Day ceremony
If Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ever thought they could re-enter royal life or straddle the awkward line between using their titles to shill products while being “private” citizens – they got another thing coming! A new report this week claims the Queen herself nixed Harry’s request to have a …
Read More »Colchester’s lost watering holes – our pub crawl continues
OUR recent forgotten pubs features continue to resonate with readers. Although many of these watering holes are long gone, you may remember the days when they provided a welcome pit-stop for the thirsty folk of Colchester. After our last spread, we received this lovely letter from reader Tony Ashby. He …
Read More »Ian Hislop on satire, 2020 and why it’s important to find humour in troubled times
Home Ian Hislop, editor of satirical magazine Private Eye and team captain on political panel show Have I Got News For You, has every reason to be thoroughly pessimistic. Sunday, 3rd January 2021, 6:00 am Ian Hislop in the Private Eye office. (PA). He’s stood by print as the Eye’s …
Read More »Brexit changes now being implemented for British and EU citizens
There are big Brexit related changes after December 31st for UK and EU citizens. New policies are in place regarding travel insurance, consumer rights, banking, and more, which apply to UK citizens in the EU and EU citizens in the UK. The new year will be the year of transition for …
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