When Celeste was sent a photo of her face on a giant billboard in west London, she had to see it with her own eyes. After heading to the busy roundabout, the singer came face to face with herself, bathed in light and 12 feet high. In the video she …
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Postal workers may soon be asked to drop-in on elderly and vulnerable people during their daily rounds. The plans, proposed by a trade union, would require postmen and women to deliver prescriptions and call a GP on the residents behalf. The Communication Workers Union (CMU) is hopeful that the proposal …
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Card addressed to ‘somewhere at top of town’ in St Ives in Cornwall miraculously makes it to the right house Tracey Fitzharris, 43, received the card from her friend in Duror in Scotland The envelope was addressed as ‘Somewhere at top of town, St Ives, Cornwall’ On the back of …
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Prince Harry: Expert says royal may be fighting ‘losing battle’ Harry is said to be determined to keep his forces appointments but the Queen’s view that he cannot have a “one foot in, one foot out” approach to royal duties has reportedly not changed. Conservative commentator Darren Grimes hit out …
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I n the pantheon of perfumes, there are good ones, bad ones, expensive ones, and cheap ones. While many are two of the four, the combinations of expensive connoting ‘good ones’ and cheap translating as ‘bad ones’ do not always ring true. Case in point: Glossier You eau de parfum, …
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8 February 2021, 11:22 Dorothy Perkins has been bought by Boohoo. Picture: PA Images/Getty Images What will happen to Dorothy Perkins and the rest of the Arcadia brands? Dorothy Perkins has been bought by Boohoo from failed retail group Arcadia, along with Wallis and Burton. The £25.2million deal has been …
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A blue plaque has been put in East Farleigh in memory of popular postman Paul Dunmill who passed away recently from Covid. Mr Dunmill had been delivering mail to the village for the past 20 years and had worked for Royal Mail for 40 years. A blue plaque to Paul …
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Previously the rapid testing initiative was only available to larger businesses with more than 250 employees (Photo: Hollie Adams/Getty Images) The Government will offer rapid tests to workplaces with more than 50 employees in a bid to get the spread of Covid-19 under control. According to a statement, cabinet ministers …
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NO DATA: Scarth Hall, in Staindrop, has led a ‘shadowy existence’, say the parish council OFFICERS of Staindrop’s historic village hall were dumfounded to discover their venue has no official address despite being built almost 150 years ago. The anomaly was discovered by Scarth Memorial Hall secretary Ed Chicken when he …
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The home delivery expert ParcelHero says Amazon’s rapid climb to become the UK’s second-largest courier should surprise no one. ParcelHero’s 2015 report, Amazon’s Prime Ambition, predicted that the e-commerce giant would become a major logistics company, overtaking many of the most-established UK delivery companies. ParcelHero’s Head of Consumer Research, David …
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