Sir Elton John is set to feature on a new set of stamps to mark his 50 years in showbiz Sir Elton John is to receive the ultimate stamp of approval – from the Royal Mail The singer is to feature on a set of stamps to mark 50 years …
Read More »Royal Mint blocks Enid Blyton commemorative coin after bosses brand her ‘racist and anti-gay’
Royal Mint blocks Enid Blyton commemorative coin after bosses brand her ‘racist and anti-gay’ Proposal for Enid Blyton commemorative 50p coin blocked by Royal Mint Meeting minutes claim she was known to be a ‘racist, sexist, homophobe’ She created the Famous Five and Secret Seven as well as Noddy character By Chris …
Read More »Want notes not coins? Banks don’t care about our cash, investigation finds
For the first time in almost half a century the Treasury has ordered the Royal Mint to stop producing any 1p or 2p coins. The crackdown on coppers comes at a time when all our cash is under threat – with banks preferring that we pay for goods online or with …
Read More »Prince Harry ‘not behaving like the Royal we love,’ says expert
Prince Harry has ‘not been acting like the Royal we know and love in the past year’ and has been behaving differently towards his brother, his biographer has claimed. Harry and Meghan Markle came under fierce criticism this month after taking four private jet jaunts in 11 days, including trips …
Read More »Flybe bosses ‘flew an EMPTY aircraft 123 miles to pick up Prince William and Kate’
Budget airline bosses ordered an empty plane to be flown to pick up the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their children to take them on holiday to Scotland, it was claimed last night. In a week that has seen the Duke and Duchess of Sussex criticised for taking four …
Read More »Which FTSE tracker should I buy?
You’ve paid off any high-interest debt. You’ve built a fund of cash to guard against a rainy day. You’ve discovered that over long periods the stock market has outperformed other assets, and you’re ready to invest. Like many first-time investors, you may have decided to go for a FTSE UK …
Read More »The Queen’s August horribilis: Not since the 90s has the monarch seen her family tarnished so badly
The Queen must have a sickening feeling of deja vu as she sits at Balmoral this summer and watches the good name of her family, yet again, being dragged through the mud. It is hardly the relaxing break that at 93 she has every right to enjoy. In 67 years, …
Read More »Derelict Anlaby Road car showroom to be transformed into £6m health centre
A derelict car showroom could be demolished to make way for a £6m medical centre – with work set to start next week. Hull Royal Infirmary has applied to Hull City Council to demolish Block 46, also known as The Wilson Building, which is adjacent to the current Women & …
Read More »Duke of York’s ‘fears over being drawn into civil proceedings’ against the estate of Jeffrey Epstein
The Duke of York has told friends he fears never being able to return to the US with the Jeffrey Epstein case hanging over his head. Andrew has not set foot in the country since early 2017 and sources say plans to launch a business initiative there later this year …
Read More »South Holland stars help Lincolnshire to Walker Cup win
Three Spalding and two Holbeach bowlers were in the Lincolnshire team which won the Walker Cup (inter-county double rink) at the national championships at Leamington Spa on Sunday. Royal Mail Cart’s Ruby Hill and Chelsea Tomlin, Carter’s Park duo Annie Dunham and Louise Catchpole, and Castle player Lucy Cooke helped …
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