A Stafford dad was moved to tears by a Royal Mail driver after his “amazing gesture” for his truck enthusiast son. Darren Chesters’ son Alex, who has quadriplegic cerebral palsy – which is the most severe form of cerebral palsy, loves to watch truckers zoom by as he stands on …
Read More »Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan gave the figure the morning after the nation’s longest-reigning monarch was buried at Windsor Castle yesterday. Donelan said her department was still “crunching the numbers” as to how many people had queued for hours in London to process past the Queen’s coffin at Westminster Hall, but …
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“The fact that Mordaunt ultimately lost out to the Mail’s favoured candidate Liz Truss, who has gone on to win election as Prime Minister, shows how powerful newspapers still are in politics.” When the Tory leadership election began, Liz Truss was far from the clear-favourite to replace Boris Johnson as …
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Published: 2:12 PM September 20, 2022 People in Saffron Walden have shared personal stories of meeting the Queen and paid tribute as the national period of mourning ends. Gay Veal shared the above photo of when she met the Queen – after winning the championship for best child’s pony at the …
Read More »A SAND sculpture encapsulating the Queen is to become a permanent addition to the sand modelling area on Weymouth Beach. The sculpture – initially carved to commemorate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee – will now remain as a tribute and ‘a place of reflection’. A spokesperson for Sandworld described the Queen …
Read More »The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has announced the appointment of Daniel Evans and Tamara Harvey as its new co-artistic directors. Erica Whyman is currently the acting artistic director of the theatre company after Gregory Doran announced last September that he was taking a period of compassionate leave to care for …
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B&Q’s new online marketplace is performing ahead of expectations, with sales from partner brands representing 8% of its online sales in August, parent company Kingfisher Group says today. The move to enable partner brands to sell via the marketplace resulted in 100,000 product lines SKUs (stock-keeping units) being added by …
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The burial of Queen Elizabeth II on 19 September 2022 dominated much of the chatter on social media across Africa. A careful reading of the content revealed three specific questions. Why did some African presidents attend the funeral while others did not? Nearly all of Africa’s heads of state and …
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Dad Darren Chesters was moved to tears by the ‘amazing’ gesture from a Royal Mail driver for his truck enthusiast son. Darren’s son Alex, who has a quadriplegic cerebral palsy – which is the most severe form of cerebral palsy, loves to stand on a bridge over the M6 and …
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A dog who has emptied his owner’s delivery package in the backyard has left the internet in stitches. In a viral TikTok video posted by @ughasif101, the Staffordshire terrier can be seen with a bag from online fashion and cosmetic retailer ASOS in his mouth surrounded by garments scattered across …
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