I had been working on charter yachts in the Caribbean and was soon to return to the UK when I first visited Bermuda in 1975, said Fiona Duncan in The Telegraph. I found the tiny mid-Atlantic archipelago enchanting, with its “lush” lanes, pastel houses, old forts and exquisite pink-sand beaches. …
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Illustration, Photo: Shutterstock A total of 88 operators have completely or partially suspended postal services with the United States, leading to a drop in postal traffic to that country of more than 80 percent, due to the introduction of new American customs measures, the United Nations postal agency said. According …
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King Charles and Queen Camilla were joined by the Prime Minister and other high-profile guests for the traditional Sunday service at Crathie Kirk this morning. The monarch, 76, was seen wearing a traditional Scottish kilt as he stepped out for the service – which comes following a difficult week for the …
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LONDON, Sept 7 — Prince Harry returns to London on Monday for a children’s charity gala. But the question on everyone’s lips is whether after years of tensions and hurt he will meet his father, King Charles III. The last time the self-exiled prince saw Charles was in February 2024, …
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There were smiles from the King and Queen as the royal couple were guests of honour at the annual Braemar Gathering Highland Games. King Charles donned a kilt for the annual event, while Queen Camilla wore a blue coat with a tartan collar. Saturday’s Games were the third that the …
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DISCUSSIONS have been held about ongoing postal service issues affecting Redditch residents, including delayed mail deliveries. The meeting – between Royal Mail regional operations director Kate Seals and Redditch MP Chris Bloore – followed a period of serious service disruptions which delayed critical correspondences. Among them were hospital appointments and …
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A Derby magician has been left hopping mad after a hare-raising £429 city council bill – because he uses a rabbit in his shows. Littleover-based Stuart Brown, known to many as Magic Stuart, has been taking his white bunnies to magic shows around Derby for more than 15 years – …
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88 nations have halted mail and parcel deliveries to the United States following new tariffs imposed by America, and Pakistan is one of those countries that has stopped deliveries. The step was taken after the United States withdrew tax exemptions for small parcels coming into the country, disrupting international postal …
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The owner of a beauty salon in Allenton has reflected on her journey five years after opening her salon in the height of lockdown. Monique Murphy, owner of Monique Hair & Beauty on Nightingale Road, said opening her salon has been “one of the best decisions she has ever made” …
Read More »Your article (Royal Mail second-class delivery cuts will take ‘many months’ to roll out, 1 September) raised a wry smile in our household. We have not had a regular mail delivery since 2020. It has gone from weekly to irregular to the present situation where we haven’t had any mail …
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