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Shark Week is officially in full swing. This year it has specials about orcas being great white shark “serial killers” and features like Cocaine Sharks, which is about cocaine bales that were dumped in shark-infested waters by Florida. As always, there are lots of wild and fascinating programs this week …

An artist’s impression of the first plans for the delivery office at Patcham Court Farm An MP who is “deeply concerned” by Royal Mail’s plans to build a new delivery office in the city has submitted a formal objection. Caroline Lucas, MP for Brighton Pavilion, has expressed her worries about …

A woman has said she is “sick” of contacting Royal Mail about a postbox  she often finds unlocked in Romford. The woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, told the Recorder that the first time she saw the postbox open was in July last year. She dialled the number on it to inform …

This August will see many changes to people’s lives through a variety of new rules, regulations and other alterations. There is a Bank Holiday which will mean changes to the date people will receive benefits payments and people will also see the continued support from the government’s energy price guarantee, …

A fountain honouring the late Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee has been switched on. The Windsor Platinum Jubilee Foundation, located near Windsor Castle, provides free drinking water for residents and visitors, in a bid to reduce single-use plastic bottles. The fountain was among the Windsor Platinum Jubilee Committee’s projects to …

Long-debated proposals to create a Windsor Town Council edged forward on Tuesday as a motion to undertake a community governance review into the possibility was approved. At a full council meeting, Cllr Karen Davies (Lib Dem, Clewer East) put forward the motion, which received praise from several councillors including Cllr …

Support us and go ad-free The University and College Union (UCU) has held a nationwide day of protests at universities. It’s over the ongoing dispute with bosses over pay and conditions, which has seen a nationwide marking boycott. The protests saw support from staff and students alike – and the …

Record high temperatures since early July are threatening the health and lives of workers, especially those forced to work in unsafe conditions. Berran Özen Kırmızıgül (42), a postal worker from the state-owned Turkish Post (PTT), was hospitalized on Monday after she collapsed due to sunstroke while delivering mail in the …

Inexpensive, functional and easy-to-wear, there’s nothing much regal about the humble espadrille. But if millions find the braided sandals impossible to ignore in the holiday season, the same applies to the royals – who seem to choose even for formal occasions (and when the sun is hiding).  Sophie, the Duchess …

If there’s one thing the internet knows, it’s that cats sell. The Scottish painter Elizabeth Blackadder, who died in 2021 at the age of 89, knew it too. Her sinuous, characterful cat pictures, watercolours mostly but also oils and prints, helped cement her place as the nation’s favourite painter. She …