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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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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Just south of the River Avon, a curious sign perches near Bedminster Bridge Roundabout. A mostly unremarkable guidepost gives directions to places including Temple Meads, St Mary Redcliffe and the city centre. But it also points east with an arm which reads: “Too far.” One of the zany relics of …
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Britain is reeling from the freezing of lockdown easing with the imposition of new measures across large swathes of the north. People in Greater Manchester, and parts of East Lancashire and West Yorkshire cannot now meet up with family or friends indoors or in gardens after a surge in cases. …
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UK government forced to enact new restrictions after pandemic let loose By Thomas Scripps 1 August 2020 The Conservative government’s claims to have brought the pandemic under control—its main justification for ending the national lockdown over the last weeks—are in a state of utter collapse. Amid a national surge …
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Don’t wish you were here: Royal aides despair that Covid-secure quarters in Balmoral are like ‘Colditz prison camp’ ‘Stir-crazy’ aides are preparing Balmoral for the Queen and Prince Philip’s arrival They have been banned from socialising to protect the royals from coronavirus The Queen and Prince Philip are expected within …
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Dressed in an anonymous black outfit on a suburban street, Britain’s worst female paedophile is utterly inconspicuous as she carries her shopping home, occasionally peering at her small mobile phone. And that is just how middle-aged Vanessa George wants it to be. Her distinctive blonde hair has gone. So has …
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