Officers at the royal residence responded to a person climbing the wall and entering the Royal Mews at 1.25am on Saturday, the Metropolitan Police said. Following a search, a man was detained outside the stables. He did not enter the palace or its gardens at any time, the force added. …
Read More »Postman thought he would die as dog dragged him to the ground
A postman thought he was going to die when a dog chased him down and dragged him to the ground, a court heard. Postman Steven McKay was attacked by a Belgian shepherd in September last year, the court was told. Owner Joseph Blaney, 37, begged him not to call the …
Read More »Worthy Hartlepool causes urged to apply for funding from Miller Homes
Miller Homes has opened its latest community fund and urged worthy Hartlepool causes to apply. (Photo: Submitted) Originally launched in autumn 2022, £10,000 has already been donated so far to a wide variety of Teesside charities, community groups and schools benefitting. “We have really enjoyed reading the applications on the …
Read More »Windsor woman organises fundraiser after escape
A woman is supporting aid efforts in Morocco after narrowly escaping the recent earthquake in the country. Rebecca Calvert, from Windsor, Berkshire, was staying in a small village in the Atlas Mountains when the disaster struck on 8 September, killing almost 3,000 people. The location was just 20 miles from …
Read More »Edward VII had ‘special’ chair made for the Paris brothels. And Victoria pretended to be ‘Madame de la Comtesse de Balmoral’ on her private trips to France. It fooled no one! We look back at the Royal Family’s great cross-Channel love-affair
France might well be our oldest and, over time, our most implacable enemy. But the history of Anglo-French state visits is longer and warmer than might be expected, a warmth I’ve no doubt Charles will feel when he arrives in Paris later this month. For all the recent hostilities over …
Read More »Driver fined £70 for pausing to let pedestrians cross the road
A driver says he has been fined £70 after stopping his car to let pedestrians cross the road before he turned into an entrance. Ash Hulme says he was pulling into a car park when he stopped to let pedestrians cross in front of him. But four months later Ash …
Read More »Bournemouth man arrested after Andover petrol station robbery
Police were called to BP Garage in New Street at 3.40am on Tuesday, September 5. It was reported that a man wearing a face covering had threatened a member of staff with a screwdriver before stealing two bottles of Ciroc vodka. READ MORE: Royal Mail apologises for ongoing postal issues in Andover …
Read More »Royal Family feud laid bare after Palace chose to not acknowledge Prince Harry’s birthday
The schism between Harry and the rest of the Royal Family was laid bare yesterday after the Palace chose not to publicly acknowledge his birthday for the first time. While competitors at the Invictus Games in Germany serenaded the 39-year-old prince with several renditions of Happy Birthday and inundated him …
Read More »Royal Mail apologises after Lambourn left without post for two months
Rural Lambourn lies in the heart of the West Berkshire countryside but the idyllic village has been less than ideal in recent months with little to no postal service. After several problems across West Berkshire, Royal Mail has issued an apology to anyone whose life was upended by the postal mayhem. Resident Kiaran …
Read More »Shane Loughlin inhaling balloons just before fatal crash
The 32-year-old from Rumney, Cardiff was jailed this afternoon after he admitted dangerous driving and driving while disqualified on the M4 motorway in the hours leading up to the tragedy. Loughlin was found alive in the wreckage of a Volkswagen Tiguan lost in woodlands in the St Mellons area of the city …
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