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 …
Read More »Areas in England with resurgent COVID-19 infection rates but no new lockdown restrictions
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 …
Read More »Champion jockey and jumps pioneer Stan Mellor dies at the age of 83 | Horse Racing News
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 …
Read More »Horse racing: Champion jockey Mellor dies aged 83 | News
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 …
Read More »The six places in England with high coronavirus infection rates but no local lockdown
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 …
Read More »Coldstream Guards investigated by police after bar brawl with Queen’s footmen near Buckingham Palace
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 …
Read More »How Charlie Wilson’s pact with cartel boss Pablo Escobar helped get Britain hooked on cocaine
The Great Train Robber and the Colombian drug lord: How Charlie Wilson’s secret pact with notorious cartel boss Pablo Escobar helped get Britain hooked on cocaine A new book explores the less well-known latter half of Charlie Wilson’s career Wilson, known as one of the Great Train Robbers, had links …
Read More »Jeffrey Epstein ‘forced underage girls to have sex with Prince Andrew to blackmail him’
Jeffrey Epstein allegedly forced then-underage Virginia Roberts Giuffre to have sex with Prince Andrew in order to gather incriminating evidence so he could blackmail the British Royal, according to court documents. Court papers released in New York on Thursday allege Epstein trafficked underage girls to the Prince as well as …
Read More »Mum’s heartbreak as ‘wonderful’ Royal Navy son dies month after getting back ache
A grieving mother has paid tribute to her Royal Navy son who tragically lost his battle to cancer. Mark Richardson, 55, died on July 4 – just one month after getting back ache, the first signal of the deadly disease. Mr Richardson’s heartbroken mum, Patricia, 79, of Sutton, described her …
Read More »Check your change now for this special 50p – which just sold for £200 on eBay
You could be sitting on hundreds of pounds – and not even know it. An ordinary looking 50p coin sold this week for more than 400 times its face values and the best thing is, there are plenty more where that came from. The Kew Gardens 50 pence piece is …
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