The Lake District will feature on Royal Mail’s stamps next year. As part of its special stamps for 2021, the Royal Mail has decided to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of Britain’s first National Parks. In addition to the Lake District, the Peak District, Dartmoor and Snowdonia, were …
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The year has been dominated by one thing alone and it’s not surprising most our biggest stories were about the pandemic. But other things did happen and these are some of the most-viewed stories on LeicestershireLive this year that didn’t involve lockdowns, coronavirus or the resulting economic meltdown. Among the …
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Criminals have exploited the public health crisis by finding ‘sickening’ new ways to con the public, according to consumer rights officials. Among the most common scams have been calls or emails informing people they have been in contact with someone with Covid-19 and demanding bank details to pay for a test. …
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A little boy who drew all over himself with green marker knew exactly what he had to do when his mother caught him — he had to think about what he’d done. LaTasha Dove from Fort Payne, Alabama filmed the moment that she found her three-and-a-half-year-old son Finn Dove half naked …
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B ritons should brace for a bitterly cold end to 2020 as icy showers and widespread frost sweep the UK. Temperatures could plunge below -5C in the glens of Scotland overnight, with rain, sleet and snow flurries making their way south throughout New Year’s Eve, the Met Office said. A …
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A Royal Navy expert who oversaw the safe disposal of a 500lb Luftwaffe bomb found at London’s King George V Docks has been made an MBE in the New Year Honours list. Under Lieutenant Commander Sean “Central” Heaton’s leadership, specialist divers from Portsmouth and Plymouth-based bomb disposal units have rendered …
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A Royal Navy nurse who has fought on the front line against Covid-19 has been recognised in the New Year Honours List. Chief Petty Officer Naval Nurse Andrew Cooper has been praised for his efforts testing hundreds of sailors on aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, as well as for his …
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S even-time Formula One world title winner Lewis Hamilton leads a New Years honours list that also includes gongs for a 106-year-old fundraiser, a noughties R&B star, and health workers battling the coronavirus pandemic. The racing driver has been given a knighthood following pressure on the Prime Minister to approve …
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A Royal Navy expert who oversaw the safe disposal of a 500lb Luftwaffe bomb found at London’s King George V Docks has been made an MBE in the New Year Honours list. The discovery of the bomb in 2018 led to the cancellation of all flights to and from the …
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France bans use of drones to police protests in Paris Source link
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