Fridge-freezers, shopping trolleys and mattresses are littered across Oscott Road in Perry Barr – even the post box is out of order. Perhaps, not what you would expect on a cul-de-sac that directly faces what will be the glamorous multi-million pound Commonwealth Games village. Despite massive regeneration of Perry Barr …
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Of one thing we can be sure. When the Queen is driven along the Epsom Downs racecourse on Derby Day in June, one man will be watching with more than usual concern: her fellow racing enthusiast and Dubai’s autocratic ruler Sheikh Mohammed al-Maktoum. Unlike at Royal Ascot later that month, …
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Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, a brother of King Salman (pic), and the monarch’s nephew Prince Mohammed bin Nayef were taken from their homes early yesterday by royal guards after being accused of treason, the Wall Street Journal reported citing unnamed sources. — Bandar Algaloud/Saudi Royal Court handout via Reuters …
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The detective who tried to investigate a princess’s kidnapping says his inquiry was shut down to save official embarrassment. David Beck was investigating the 2000 abduction of teenage Princess Shamsa from Cambridge by her father, the ruler of Dubai, when the case was shelved amid alleged meddling from the Foreign …
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Royal Opera House cancels performances by Placido Domingo amid allegations he sexually assaulted more than 20 women Opera singer Placido Domingo accused of sexual assault dating back decades 79-year-old said he ‘accepted full responsibility’ before suddenly unapologizing London’s Royal Opera House has now cancelled a series of his performances Spokesman …
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– ROYAL Mail is increasing its prices again on March 23. Standard first-class stamps will go up by 8.6 per cent, from 70p to 76p, while second-class ones will increase by 6 per cent from 61p to 65p. You can beat the hike by simply stocking up before it takes …
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Sophie Wesssex has taken on two far flung trips in the first quarter of the year alone, following the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s January announcement that they would be stepping down from royal duties. The royal, 55, who is married to the Queen’s youngest son Prince Edward, appears to …
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The coronavirus outbreak has highlighted the dangers of travelling on cruise ships packed with elderly passengers after hundreds of people were infected on the Diamond Princess and several other voyages were wrecked by virus fears. The Diamond Princess became one of the world’s largest clusters of virus cases when more …
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Britain’s oldest poppy seller has died aged 104 after raising money for the Royal British Legion for 55 years following his World War Two service in Egypt, Libya and Italy Walta Randall was known as ‘Wally’ in his hometown of Leighton Buzzard He had been selling poppies for the Royal …
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Renault Trucks has partnered with EO Charging as it starts to ramp up commercial electric vehicles. The automaker is targeting retail and SME sectors with its first electric Master ZE vehicles, which come as vans, minibuses or trucks, with Renault planning to also configure them as cherry-pickers, construction welfare vehicles …
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