The UK subscription box market is forecast to reach £1bn in value by 2022. Nowadays, there seems to be a subscription box available for almost every category in online retail, from meal kits to craft kits, beauty products to confectionery. Subscription box retailers have enjoyed a steady growth in recent …
Read More »Special Sherlock Holmes stamps to be issued by Royal Mail later this month
The Royal Mail is set to issue stamps celebrating Sherlock Holmes – each featuring a hidden message it’ll take a detective to find. Featuring images from the BBC series Sherlock, the 10 commemorative stamp all contain secret details only UV light will reveal. Arthur Conan Doyle’s beloved stories are some …
Read More »Pizza Express may close 67 outlets and cut 1,100 jobs
Image copyright Getty Images Pizza Express is considering closing 67 of its UK restaurants, which would mean the loss of 1,100 jobs. The chain is the latest High Street outlet to undertake a restructuring of its business after trading was halted by the coronavirus pandemic. The news comes just a …
Read More »Actor gets £45k payout from clinic over ‘wonky’ hair transplant
A balding Royal Opera House actor has received a £45,000 payout after suing a Harley Street clinic and hair transplant surgeon over his wonky hairline. Ivan Luptak, 38, visited Harley Street’s Rejuvenate Hair Clinics Ltd for a consultation in April 2015, saying he wanted ‘thicker hair’ to boost his self-confidence …
Read More »Queen and Prince Philip fly to Balmoral after months’ isolation
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have arrived in Scotland for the start of their summer holiday. The couple, who have been isolating at Windsor Castle, travelled by car earlier today to RAF Northolt, in west London, where they boarded a private jet. After a short flight, the Queen, 94, and …
Read More »Details from Sherlock revealed when UV light shone over stamp collection
Sherlock stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Andrew Scott and Amanda Abbington will appear on some of the stamps (Pictures: Royal Mail /PA Wire) Sherlock Holmes is to to be celebrated with a new set of stamps – and some will feature hidden storyline details to the much-loved BBC TV show …
Read More »Rare pictures reveal how Sheffielders enjoyed some fun in the sun more than a century ago
Working with Sheffield City Archives we have complied ten pictures from August getaways for you to see how the fashions and lifestyles have or changed over the last century. Editor’s message: Thank you for reading this story. The dramatic events of 2020 are having a major impact on our advertisers …
Read More »Job losses: Major cuts since the start of the pandemic
Nearly 4,500 jobs have been lost only a few days into August as the furlough scheme starts to wind down. Here is a list of British employers which have announced major job cuts since the start of the pandemic. Major potential job losses announced since March 23: August 4 – …
Read More »Royal Mail send heartfelt response to boy who posted letter to nan in heaven
The schoolboy wrote a letter to his great-grandmother in heaven. (SWNS) A heartbroken young boy who wrote a letter to his great-grandmother in heaven received a touching reply from the ‘pearly gates response unit’ at Royal Mail. Dylan Dubber, 9, put a heartfelt letter addressed “to heaven” in the postbox, …
Read More »British Vogue editor Edward Enninful denies criticism of Meghan Markle was racism
Edward Enninful has denied criticism of Meghan Markle was racist as he suggested it ‘took a minute’ for the Duchess to ‘understand the rules’ of the royal institution. The editor-in-chief of British Vogue, 47, and the Duchess of Sussex, 39, collaborated on September 2019’s special ‘Forces for Change’ edition, which …
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