The UK faces a looming period of mass disruption with hundreds of thousands of workers across the country set to strike across industries in the coming weeks in disputes over pay, pensions, jobs and conditions. Rail staff, nurses, civil servants, bus drivers and postal workers are among those expected to …
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LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) – British electricals retailer Currys (CURY.L) will not use Royal Mail as a delivery provider “for now” to reduce any impact from strike action, the company’s chief executive officer Alex Baldock said on Sunday. Speaking to the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg show, Baldock confirmed a …
Read More »A FedEx delivery driver has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a seven-year-old girl he allegedly kidnapped after delivering to her Texas home. Tanner Lynn Horner, 31, confessed and told authorities where to find Athena Strand’s body, Wise County Sheriff Lane Akin said. The youngster was found dead two days …
Read More »The move to ‘new money’ pounds and pence, happened 51 years ago this year, with the anniversary on 15 February 2022. Since then, over 70 variations of the 50p coin have been circulating and several rare designs have been distributed. The famous Kew Gardens 50p remains the most coveted coin in circulation, with a …
Read More »The queue of 10 or so people clutching parcels stretches out into freezing fog rolling down Gloucester Road in Bristol. Inside the warm post office, there are plenty of mild-mannered complaints about the delays and threadbare services that define late-Tory-era Britain. But perhaps the most striking thing – amid the …
Read More »HERE are details of two road closures scheduled to be in place on Sunday (December 4). Fairclough Street, Earlestown There will be a closure on Sunday for utility works to take place. United Utilities will carry out the works on a new water connection. The closure will be in place at …
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The St Edward’s Crown has been removed from the Tower of London to be resized for Britain’s King Charles III, in the lead up to his coronation. Buckingham Palace said the centre-piece of the Crown Jewels had been taken to allow for modification work to begin, before the ceremony on …
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Rare and retro video games have turned out to be almost as big a business as the latest ones available, according to research conducted for an online gambling platform. And at £233,338, the 1990 version of Nintendo World Championships is the most valuable vintage video game currently available. But even …
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The St Edward’s crown has been removed from the Tower of London to be resized for the King ahead of the Coronation. Photo: AFP The historic centrepiece of the crown jewels was taken away to allow for its modification before the ceremony on 6 May, Buckingham Palace said. The movement …
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The priceless crown was moved in secret which was only confirmed after it was safely delivered. (PA/Royal Collection Trust / © His Majesty King Charles III) (Image: PA/Royal Collection Trust / © His Majesty King Charles III) St Edward’s Crown has been removed from the Tower of London to be …
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