‘Your dad brought us great joy’: Fans pay tribute to Upstairs Downstairs and Last of the Summer Wine star Christopher Beeny after he died peacefully in his armchair aged 78 Known for roles as Edward in Upstairs Downstairs and debt collector in LOTSW The 78-year-old died ‘peacefully in his armchair’ …
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Ten-year-old child is found dead inside plane landing gear after flight from Ivory Coast to Paris 10-year-old child found dead inside plane landing gear at Paris airport yesterday The tragic youngster was on an Air France plane from Abidjan in the Ivory Coast Boeing 777 landed at 5pm with staff …
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Bill Haley and his Comets began Australia’s first rock and roll tour tonight in 1957 in Sydney. Hard to say that it had much of an effect on those down under, as AC/DC’s Angus Young was only 3, his older brother and bandmate Malcolm was 4, and their even-older bro, …
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The Queen and Prince Philip are currently spending time together at their Norfolk country retreat on the Sandringham estate. After the Royal Family enjoy Christmas there together, the Queen traditionally remains, leaving to come back to London on February 6 every year. Since the Duke of Edinburgh’s retirement in 2017, the …
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will travel to Bradford on Wednesday 15th January to visit a number of projects which support the community and promote cohesion within it, in one of the UK’s most diverse cities. Marking their first engagement of the year, Prince William and Kate Middleton, both …
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Royal Mail’s first stamp issue of the new decade highlights landmark British video games. The postal service packs 12 iconic titles into a collection celebrating classic UK-designed games “that put the ‘joy’ in ‘joystick.’” Selected with the Association for UK Interactive Entertainment (UKIE), video game journalist Julian Rignall, and Bitmap …
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Gail Ross says her constituents in the north Highlands are facing delivery charge discrimination on a daily basis. Picture: DGS NORTH MSP Gail Ross has condemned the “disgraceful” continuation of unfair delivery surcharges affecting communities north of the central belt, with those in the Highlands and Islands particularly badly hit. …
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The boom in e-commerce has created a huge new market for truckers and last-mile logistics specialists in the run up to the pre-Christmas peak season. The flipside of the fourth-quarter peak season rush is a surge in returns at the start of the new year, according to new analysis. In …
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First published 08 January 2020 • Updated 08 January 2020 The Pension Schemes Bill now moving through Parliament will enable the creation of a new breed of pension scheme. ‘Collective Defined Contribution’ schemes may offer members and employers a better balance between security and affordability. Article by Nick Green. A new …
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s close confidant Tom Bradby says the couple are ‘considering their options in the future’ amid speculation they could move to Canada and even walk away from public life. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are rumoured to be looking at the option of relocating to …
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