The original was thought to have belonged to Edward the Confessor, who was canonised by the Catholic Church in 1161, but was destroyed after the execution of Charles I in 1649. The current version was made for Charles II in 1661. It was only in 1911, when George V came …
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Police have released a photograph of a man they want to speak to after a woman had hair torn from her scalp in a racially aggravated attack. The assault took place outside East Croydon Railway Station, south London, at around 6.45pm on December 18 when the 31-year-old victim got off …
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POLICE have arrested a man and seized hundreds of cannabis plants at what is being labelled a “sophisticated drug production operation”. Officers from Wiltshire Police raided the unit at Whitehill Industrial Estate in Royal Wootton Bassett on Wednesday morning (February 8), where they seized around 500 cannabis plants. A member …
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Ant & Dec’s new quiz show Limitless Win returned for another episode on Saturday February 5. The new show sees contestants attempt to correctly answer questions and if successful, they’ll have the opportunity to win a cash prize. Unlike any other quiz show, how much the contestants can win is an unknown figure because they …
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Exclusive for Mail on Sunday readers: Enjoy a private Katherine Jenkins show on our Royal Jubilee tour By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:01, 12 February 2022 | Updated: 22:01, 12 February 2022 The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee will make this a summer like no other. And you can be at …
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Your average stamp will now have a barcode on it (Picture: PA) Yep, it’s happening. First and second class stamps as we know them are officially changing. In an effort to go digital, in the not-so-distant future, Christmas and Definitive (the regular ones we use with The Queen on) stamps …
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By Jon Moreno, News reporter Floatie is out of action …. again. THE much-maligned Floating Bridge is out of action yet again. The bridge was taken out of service this afternoon (Saturday) due to ‘a minor technical issue’, the Isle oof Wight Council has said on social media. A message …
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Stuart Broad admits he is “gutted” to have been dropped by England and says the controversial decision has affected his sleep. Along with fellow veteran seamer James Anderson, Broad has been left out of the England squad for their upcoming Test series in the West Indies in a shake-up following …
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THERE is just over two weeks left to apply for one of more than 300 apprenticeship positions at BAE Systems Submarines’ site in Barrow in this recruitment window. With around 10,000 people employed there, the company offers some of the very best careers in Cumbria, building submarines for the UK …
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A MAGICAL society has had a ‘refreshing change’ with the election of its first female president. Formed in 1915, The North Western Society of Magicians has elected its first ever female president – Ulverston’s Louise Taylor. Louise, who has taken over from retiring President Graham Ransom, has supported the Barrow-based …
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