A giant waterlily held in Kew’s Botanic Gardens for 177 years has been revealed as a species new to science and “one of the botanical wonders of the world”. The famous giant waterlily, genus Victoria, was named after Queen Victoria in 1852, and was believed to include two different species. …
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An NHS nurse says she is living off just £24 a week after her bills due to the rise of living costs. Single mum Heather Johnston, 30, struggles to get by since the cost of her bills has rocketed. With two young children, Dominic, 12 and Olivia, three, Heather is …
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A FORMER postman carried out a burglary at Newport International Sports Village to feed his mounting drug addiction after his life “spiralled out of control”. Ex-Royal Mail worker Benjamin Lord stole laptops, tablets and mobile phones worth £10,000 during the raid on May 8, prosecutor Tabitha Walker said. Cardiff Crown …
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Economic growth was 3.5 per cent – similar to the present day – but was far healthier given that the country was not bouncing back from a pandemic. Inflation was at just 2.9 per cent, while wage growth was a solid 6.9 per cent. Oddly enough, it was the Conservative …
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Some postal workers have been left with permanent and disabling injuries from dog attacks, with than 1,600 incidents reported throughout the UK in the last year. A total of 1,673 attacks were recorded, an average of 32 every week across the UK, according to Royal Mail. READ MORE: LTN bollards burnt …
Read More »The Pound Canadian Dollar (GBP/CAD) exchange rate feel back after a tough week which saw concerns over inflation compounded by troubling UK domestic news, while oil prices staged a recovery. Overall, GBPCAD dropped to close the session at around the CAD$1.55 mark. Pound (GBP) Exchange Rates Soften on Darkening Economic …
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Prince Charles and Camilla are hiring a Daily Mail deputy editor to run their media operation—despite Meghan Markle and Prince Harry suing the newspaper’s publisher three times. The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall are hiring Tobyn Andreae, deputy editor of the Daily Mail, as communications secretary to …
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East Lancs posties reported dozens of dog attacks last year says Royal Mail Postal workers in East Lancashire reported dozens of dog attacks last year, according to Royal Mail figures obtained by the Lancashire Telegraph. In East Lancashire, 15 dog attacks were reported in the financial year 2021 to 2022, which is …
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There is a cost of living crisis in the United Kingdom. Soaring inflation is causing real incomes to fall; companies are using inflation as a pretext to price-gouge and reap handsome profits, which in turn contribute to further inflation. It is a vicious cycle. The opposition Labour Party rightly blames …
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ROYAL Mail workers in Belfast were attacked by dogs 50 times last year – the second-highest figure in the UK. Only Sheffield, with 51 reported attacks on postal workers, fared worse. Postmen and postwomen across the UK suffered 1,673 dog attacks between 2021 and 2022, new figures from the postal …
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