The 32 jaw-dropping smears peddled by Martin Bashir to clinch his sensational Princess Diana scoop can be revealed today. His preposterous lies included lurid claims about the Queen, Prince Charles, Prince Edward and senior royal courtiers. The Panorama journalist allegedly spun an outlandish web of deceit to win Diana’s trust – …
Read More »This year, let’s have a Christmas reset
As the British government delayed Strictly Come Dancing to reverse spin into a second lockdown last weekend, there was one question that people demanded an answer to more than any other: what about Christmas? The UK economy might be turning into a turkey, but who we might (or might not) …
Read More »Photographer’s stained glass photos used in Royal Mail stamps
A PHOTOGRAPHER is ‘hugely honoured’ to have three of his images used in a set of Royal Mail Christmas stamps. Abbotts Morton photographer Alastair Carew-Cox took the pictures of stained-glass Nativity scenes in three churches. Mr Carew-Cox said: “It is a huge honour to have three of my images of …
Read More »Royal British Legion is set to lose out on millions of pounds in Poppy Appeal donations due to covid
The Royal British Legion fears millions of pounds in Poppy Appeal donations could be lost across the UK because volunteers cannot do face-to-face collections due to the Covid pandemic. Charles Byrne, director-general of the charity, said lockdown restrictions mean that for the first time in the organisation’s 99-year history, in-person fundraising …
Read More »Councillors set to back one way system in Leeman Road tunnel
COUNCILLORS are being urged to press ahead with turning York’s Leeman Road tunnel into a one way carriageway controlled by traffic lights – despite claims it could cause long queues. The proposal is one of a series of ‘reserved matters’ being considered by City of York Council planning committee next …
Read More »Christmas jobs: 8 companies hiring in Portsmouth over festive period – and how to apply
Here are eight jobs in Portsmouth that are currently hiring staff for Christmas, and how to apply. Christmas Support Team at Next As a Christmas Support Team member, you will work on the sales floor and in the stock, offer friendly customer service to Next shoppers, help get stock to …
Read More »The road to economic recovery in N.L. is paved with hard questions, Moya Greene says
Moya Greene says the economic recovery team is gearing up for a broad analysis of the province’s finances. (Government of Newfoundland and Labrador ) A wide-ranging review of Newfoundland and Labrador’s economic state is in its early stages, and its leader says she’ll need to ask hard questions about the …
Read More »Get a delivery slot this Christmas… yule be lucky!
Get a delivery slot this Christmas… yule be lucky! Experts fear shift to online shopping means many food and other retailers will be unable to cope Delivery experts say it will be impossible to recruit all the people industry needs Amazon has tried to spread sales by launching Black Friday …
Read More »From Bentley to VW, the electric vehicle race is accelerating
Across Europe electric vehicle sales are continuing to climb rapidly, and more and more manufacturers are responding to the growing demand All eyes may have been on the US election this week, but it was also a quietly monumental week for a different sort of race, as the transformation of …
Read More »Royal Mint release special coin to mark 100 years since Unknown Warrior’s burial
A special commemorative coin has been created to mark the 100th anniversary of the ceremonial burial of the Unknown Warrior. The Royal Mint, in collaboration with the Imperial War Museum, has issued the coin as part of this year’s Remembrance Day commemorations on November 11. One side of the coin …
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