The bright colours and cartoon styling of these bottles mean they would fit in on the sweet shelf. And many mimic the trusted logos of much-loved food and drink brands. The makers also know the flavours they promise are exactly what youngsters crave. But these are all vaping liquids for …
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Waiting for delivery Like first dates, Christmas and childbirth, everyone, it seems, has a courier horror story. My photographer chum Ade bought a new lens recently via ebay and requested it be delivered to a shop so he could collect at his leisure. After a few days he checked …
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This image released by Focus Features shows Elizabeth McGovern, from left, Harry Hadden-Paton, Laura Carmichael, Hugh Bonneville and Michael Fox, right, in a scene from the film “Downton Abbey.” This image released by Focus Features shows Elizabeth McGovern, from left, Harry Hadden-Paton, Laura Carmichael, Hugh Bonneville and Michael Fox, right, …
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Members of the Royal Family often have long and very proper titles, but they don’t call each other by them behind closed doors. In fact, many members of the Royal Family have cute and sometimes odd nicknames for one another. From “Cabbage” and “Gary” for the Queen and PG for …
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One day, in 1993, the man whom Princess Margaret had once passionately wanted to marry came to have lunch with her at Kensington Palace. It was 40 years since she’d last seen him. I happened to be there at the time, watching from a window as Peter Townsend, now a …
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The postbox in London High-profile British artist and former Bedford Modern student, Alex Chinneck has unveiled three identical new public artworks across the UK titled: ‘Alphabetti Spaghetti’. The sculptures which appeared overnight in London, Margate and Sheffield, resemble traditional red metal pillar post boxes which have been tied in knots. …
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Britain stands on the precipice of a no-deal Brexit and we, as investors, need to be aware of the possible consequences. Just ask shareholders of firms as varied as Lloyds, Dixons Carphone, Thomas Cook and Royal Mail, companies who have all seen their share prices plummet in recent times. The …
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NewsLong Reads The £2.6m heist won the robbers glamour and notoriety — but has history forgotten the ordeal of those whose lives were touched? Saturday, 28th September 2019, 08:00 am Updated Saturday, 28th September 2019, 08:02 am The bridge where the mail train was stormed during The Great Train Robbery …
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Bangkok – The Royal Thai Navy has put up a special exhibition on the Kingdom’s Royal Barge Procession prior to the actual event which is scheduled to take place at the end of October. Commander-in-Chief of The Royal Thai Navy Adm. Luechai Ruddit today presided over the opening of the …
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The area around Reading’s IDR and Vastern Road is not known as a beauty spot. It’s unlikely architects or historians will be rushing to preserve what is known as the “TGIs roundabout” or the buildings housing the various shops around the area. In fact, Caversham Road Fire Station is one …
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