An episode of The Repair Shop that featured King Charles III has won the daytime Bafta TV award. The special episode of the shop saw Jay Blades visit the King at Dumfries House in Scotland. The Repair Shop: A Royal Visit saw the team fix a bracket clock and a …
Read More »Netflix Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story: The London filming spots
With the launch of Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, the eight-episode special follows the story of King George and Queen Charlotte’s relationship from the moment they first see each other. Inspired by the real royals, the show was created by Shonda Rhimes best known for Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal, along with the …
Read More »More than 13,000 weapons collected as part of Serbian amnesty
The authorities declared a one-month amnesty period for citizens to hand over unregistered weapons or face prison sentences as part of a crackdown on guns following the two mass shootings that left 17 people dead, many of them children. Populist president Aleksandar Vucic accompanied top police officials on Sunday for …
Read More »Pretty Woman being shown on the big screen at Plymouth’s outdoor cinema
The classic film Pretty Woman is coming to Plymouth’s outdoor cinema later this month. Saltram House is set to host the movie starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere as part of Adventure Cinema’s May lineup. The 1990 picture is just one of three films being shown at the historic grounds …
Read More »Sacked Royal Mail boss and union ballot delay show importance of a fight in post dispute
News Both Royal Mail and the leaders of the CWU union are worried by the level of resistance to their deal to end the long-running post dispute By Yuri Prasad Downloading PDF. Please wait… Sunday 14 May 2023 Issue 2855 CWU members on a picket line in Vauxhall, south London …
Read More »Nursing union leader calls for double-digit pay offer to relaunch talks
Royal College of Nursing (RCN) members will begin a new ballot for strike action on May 23 after the existing six-month mandate ran out at the start of the month. And the general secretary, who described striking as one of the “hardest decisions”, told The Sunday Times fresh negotiations were …
Read More »Residents of Bromley forced to drive to sorting offices to collect their post
The land that Royal Mail forgot: Residents of Bromley are forced to drive to sorting offices to collect their post with deliveries arriving just once a fortnight By Hannah Mcdonald For Mailonline Published: 06:27 EDT, 14 May 2023 | Updated: 06:57 EDT, 14 May 2023 Residents of Bromley are being …
Read More »Sunak faces criticism from ex-Cabinet ministers and Tory MPs
As some MPs appealed for unity and cautioned against division, others gathered in Bournemouth for the first conference of the Conservative Democratic Organisation where Mr Sunak and the party leadership were the subject of stinging criticism. Former home secretary Priti Patel was among those who joined in the criticism at …
Read More »Ukraine repels latest overnight drone and missile attack
KYIV – Ukrainian forces intercepted and destroyed three missiles and 25 drones overnight in the latest aerial attack on the country since the beginning of May, Ukraine’s air force said on Sunday. Russia has increased the number of missile and drone attacks this month, which Kyiv attributes to Moscow’s fear …
Read More »Collectible craze: What items should we be looking out for?
Investing in collectibles isn’t just for the rich and famous, as Netflix’s new series, King of Collectibles: The Goldin Touch, demonstrates. Netflix’s series, King of Collectibles, promised to start a new ‘craze’ in wheeling and dealing – leaving fans of the show raiding their attics for the right find. The …
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