PA Media Elsie Dot Stancombe’s family will walk alongside her funeral cortege on what they have called her “special day” The family of an “extraordinary” seven-year-old girl who was killed in the Southport stabbing attacks have urged mourners at her funeral later to wear bright colours. Elsie Dot Stancombe died …
Read More »A knight to remember: Inside new medieval-themed Warwick Castle Hotel, complete with talking portraits and royal bedchambers with sword-laden walls
It’s a property that offers a knight to remember. No matter your age. The new Warwick Castle Hotel will no doubt delight kids – and those adults who are big kids at heart. I fall into the latter category and its medieval-themed rooms filled me with childlike glee on a …
Read More »‘Special day’ to be held to celebrate life of Southport stabbing victim
A special day will be held to celebrate the life of a seven-year-old girl who died in the Southport knife attack. The parents of Elsie Dot Stancombe have asked for her funeral, to be held on Friday, to be referred to as Elsie’s Special Day. Elsie, Alice da Silva Aguiar, …
Read More »British Gas, OVO, EDF, EON, Octopus customers having £440 taken and ‘it’s frightening’
British Gas, OVO, EDF, EON, Octopus customers have spoken out over the “frightening” new energy price cap. The energy regulator will announce a new price cap on Friday, which is expected to increase by about 9 per cent – £140 – from October. The new Labour Party government said it …
Read More »Postcard which ‘should be in a museum’ delivered 121 years after it was sent
A 121-year-old postcard that “should be in a museum” has been delivered more than a century late. The card, printed with a scenic view of a stag standing in front of snowy mountains, is believed to date back to 1903 but was only recently received by staff at Swansea Building …
Read More »Is this the wackiest royal wedding ever? Norway’s Princess Martha Louise will marry bisexual American Shaman Durek in a Fjord with a ‘sexy and cool’ dress code, ‘Latin American’ party and boat trip for all guests
Princess Martha of Norway and her fiancé Durek Verrett are set to get married in less than two weeks time and it seems they’re striving to offer their guests a memorable experience. The wedding, which is on Saturday 31 August, is expected to be attended by other foreign royal families, …
Read More »Holidaymaker fumes as woman ‘reserves’ sunbeds for 10 hours | Weird | News
It doesn’t matter whether you’re in Spain, Greece, or Mexico, there’s always someone up at 6am with towels in arms on their way to reserve the sunbeds for an entire day. That’s exactly what one 28-year-old experienced when holidaying at a Mexican resort this summer. Taking to Reddit, she said: …
Read More »A Delayed Postcard Surfaces in Wales: 121-Year-Long Journey Completed
A 121-year-old postcard gets delivered to Wales. Individuals at a building society in Swansea, Wales might have been taken aback when they stumbled upon an ancient postcard featuring a deer during their mail sorting ritual. This vintage card had been sent by an individual named Ewart over a century ago. …
Read More »What can HR do to protect against the rising tide of data breaches and cyberattacks?
Posted: 22/08/2024 Recent guidance from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has shown substantial increases in breaches of employee data (at a five-year high to 2023), with ransomware attacks specifically showing the biggest rise. Many recent breaches were aided by human error or recklessness from employees, with some rare cases caused …
Read More »Man appalled after self-checkout machine demands 20% tip | Weird | News
A customer has been left fuming after being prompted to leave a tip of up to 20% at a self-checkout machine. The man was visiting a water park in Hungary when he stopped to pick up some refreshments from an on-site kiosk. But he couldn’t believe his eyes when he …
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