The council was on Thursday (December 11) asked to approve a response to an external audit report from Grant Thornton examining its finances, which warned of “acute and immediate” financial problems. The auditors had instructed the cash-strapped authority to assess the costs of providing only the services it is legally …
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King Charles sent a post box to scientists working at a remote Antarctic research station. The box was delivered to the researchers after Kirsten Shaw, a station support assistant who also runs the British Antarctic Territory Post Office at Rothera Research Station, wrote to the monarch asking for an upgrade …
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Russian hackers have accessed hundreds of thousands of sensitive NHS documents, with some relating to the royal family. The data breach has seen 169,000 confidential documents leaked on the dark web after the ransomware gang exploited a bug in the NHS’s software. Many of the impacted are high-profile patients, with …
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Butter is a common item in many people’s shopping baskets, whether it’s used for cooking or sandwich-making. The cost of this fridge essential item has been on the rise in recent years, particularly for pure blocks of butter that contain no added oils. After switching from spreadable to block butter, …
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Butter is a common item in many people’s shopping baskets, whether it’s used for cooking or sandwich-making. The cost of this fridge essential item has been on the rise in recent years, particularly for pure blocks of butter that contain no added oils. After switching from spreadable to block butter, …
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A 24-year-old man and a 57-year-old man were both pronounced dead Police at the scene of an accident Two men have died in a road traffic collision involving two vehicles in East Dorset, police said. According to Dorset Police, officers received a report at 6.05pm on Saturday that a black …
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Mandy Hendry found herself in court following the incident earlier this year at Manchester Airport Amy Walker Court reporter and Katy Hallam 05:47, 14 Dec 2025 Mandy Hendry outside Manchester Crown Court(Image: Manchester Evening News) A mum-of-three has appeared in court after admitting to airport officials ‘I actually do have …
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With less then a fortnight until Christmas Day, shoppers are pencilling in postage cut-off dates on their calendars to ensure their presents arrive on time. To help navigate the festive frenzy, courier comparison service Parcel2Go has put together a useful list of cut-off dates for major delivery companies. Of course, …
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Many might be wondering if you can still use them to post your Christmas letters or parcels at the Post Office this December. It comes as in April 2024, Royal Mail introduced stamps with the portrait of King Charles III instead of the late Queen. With this in mind, let’s …
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Katy Prickett,Cambridgeshireand Danny Fullbrook Matthew Webb/BBC Structural engineers will assess the site before anybody can enter the car park again Vehicle owners are waiting to retrieve their cars after more than 30 firefighters tackled a large blaze in a hospital’s multi-storey car park. The fire service said it sent 12 …
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