A CORONAVIRUS outbreak at an Iceland warehouse is among four depots rocked by the disease in Swindon. Around 51 staff members at the factory, which supplies food to stores in the region, have tested positive for the disease. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates …
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Royal Mint ditched plans for a coin to mark the legalisation of gay sex because it ‘lacked public appeal’, documents reveal Royal Mint vetoed a coin for the 50th anniversary of homosexuality legalisation The Mint bosses considered celebrating the landmark Sexual Offences Act 1967 But officials did not feel that creating a …
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Three Coldstream Guards are being investigated by police after they were reportedly involved in a fight with the Queen’s footmen. The alleged incident took place outside a London bar near Buckingham Palace and left two royal footmen requiring hospital treatment, the Daily Mail reported. A Ministry of Defence (MoD) spokeswoman …
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My impression is that most schools during lockdown experienced at least a few parents complaining that the online provision was better at some other place nearby. There would invariably be “a friend” whose daughter or son at another local school “absolutely loved” the range and quality of the online teaching …
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Royal Mail are looking for postal workers in several locations near Liverpool. The mail service want people to work from their Bootle and Southport delivery offices part time, five days a week. Royal Mail said in their job advert: “From scorching summer days to the depths of winter, our postal …
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There are currently six areas in England showing a resurgence of COVID-19 infection rates that haven’t been put under new lockdown restrictions. Public Health England’s latest figures show Swindon, Melton, Eden, Sandwell, Northampton and Peterborough have seen a rise in coronavirus infections but have not faced further lockdown measures. Cases …
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Three-time champion Stan Mellor, the first jockey to ride 1,000 winners over jumps, has died at the age of 83. Mellor was one of the outstanding riders of his generation, admired as much perhaps for his using his head as his strength and style, and he was champion jockey in successive seasons …
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Saturday, August 01, 2020 11:45 a.m. EDT by Thomson Reuters (Reuters) – Three-times champion jockey Stan Mellor – the first to ride 1,000 winners over jumps during a celebrated career – has died aged 83, the British media reported on Saturday. Mellor, the champion jockey between 1959 and 1962, also …
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On Thursday, Brits were shocked by the sudden imposition of new lockdown-style restrictions on parts of Yorkshire and Greater Manchester. Locals in those areas, where Covid-19 infection rates were said to be rising too fast, were banned from meeting family or friends indoors or in gardens, while many in other …
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Three Coldstream Guards are being questioned by police after becoming embroiled in a fight with royal footmen. The fracas left four of the Queen’s footmen injured with two needing hospital treatment. The Guards, often seen wearing their famous red jackets and bearskin hats, have a special ceremonial role guarding the …
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