Spain, Sweden and Canada have joined the growing list of countries to have reported cases of the more contagious coronavirus variant first identified in Britain. Four cases of the variant have been confirmed in Madrid. All involve people who recently arrived from the UK, the Madrid regional government’s deputy health …
Read More »Duke of Sussex pursues legal action against Mail on Sunday over Royal Marines claim despite apology
The Duchess of Sussex is also suing Associated for breach of privacy and copyright after The Mail on Sunday published extracts of a letter she sent to Thomas Markle, her father. The trial had been scheduled for January but the Duchess successfully applied for an adjournment on confidential grounds and …
Read More »Anger of 10,000 lorry drivers ‘held hostage’ in Covid Christmas standoff | UK news
Juan Andrés had braced himself for what promised to be an atypical holiday season. But the lorry driver from southern Spain never imagined that Christmas Day would be spent in his cab tucking into a ham and cheese sandwich – among provisions handed out by the British military – as …
Read More »Royal Mail’s first special stamps of 2021 celebrates UK’s National Parks
The Royal Mail has revealed its first special stamps issue of 2021 which celebrates the 70th anniversary of the founding of Britain’s first National Parks. The stamps include images of some of the UK’s most popular and visited landscapes, featuring the Peak District, the Lake District, Snowdonia, Dartmoor, North York …
Read More »Norfolk and Suffolk’s most festive street names
Royal Mail has revealed some of the country’s most festive street and house names. Author: Abi SimpsonPublished 1 hour ago Royal Mail has revealed that over 50,000 addresses in the UK keep that festive feeling going all year round. They analysed over 31 million addresses to see what the impact …
Read More »Norfolk Broads to feature in Royal Mail stamp collection
The Broads will be one of 10 UK national parks to feature on a new set of stamps marking 70 years since their creation. Royal Mail will release its first stamp issue of 2021 next month, featuring 10 of the UK’s 15 national parks including the Broads, which stretch across …
Read More »Beware these cons and scams this Christmas
No-one loves a crisis quite like a conman. The scammers have been out in force this year. In 2019, criminals stole more than £1.2bn through scams and fraud, according to UK Finance. This year the figure will be far higher. Scams have soared as criminals take advantage of rising online …
Read More »Harry and Meghan ‘want a 12-month extension to Megixt deal that would see them keep royal patronages
Harry and Meghan ‘want a 12-month extension to Megxit deal that would see them keep their royal patronages beyond March 31 deadline’ – and could head back to the UK to seal the deal in person Couple seeking 12-month extension to the deal agreed with royals in January Stepped back …
Read More »Diane Warner, of Holme, shares frustration at Hermes lost Christmas parcel response
A frustrated resident says she is not satisfied with the response by a delivery company to her lost parcel. Diane Warner, of Holme, sent £93-worth of goods to her isolating son in Southampton in November — but it never arrived. A £93 parcel belonging to Diane Warner of Langford Lane, …
Read More »Derbyshire’s Mick is the oldest full-time postie in the UK
A Derbyshire great granddad who recently celebrated his 80th birthday has become the oldest full-time delivery postman in the UK. Mick Gibson, known as “Gibbo” to his mates, started out working in a grocer’s shop, then became a time-served painter and decorator before undertaking a series of other jobs and …
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