Millions across the country are set to take to the streets for parties and Big Jubilee Lunches this weekend in honour of the nation’s longest-reigning monarch. Patriotic tributes to the Queen around the UK include a life-size woollen knitted monarch plus corgi made by Holmes Chapel Community Yarn Bombers in …
Read More »Greenslade Taylor Hunt Collectors’ Sale
THOSE who like their model locomotives on a larger scale are in for a treat at Greenslade Taylor Hunt’s next specialist Collectors’ Sale. The varied lots on offer at the sale on Friday, June 10, include a 3½ inch gauge live steam tank engine. This impressive, well-engineered piece measures a …
Read More »Pictured: Bodybuilder admits £52,000 extortion plot against people he threatened to kill
This is the bodybuilder turned doorman who has admitted a £52,000 extortion plot against people he threatened to kill. areth McGlinchey’s admission came during a Rooney hearing, where a judge gives an indication of the likely sentence a defendant will get if they confess their guilt. It was then the …
Read More »Dog owners warned not to share bed with pets amid spread of ‘untreatable superbug’
Dog oweners who regulalry allow their pets to share their bed are being urged to stop amid the spread of an “untreatable superbug”. The mcr-1 gene, which is believed to be transmitted from animals to humans, has built up a resistance to certain life-saving drugs. It was first identified in China …
Read More »LTN residents’ postboxes boarded up as new traffic rules mean postmen cannot meet collection times
Postboxes in Oxfordshire were boarded up after congestion caused by road closures to create low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) meant postmen could no longer meet collection times. Royal Mail was forced to reduce services in Cowley and East Oxford after traffic was funnelled onto main roads making journey times markedly longer. …
Read More »Coinbase’s Abrupt Hiring Reversal Blindsided Would-Be Employees
Don’t miss CoinDesk’s Consensus 2022, the must-attend crypto & blockchain festival experience of the year in Austin, TX this June 9-12. Would-be Coinbase employees have been left in the lurch after the crypto exchange announced it would rescind job offers as part of swathe of cost-cutting measures in a bear …
Read More »Glasgow Post Office branches close for Jubilee Weekend as staff take strike action
Post Office workers around Scotland and the UK are taking strike action in a dispute over pay this Jubilee Weekend. Ten branches are set to be impacted in Scotland, with two of them being in Glasgow. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) at Crown Post Offices, the larger branches …
Read More »The Earl and Countess of Wessex visit Northern Ireland to celebrate jubilee
The Earl and Countess of Wessex have visited Northern Ireland to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The Earl and Countess first visited Belfast, where the Royal couple joined members of the public at a 1950s-themed celebration on Royal Avenue in the city. The event is to mark the third day …
Read More »Royal Mail plc (OTCMKTS:ROYMY) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” from Brokerages
Royal Mail plc (OTCMKTS:ROYMY – Get Rating) has earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the nine analysts that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating …
Read More »Royal family wish happy birthday to Harry and Meghan’s daughter Lilibet
The royal family has wished the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s daughter Lilibet a happy birthday as she turns one. Harry and Meghan’s second child is spending her first birthday in the UK as the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations continue. 🎈Wishing Lilibet a very Happy 1st Birthday! — The Royal …
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