By RICHARD EDEN, DIARY EDITOR Published: 07:24 EST, 5 March 2026 | Updated: 12:07 EST, 5 March 2026 When King Charles encountered Sarah, Duchess of York in the sweltering heat at Royal Ascot last June, he greeted her and her younger daughter Princess Eugenie with flamboyant kisses on their hands. …
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Much has been said in the news about the erratic nature of Royal Mail’s operations in recent months, with post being late or not arriving at all and parcels left in odd places or missing in action. Executives at the company were blaming the Christmas rush, but now well into …
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Residents in Brent Knoll are rallying behind a new community campaign calling for the return of key postal services to the village. Villagers are urging Royal Mail to reinstate a post box outside the Brent Knoll Community Shop. They are also calling on the Post Office to enable the return …
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Lisa Dorrian Detectives investigating the disappearance and murder of Bangor woman Lisa Dorrian have arrested a 48-year-old man in the Craigavon area. The man was detained earlier this morning (Thursday), March 5, by detectives from the PSNI’s Major Investigation Team. He was arrested on suspicion of murder, assisting offenders and …
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National postal operators across Europe, Asia and Oceania have suspended deliveries, returned parcels to senders and warned of mounting international delays after airspace closures linked to the US–Israel–Iran conflict disrupted global mail routes. As previously reported by CEP-Research, the express and freight sectors have also been heavily impacted by the …
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By NICK PISA, SENIOR REPORTER Published: 09:41 EST, 4 March 2026 | Updated: 09:43 EST, 4 March 2026 Princess Beatrice’s husband is on a luxury island resort in the United States – while his mother-in-law Sarah Ferguson is still nowhere to be seen. Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi is spending time on …
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The United States-Iran conflict became a ‘global war’ on Wednesday night after an American submarine sank a regime warship in international waters. A torpedo launched from the US sub struck the Iris Dena off the coast of Sri Lanka, some 2,000 miles from Iran. Footage showed a huge explosion beneath …
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When Keith McDowall titled his autobiography Before Spin he was making a point. During his years in Whitehall as a non-spinning media guru, he was scrupulously non-partisan and rigorously honest. Serving Conservative and Labour ministers during the premierships of Harold Wilson, Edward Heath and James Callaghan, he instructed his staff …
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People living nearby the Granville landfill site at Redhill near Priorslee, have been complaining about a vile, eggy odour coming from the Telford tip since March 2024. After the Environment Agency (EA) stepped in, and amid calls to shut the site down last year, work began on installing wells to …
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