Sarah Ferguson, duchess of York, appears to have gained support among Britain’s royal family based on a recent meeting in Scotland, a source says.The unidentified source said the duchess was invited to stay at Balmoral Castle in the Scottish council area of Aberdeenshire by Queen Elizabeth II, who later also …
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Read More »In brief: Academies; Lotto results; eBay – Times Online
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More than 21 million spam e-mails claiming to be notification of non-delivery from FedEx have hit the Web, managed e-mail security vendor MX Logic’s vice president of information security Sam Masiello said. More: continued here
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Read More »Azadi Tower displaying three decades of stamp collecting (mehrnews.com)
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