Bargain Hunt presenter Kate Bliss had no choice but to step in as her team were about to make a vital mistake. During Sunday’s instalment (November 24) of the BBC programme, the red and blue team were given £300 to spend on antiques with the help of an expert. The …
Read More »Warning over Royal Mail ‘shortages’ that could see deliveries delayed before Christmas
SCOTS are facing a postal delivery lottery due to staff shortages with “failures” expected this Christmas, the union representing staff has warned. Some places in Scotland are already not having mail and parcels delivered for almost a week. 2 Unions have warned of postal delays before ChristmasCredit: PA 2 The …
Read More »Why Duchess Sophie became a ‘second daughter’ to the late Queen and received special honour never given to Diana or Fergie, royal expert reveals
The personal relationships between members of the Royal Family are always shrouded in a veil of mystery. Despite what royal experts and authors would have you believe, no one really knows what goes on behind the closed doors of the Palace. But one of the biggest clues for royal watchers …
Read More »Storm Bert leads to ‘severe flooding’ across Northern Ireland – RECAP
Storm Bert brought periods of wind and severe flooding across Northern Ireland on Saturday. The Met Office issued two separate weather warnings for the region with a wind warning as gusts of up to 70 mph were expected around coastal areas of Northern Ireland today, November 23. The Emergency Flooding …
Read More »Clean-up begins after Storm Bert as thousands still left without power
Clean-up operations are under way after Storm Bert swept across the island of Ireland, causing flooding and thousands of power outages. Power cuts affected 60,000 customers at the height of the outage; ESB teams are still working to restore supplies to the thousands still left without electricity. Status red rain …
Read More »Royale Pagaille wins Betfair Chase for the second consecutive year after thrilling battle with Grey Dawning at Haydock
Royal Pagaille showed remarkable courage and tenacity to win the Betfair Chase Owner Rich Ricci was left delighted after his 100th triumph at Grade One level By DOMINIC KING Published: 13:02 EST, 23 November 2024 | Updated: 17:50 EST, 23 November 2024 Rich Ricci has amassed a personal fortune of …
Read More »Award-winning Atherstone school cat dies
Outwoods Primary Cilla won a National Cat Award for her work at Outwoods Primary An award-winning cat who was loved by children and helped to calm anxious primary school pupils before they sat their exams has died. Twelve-year-old Cilla, who lived at Outwoods Primary in Atherstone, Warwickshire, died on Thursday …
Read More »Britain’s Asda brings back industry veteran Leighton to lead business
reuters_tickers This content was published on November 23, 2024 – 13:17 By James Davey and Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) – Struggling British supermarket Asda said on Saturday veteran retailer Allan Leighton would return as executive chairman, more than two decades after he served as CEO when he turned around the …
Read More »Birmingham City’s League One rivals announce huge takeover update and give timeline
Birmingham City’s League One rivals Bristol Rovers have confirmed that chairman Hussain Al Saeed is set to take full control of the club by acquiring the remaining 45 per cent shares from Wael and Samer Al Qadi over the next 18 months. Wael Al Qadi will continue as club president …
Read More »Will you be sending Christmas cards this year?
The custom of sending Christmas cards was started in the UK in 1843 by Sir Henry Cole. He was a civil servant who helped set up the new ‘Public Record Office’ (now called the Post Office) and wondered how it could be used more by ordinary people. Ever since the …
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