The queue of 10 or so people clutching parcels stretches out into freezing fog rolling down Gloucester Road in Bristol. Inside the warm post office, there are plenty of mild-mannered complaints about the delays and threadbare services that define late-Tory-era Britain. But perhaps the most striking thing – amid the …
Read More »Two road closures in place in St Helens this Sunday
HERE are details of two road closures scheduled to be in place on Sunday (December 4). Fairclough Street, Earlestown There will be a closure on Sunday for utility works to take place. United Utilities will carry out the works on a new water connection. The closure will be in place at …
Read More »St Edward’s Crown taken from Tower of London for coronation of Britain’s King Charles
The St Edward’s Crown has been removed from the Tower of London to be resized for Britain’s King Charles III, in the lead up to his coronation. Buckingham Palace said the centre-piece of the Crown Jewels had been taken to allow for modification work to begin, before the ceremony on …
Read More »Zelda, Super Mario and other retro Nintendo games selling for as much as £700,000
Rare and retro video games have turned out to be almost as big a business as the latest ones available, according to research conducted for an online gambling platform. And at £233,338, the 1990 version of Nintendo World Championships is the most valuable vintage video game currently available. But even …
Read More »UK crown on the move ahead of King’s coronation
The St Edward’s crown has been removed from the Tower of London to be resized for the King ahead of the Coronation. Photo: AFP The historic centrepiece of the crown jewels was taken away to allow for its modification before the ceremony on 6 May, Buckingham Palace said. The movement …
Read More »Priceless crown set to be re-sized for King Charles ahead of Coronation
The priceless crown was moved in secret which was only confirmed after it was safely delivered. (PA/Royal Collection Trust / © His Majesty King Charles III) (Image: PA/Royal Collection Trust / © His Majesty King Charles III) St Edward’s Crown has been removed from the Tower of London to be …
Read More »St Edward’s Crown to be resized for King Charles’s Coronation
The centrepiece of the Crown Jewels has been taken for some modification work ahead of the historic ceremony next year, Buckingham Palace has said. The priceless crown was moved in secret which was only confirmed after it was safely delivered. Since the 13th century, versions of the St Edward’s Crown are …
Read More »St Edward’s Crown to be re-sized for King ahead of coronation
The St Edward’s Crown has been removed from the Tower of London to be resized for the King ahead of the Coronation. Buckingham Palace said the historic centrepiece of the Crown Jewels had been taken to allow for modification work to begin before the ceremony on May 6. The movement …
Read More »Royal Mail dropped by Currys as strikes threaten Christmas deliveries
Currys has dropped Royal Mail as a delivery provider to avoid damage from one of the country’s most bitter industrial disputes in the crucial run up to Christmas. The FTSE 250 electricals retailer has taken the decision to stop using Royal Mail ahead of its most important trading period, according …
Read More »Harry & Meghan film is high stakes for former royals – and for Netflix | Netflix
The biggest surprise of this week’s release of a trailer for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s forthcoming Netflix documentary is that it appeared at all. Amid speculation that the programme – entitled Harry & Meghan – was still being edited or had been delayed until next year, here, finally, …
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