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With the expectation of being the best Black Friday ever, the 2020 edition of the shopping event can contribute to a considerable increase in carbon emissions, worsening global warming, due to the large amount of deliveries. This is what a report released by the price comparison site Money points out. …

Like the previous three series of The Crown, the latest is riddled with factual errors. Here, Royal historian Ian Lloyd highlights some of the worst examples. DIANA AND CAMILLA’S LUNCH ‘DISASTER’ TV VERSION The two women in Charles’s life are shown meeting for lunch at the London restaurant Menage a …

China’s furious war of words with East End mayor over proposed new embassy in London could derail plans for Britain’s diplomatic mission in Beijing China’s Ambassador to the UK wrote to the mayor of Tower Hamlets last month He referred to local opposition over ‘Xinjiang and Hong Kong related issues’ …

Royal Mail is set to post a first-half loss on Thursday after a collapse in letter volumes caused by the pandemic. Analysts are forecasting a post-tax loss of £65m for the six months ended September, compared with a £111m profit the year before, as booming parcel deliveries fail to make …

The departure of Dominic Cummings from Number 10 appears on many of the front pages as the weekend begins. The Guardian refers to it as the end of the Cummings era, the FT Weekend says Conservative MPs are “jubilant” at the move, and the Daily Star instructs the adviser to “Get yer cardboard box …

Princess Diana’s friend has claimed the fake evidence used to secure her Panorama interview probably kick-started events that ended in her death. Ex-Vanity Fair editor Tina Brown said Martin Bashir’s doctored bank statements saw the Royal dismiss her protection which could have stopped her Paris car crash. Ms Brown, who …

The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall have become the first dignitaries to fly in the newly-repainted ministerial jet, as they began a brief visit to Germany. Charles and Camilla stepped from RAF Voyager ahead of attending a ceremony on Sunday marking Germany’s National Day of Mourning – the …

A FASCINATING account of life in Welshpool during the early 19th century has shed light of the fame of the town’s Royal Oak hotel. The Royal Oak was already well known across the United Kingdom having been originally built in the 1500s and rebuilt in 1741 and would become a …

A heavily pregnant mum-of-two “star jumped” in front of a high speed train after discovering her unborn baby girl could have a deformity, an inquest heard. Royal Mail worker Zdenka Yabani, the wife of a church minister, spiralled downhill after a scan of her unborn daughter revealed the news that …

An army of helpers replying to children’s letters to Santa Claus will not be paid a real living wage. The Royal Mail expects these festive elves to get by on £9 an hour – 50p less than the voluntary rate set by the Living Wage Foundation. Kids are invited to …