A man claims he hasn’t had any post delivered for almost a month after his dog barked at the postman. Antony Simmonds Sergent was fetching coal from his car on February 7 when the usually “nice” postman turned up. But when pet pooch, El, excitedly ran up to him and …
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Ancient human remains held at a church in Kent were today confirmed as those of one of England’s earliest saints in a ‘stunning result of national importance’ that has brought ‘forgotten history back to the surface’. Bones dating back to around the seventh century are those of St Eanswythe, the …
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Reading is a vastly changing town. Huge housing developments are popping up all around the town centre, many unused offices are being converted into homes and more projects to build new, better offices are also being carried out. What this means is that the town will look very different over …
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One’s been locked out! The Queen arrives at Windsor Castle to find the gates firmly bolted – and a bodyguard tries in vain to pull them open The Queen was locked out of Windsor Castle upon arrival last Thursday Her Range Rover swept into the driveway but braked abruptly as …
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Fridge-freezers, shopping trolleys and mattresses are littered across Oscott Road in Perry Barr – even the post box is out of order. Perhaps, not what you would expect on a cul-de-sac that directly faces what will be the glamorous multi-million pound Commonwealth Games village. Despite massive regeneration of Perry Barr …
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Of one thing we can be sure. When the Queen is driven along the Epsom Downs racecourse on Derby Day in June, one man will be watching with more than usual concern: her fellow racing enthusiast and Dubai’s autocratic ruler Sheikh Mohammed al-Maktoum. Unlike at Royal Ascot later that month, …
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Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, a brother of King Salman (pic), and the monarch’s nephew Prince Mohammed bin Nayef were taken from their homes early yesterday by royal guards after being accused of treason, the Wall Street Journal reported citing unnamed sources. — Bandar Algaloud/Saudi Royal Court handout via Reuters …
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The detective who tried to investigate a princess’s kidnapping says his inquiry was shut down to save official embarrassment. David Beck was investigating the 2000 abduction of teenage Princess Shamsa from Cambridge by her father, the ruler of Dubai, when the case was shelved amid alleged meddling from the Foreign …
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Royal Opera House cancels performances by Placido Domingo amid allegations he sexually assaulted more than 20 women Opera singer Placido Domingo accused of sexual assault dating back decades 79-year-old said he ‘accepted full responsibility’ before suddenly unapologizing London’s Royal Opera House has now cancelled a series of his performances Spokesman …
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– ROYAL Mail is increasing its prices again on March 23. Standard first-class stamps will go up by 8.6 per cent, from 70p to 76p, while second-class ones will increase by 6 per cent from 61p to 65p. You can beat the hike by simply stocking up before it takes …
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