Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy are due to find out the result of the latest stage of their High Court libel battle. In an October 2019 Twitter post, Mrs Rooney, 35, accused Mrs Vardy, 39, of leaking stories about her private life after a months-long “sting operation”. The wife of …
Read More »Latest result expected in ‘Wagatha Christie’ case
Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy are due to find out the result of the latest stage of their High Court libel battle. In an October 2019 Twitter post, Mrs Rooney, 35, accused Mrs Vardy, 39, of leaking stories about her private life after a months-long “sting operation”. The wife of …
Read More »Reminder that Royal Mail won’t accept 1st and 2nd class stamps from January 2023
– Advertisement – Customers in Gedling borough will no longer be able to use first and second class stamps when a new barcode system is introduced next year. Borough folk are now being urged to use their current stamps or swap them for the new ones before they expire on …
Read More »What the papers say – February 14
Reports that the Prime Minister will travel to Europe to engage in urgent talks to address the escalating Ukraine crisis dominate the nation’s papers. The Daily Express, Daily Mail and The Daily Telegraph lead with the Prime Minister’s “last-ditch” diplomatic trip to Europe and plea to Vladimir Putin to engage …
Read More »Letters: Major is right – UK’s reputation is being shredded
I continue to be amazed at the depths that Boris Johnson, his fellow Conservatives and, indeed, the establishment will stoop to – just to shore up this utter apology for a government. Covid rules – The plan had been to end them on 24 March, but Boris Johnson has said …
Read More »What the papers say – February 14
Reports that the Prime Minister will travel to Europe to engage in urgent talks to address the escalating Ukraine crisis dominate the nation’s papers. The Daily Express, Daily Mail and The Daily Telegraph lead with the Prime Minister’s “last-ditch” diplomatic trip to Europe and plea to Vladimir Putin to engage …
Read More »Sherlock co-creator Mark Gatiss hails ‘extraordinary legacy’ of Beryl Vertue
Sherlock co-creator Mark Gatiss has hailed the “extraordinary legacy” of executive producer Beryl Vertue following her death aged 90. Across her varied career, Vertue progressed from secretary to talent agent before establishing herself as an award-winning producer of TV and film through her company Hartswood Films. The influential media executive …
Read More »Meet the off-grid couple who live in the woodland and spend £25 on bills
Mathew Plumb had always been passionate about the outdoors and sustainable living, but reached a stage in his life where he admits he did not know where to turn. “He needed it I think – the outdoors”, his girlfriend Lauren Youngs told WalesOnline in the middle of their dense 15-acre …
Read More »Firefighters rescue pet owner stuck in tree during bid to catch parrot
A woman who got stuck 18ft up a tree while trying to retrieve an escaped pet parrot has been rescued by firefighters in Wiltshire. Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service said crews used a 12-metre ladder to help her to safety on Saturday morning. 09:51 – Crews from Trowbridge …
Read More »Duchess of Cambridge CBeebies Bedtime Stories: “We can all feel scared sometimes”
The Duchess of Cambridge has invited young viewers into her “bedtime story den” for a reading on CBeebies of a book she enjoyed as a little girl. Kate described the children’s classic The Owl Who Was Afraid Of The Dark, by Jill Tomlinson, as an “encouraging tale” during her narration …
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