The Danish royal family have shared a pointed photo of Prince Christian, Princess Mary’s eldest son, on his 17th birthday – and it’s purposefully in a relaxed style for a reason. The European royals have been in the spotlight recently after Queen Margrethe, 82, revealed she would be removing the princely …
Read More »UK: Unite secures acceptance of below-inflation pay deal at Go-Ahead London buses
A below-inflation 10.5 percent pay offer from Go-Ahead bus company, recommended by Unite officials, was accepted by London bus drivers in a ballot last Thursday, with 1,275 drivers voting yes, and 282 drivers voting no. At Go-Ahead London General, covering Merton, Putney, Stockwell, Sutton, Waterloo and Waterside Way garages, 703 …
Read More »Former postman’s career takes off at Airbus with a Degree Apprenticeship
Deeside.com > News Posted: Sat 15th Oct 2022 Listen to this article A former postman’s career has taken off after he landed a position at Airbus in Broughton. 29-year-old Albert Brennan from Cefn-y-Bedd works at the company’s Broughton global centre of excellence for manufacturing, which makes wings for Airbus aeroplanes. …
Read More »Oakley Court Hotel staff room burglar is jailed
A PROLIFIC burglar has been jailed for sneaking into a hotel staff room and stealing a purse and bankcard. David McManus, of Talbot Place in Datchet, admitted going into the Oakley Court Hotel staff room and rummaging through a handbag. McManus fled with a purse before going to two shops in …
Read More »RAF drew up plans to bomb Argentina during Falklands War
The political ramifications of such a raid were also unpredictable. The attorney general at the time, Sir Michael Havers, later Lord Havers, was believed to have opposed any attack on Argentina itself. Undertaking such an operation would have been fraught with diplomatic risk. British aircraft were unable to cross Brazilian, …
Read More »China’s President Xi Jinping signals continuity at Communist Party congress
Chinese leader Xi Jinping signalled on Sunday that his government will maintain policies that have put it at odds with the US and other nations and deepened Communist Party control of the economy and society. Mr Xi, speaking at the opening of the twice-a-decade congress that is expected to give …
Read More »How the culture war could affect the Coronation
Until the death of the Queen, one source has told The Telegraph, plans for the Coronation were sketched out rather than signed-off. It has “deliberately been kept quite unplanned to ensure it can best reflect the climate at the time at which it happens”, they say. “There will be people …
Read More »Camilla surrounded by Paddingtons as tributes to Queen donated to Barnardo’s
The Queen Consort is pictured surrounded by teddies in a new image released to mark the donation of more than 1,000 toy bears to the Barnardo’s children’s charity. The bears – made up of Paddingtons and other teddies – had been left by members of the public outside Buckingham Palace …
Read More »Prince Harry ‘tried to circumvent Royal Household and lobbied No10 adviser over security concerns’
Prince Harry ‘tried to circumvent the Royal household by attempting to lobby a No10 adviser over his security concerns’, according to legal papers. The Duke of Sussex made an offer to fund his own security at the ‘Sandringham Summit’ in January 2020 but was under the impression his worries were …
Read More »Isle of Wight family’s marathon raises over £5k for Parkinson’s
THREE generations of an Isle of Wight family took part in the Royal Parks Half Marathon in London last Sunday (October 9) to raise funds and awareness for Parkinson’s research. Annie Dawes, 73, and her son Max Dawes, 35, both from Brighstone, daughter-in-law Natasha Edwards, 43, from Newchurch, and grandson Oskar …
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