The joke ebay sale of the Stoke City squad for bids starting at 99p has been pulled – after offers reached £65,000. Disgruntled fan Jeremy Leese had made the spoof listing – “for parts or not working” – as a deflating 2-1 reverse at fellow Championship strugglers Middlesbrough left Stoke …
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been urged by Royal family members to return from abroad to spend Christmas in the UK, as Prince Philip spends a fourth night in hospital. The couple have missed the Queen’s pre-Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace and they will not be present for the …
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Ryan Phillippe has aggressively defended Saudi Arabia as he and other celebrities face fierce backlash for attending a music festival in the country – as some accused them of being ‘shameless’ and accepting six-figure sums to help rehabilitate the country’s image. A bevy of stars have been slammed since they …
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Image copyright Getty Images BMX, Raleigh Chopper and Grifter. Iconic bikes that once topped many a Christmas list – and all a nightmare to wrap and put behind the Christmas tree. But does the bike still appeal today? And can it compete with the high-tech items found in Santa’s sack? …
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On Christmas Day, it’s pretty much a given that most of us are filling ourselves with food and then slumping on the sofa watching TV’s festive offerings. But what about Boxing Day? Does life pretty much get back to normal, or are many things still on an extended shutdown? There …
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Prince Charles says his father Prince Philip is being looked after ‘very well’ on his fourth day in hospital, but did not reveal whether he would be home in time for Christmas. The Duke of Edinburgh, 98, has been in hospital since Friday morning and was admitted after a period …
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A royal biographer has claimed Kate Middleton ‘is much better in boots and jeans than in a pretty frock’ and is ‘just a normal girl who married a Prince’. Claudia Joseph, who’s written a number of books about Kate, said the Duchess of Cambridge, 37, has hit her stride in …
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The presents have been wrapped and the final greetings cards have been signed. And with just two days to go, many people will face a rush to send off their gifts and Christmas messages before the big day. The deadline for second class mail has already passed but will your …
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It’s one of the most picturesque routes in the whole of Britain. And now, as Christmas beckons, Royal Mail postwoman Michelle McCulloch has almost finished making her letter, card and parcel deliveries on her postal route, which covers the area of Baltasound in Unst – the most northerly of the …
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Royal Mail has been accused of acting like Scrooge this Christmas. The partner of a casual worker taken on at Patchway Delivery Office this month claims they have been left short of money as a result of a reduction in “guaranteed hours”. She told Bristol Live: “People had counted on …
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