Royals from across Europe flock to Oslo to celebrate teenage Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s confirmation as she poses in colourful Norwegian traditional dress The 15-year-old had her confirmation service at the Royal Palace’s chapel in Norway’s capital city today She wore a national costume of Raudtroye-bunad, which are smart, colourful outfits …
Read More »Man received postcard from a camping holiday in Brecon, Wales, 29 YEARS late
A person was surprised after receiving a postcard that was despatched to his residence practically thirty years in the past. Tom Parker, from Grimsby in Bradley, obtained the mail at his residence final week that had initially been despatched three years earlier than he really moved into his residence. The cardboard …
Read More »Meghan and Harry ‘speed up plans to move to Los Angeles’ after private jet press
Meghan and Harry ‘speed up plans to leave Britain and consider Los Angeles’ in snub to Prince Charles plans for an estate in Herefordshire They have been left in ‘victim mode’ after the reaction to their global jet-setting Because of this, they are ‘speeding up plans’ to move to Meghan’s …
Read More »The team who sailed the Atlantic with teenage eco warrior Greta Thunberg
Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg made her two-week voyage across the Atlantic with the help of a sailing team led by Princess Grace Kelly’s grandson. Monaco-born Pierre Casiraghi, 31, who owns The Malizia II vessel, offered to accompany the 16-year-old Swede on her voyage from Plymouth, England to New York, …
Read More »Queen cracks joke when unwitting American tourists fail to recognise her on Balmoral estate
Is one amused? Queen cracks joke when unwitting American tourists fail to recognise her on Balmoral estate The 93-year-old monarch was walking with protection officer Richard Griffin She was dressed in tweeds and a headscarf on the estate in Aberdeenshire The group asked her if she lived in the area and if …
Read More »What it’s really like to get into Leeds on the city’s bus network
In the grand scheme of things that contribute to inequality, transport probably doesn’t come up as one of the first things you would think of. But from being able to get to that job that you really want, to that all-important hospital appointment with a cancer specialist, to being able …
Read More »Topping up your Stocks and Shares ISA? I’d consider the Tesco share price and Royal Mail
I approached these two stocks in a cynical frame of mind, expecting to damn rather than praise them. Yet on closer inspection, both have their attractions and now I think they might be worth popping into a balanced Stocks and Shares ISA portfolio. Royal Mail Group Investors in Royal Mail Group …
Read More »Man received postcard from a camping holiday in Brecon, Wales, 29 YEARS late
Snail mail! Man speaks of his shock and amusement after a postcard arrives at his home 29 YEARS late Was intended for Ms Clare Gale who lived in the Grimsby home until 1990 Sent by her niece and her partner on August 28, 1990 from Brecon in Wales Tom Parker …
Read More »Postal worker taken to hospital following dog attack on Arbroath round
A dog has been rehomed following an attack in Arbroath which left a postal worker hospitalised. Police are investigating after the woman was bitten while on deliveries and she is now recovering from her injuries. Eight postal delivery workers a day are bitten by dogs and owners have been warned …
Read More »On the buses, a day in the life of a Leeds commuter
In the grand scheme of things that contribute to inequality, transport probably doesn’t come up as one of the first things you would think of. But from being able to get to that job that you really want, to that all-important hospital appointment with a cancer specialist, to being able …
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