Planned surgical operations at Hull and East Riding’s two main hospitals are being suspended from January because of an expected surge in Covid-19 patients over the coming days. The decision by the Hull University NHS Teaching Hospitals Trust was confirmed on Tuesday morning in a message to staff at Hull …
Read More »Royal chefs share recipe for ‘perfect’ gingerbread house
By Press Association 2021 The Duchess of Cornwall views a gingerbread model village Festive food is a big part of Christmas celebrations and this year the royal kitchens have revealed their recipe for the “perfect” gingerbread house. Shared on the royal family’s official Twitter page, Buckingham Palace chefs have …
Read More »RICHARD KAY: What became of the royal children in this delightful newly found Christmas portrait?
Formal photographs seldom say too much, but every so often they say everything. A little over 50 years ago, the camera clicked on a family group in the shadow of St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. It was Christmas Day and the royal children had just emerged from divine worship. …
Read More »Royal chefs share recipe for ‘perfect’ gingerbread house
By Press Association 2021 The Duchess of Cornwall views a gingerbread model village Festive food is a big part of Christmas celebrations and this year the royal kitchens have revealed their recipe for the “perfect” gingerbread house. Shared on the royal family’s official Twitter page, Buckingham Palace chefs have …
Read More »Omicron spread threatens delivery of millions of Christmas presents
The nation is on tenterhooks as the rampaging new Covid variant threatens to cancel Christmas for millions of us. Yet as Omicron forces more of us to do our gift shopping online, postal and delivery services risk being overwhelmed as the virus and self-isolation hits staffing. The Post Office has …
Read More »Report explains why Everton will sign £20m ace instead of Spanish star
Photo by Stanislav Vedmid/DeFodi Images via Getty Images Everton are confident of wrapping up a deal for Vitaliy Mykolenko with the Ukrainian winter break making the Dynamo Kiev defender more ‘attainable’ than other options, as reported by The Athletic. It looks increasingly likely that Mykolenko made his farewell Dynamo appearance during the 1-1 draw with …
Read More »Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella shuts down as Covid ‘puts paid to joy’
Andrew Lloyd Webber has decided to shut down Cinderella, his latest musical, until February at the earliest, blaming “this wretched virus” for putting paid to “the joy of entertaining audiences”. Covid also forced the cancellation of the Royal Opera House’s Christmas ballet, Nutcracker, until the New Year, with reports suggesting …
Read More »Royal Mail warn of delivery delays in two Hampshire areas just days before Christmas
With just days to go before Christmas, Royal Mail has warned two postal areas of Hampshire have been hit with delays. The latest update, released today (December 21), says there are deliveries in the Southampton Shirley and Havant postal areas, which include Southampton. The PO9-10 areas of Havant and the …
Read More »Full list of Royal Mail delivery disruption as delays possible before Christmas
Your presents and cards could be delayed this Christmas as Royal Mail warned of disruption. The postal service is working to minimise delays but admits it might not be able to offer a full service in some parts of the UK. It said the delays are caused by coronavirus with …
Read More »Rod Stewart enjoys luxury Christmas shopping trip with wife Penny Lancaster
His Royal Variety performance was panned by ITV viewers who branded it ‘awful’ and ‘outdated’. Yet Rod Stewart didn’t appear to mind the criticism at all as he stepped out for a festive shopping trip with his glamorous wife Penny Lancaster in central London on Monday evening. The rocker, 76, waved …
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