King Henry VIII’s heraldic beasts have inspired a new range of coins from the Royal Mint, with the first unveiled at the monarch’s former palace. Hampton Court Palace – where carvings of the beasts still welcome visitors – was the setting for the launch of the £5 Seymour Panther coin, …
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This article contains affiliate links. Newsquest may receive a commission on any sales generated from them. The first coin in the collection is the Seymour Panther, which was unveiled at Hampton Court Palace, where the original Royal Beasts still welcome visitors today. The Royal Tudor Beasts collection will be released …
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A North London development has revealed that its “sought after” properties have nearly sold out with over £125m of properties sold since May 2020. Islington Square is a mixed-use development that has transformed the Edwardian former Royal Mail sorting office located just behind Upper Street. It opens up a new …
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Since peaking in mid-August, the FTSE 100 index has taken a breather recently. On 13 August, the Footsie hit its 2021 intra-day high of 7,224.46 points. As I write, it hovers around 6,989.93 points, down almost 235 points (-3.2%) from its summer peak. Most of this weakness has occurred over …
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One resident posted himself a letter by first class to test how long it would take – and still hasn’t received it after three weeks. A road in East Dulwich is on the verge of picketing their local Royal Mail branch as their post is taking weeks to arrive. One …
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Coin collectors will pay big money if you have a 2009 version of this Blue Peter 50p coin, released to celebrate the London Olympic 2012 games in conjunction with Blue Peter A version of this Blue Peter 50p coin has sold for £280 on eBay ( Image: PA) A rare …
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TikTok is covered by the new guidelines (Getty Images) Video sharing apps like Snapchat, TikTok and OnlyFans could face fines worth millions of pounds if they fail to crackdown on hate speech and inappropriate content on their platforms under tough new rules introduced by Ofcom. Britain’s broadcasting regulator today introduced …
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Amazon is opening a 4-star shop in the Bluewater centre (Amazon) Amazon is bringing its ‘4-star’ physical store concept to the UK for the first time, with the tech behemoth selling everything from books to pet toys under one roof at a new shop in the Bluewater centre. The online …
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A Shropshire man has launched new bike business Carbon Electra, a mobile cycle and e-bike repair and maintenance service, specialising in repairing a wide range of cycles. Dan Smith of Carbon Electra “I am aiming to be the county’s number one bike repair service,” said Dan Smith of Wellington, who …
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By Lucinda Cameron, PA Scotland Drones are being used to deliver post to a remote island in a Royal Mail trial as part of moves to reduce carbon emissions. The company has started a two-week trial of scheduled, autonomous flights between Kirkwall and North Ronaldsay in the Orkney Islands with …
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