A planned memorial to the Royal Navy’s role in ending the slave trade is in limbo after it was rejected by a string of proposed sites. Campaigners raised £70,000 to build a statue commemorating the West Africa Squadron, which rescued 150,000 slaves during the 19th century, following an appeal championed …
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As British consumers returned to work last week after the festive break so did 1.51 billion pounds worth of unwanted items back to retailers, according to home delivery specialist Parcelhero. New data from Parcelhero reveals that post-Christmas returns on January 2 soared by 6.8 percent, compared to the same day …
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Mail Metrics has announced its acquisition of Adare SEC, a UK-based customer communication management (CCM) company. The acquisition of Adare SEC by Ireland-based Mail Metrics has been made to position it as a major multi-channel CCM technology provider in the UK market. The purchase is set to quadruple Mail Metrics’ …
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An interior design expert has described the setting of Meghan Markle’s upcoming Netflix cooking show, following the release of the programme’s trailer. When the Duchess, 43, revealed she was making the series, she promised viewers an intimate ‘at home with Meghan’ experience with ‘wonder in every moment’. But as MailOnline …
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Dog trainers revealed the canine breeds they recommend for different people with certain lifestyles. Canine trainer Ross Macnamara made his own TikTok video expressing his own thoughts on why you should get one specific ‘difficult’ dog breed. Ross explained how he’d seen a dog trainer tell people not to get …
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 — Senior Umno members want political rival PAS and several non-governmental organisations to cancel their solidarity rally for convicted former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak in Putrajaya tomorrow, saying it’s not proper to proceed after the palace has issued a royal decree. Umno supreme council …
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Rosa Ross, 14, was one of seven young people recognised at the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award charity’s annual This is Youth celebration in November, which saw her invited to tea with the duke and a host of celebrities. Rosa, who attends Trinity Academy in Edinburgh, was diagnosed with stage four …
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A list of predictions Brits made in 1999 about the future is being shared online – with some being spot on, and others hilariously wrong. On December 31, 1999, The Daily Telegraph quizzed a group of Brits on what they thought would happen in the next 100 years. While some …
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Local housebuilder, David Wilson Homes, has recently confirmed its Section 106 agreement with Dover District Council (DDC), confirming that a total of £805,084 will be directly invested into the Sholden area. This funding has been agreed alongside works at David Wilson Kent’s new development in Sholden, Sholden Meadows, launching in …
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The Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee (PWRFC)’s next online meeting is taking place today (Sunday, January 5) at 7pm. Register here to discuss the takeover and its implications and a strategy to fight it. A World Socialist Web Site reporting team campaigned on Friday at the Mount Pleasant mail centre in London for …
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