TWO-WEEK WINDOW: The DWP payments will mostly be paid up until Tuesday, July 4 (Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto) A £150 cost of living payment started arriving in bank accounts for millions of people claiming disability benefits this week, but you shouldn’t worry if you’re yet to receive it. The Department for …
Read More »Beatrice enjoys Glastonbury as princess is spotted on final day of festival
Beatrice, 34, was seen with husband Edo Mapelli Mozzi on Sunday afternoon – the last day of the festival which sees Sir Elton John set to close the event as the headline act. Beatrice (second left) with husband Edo (right) greeting friends at Glastonbury (Edd Dradcott/PA) The Duke of York’s …
Read More »But which Royal dresses are the most hotly searched by brides-to-be in need of inspiration?
The Coronation has sent clicks for royal wedding dresses soaring, says a new study. Searches have shot up by more than 1000 per cent and for weddings by more than 500 per cent as the public embraces romance and nostalgia. A spokesperson for Karen Millen, which compiled the figures, told The …
Read More »Britain marks Windrush anniversary with the story of its Caribbean community still being written
By Jill Lawless, The Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Seventy-five years ago, a ship landed at Tilbury Dock near London, carrying more than 800 passengers from the Caribbean to new lives in Britain. The arrival of the Empire Windrush on June 22, 1948, became a symbol of the post-war migration …
Read More »West Ham owners make top four
West Ham owners make top four By Sean Whetstone West Ham owners are ranked fourth wealthiest in the Premier League with an estimated combined wealth of $13.2 billion (£10.5bn)T That puts them behind Newcastle United $620 billion (£493bn) Manchester City $22 billion (£17.5bn) and Chelsea $15.8 billion (£12.5bn)Arsenal owners come …
Read More »Russian mercenary chief urging rebellion reaches city of Rostov-on-Don
The city is home to the Russian military headquarters that oversees the fighting in Ukraine. Yevgeny Prigozhin’s claim in a video posted on social media is the first confirmation that he was in Rostov. Prigozhin’s criticism of the top military brass is in stark contrast with more than two decades …
Read More »Canadian police look into circumstances of five deaths in Titan implosion
Superintendent Kent Osmond, of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), said a team of investigators has been established with the “sole purpose” of determining whether a criminal investigation would be warranted. British adventurer Hamish Harding and father and son Shahzada and Suleman Dawood were killed on board Titan, alongside the …
Read More »Royal Mail hopes robots can deliver the goods at vast new super-hub
A group of engineers in hi-vis jackets stand around a cage, studying the giant white robot in front of them. An alarm sounds and the robot whirrs into life. It picks up a big red bin of parcels and tips them onto a conveyor belt, where they are whipped off …
Read More »Gordon Reid relishing battle with Hewett at Queen’s
Reid, who won the title in 2021 in West London, eased into the last four with a 6-0 6-0 victory over India’s Manojkanth Somasundaram. It sets up another mouth-watering encounter with world No.2 Hewett, the 40th time the pair will meet, and Alexandria’s Reid cannot wait for the encounter and …
Read More »Royal Mail issues Windrush 75 stamps
For Windrush Day (22 June), Royal Mail issued eight stamps: two 1st class, two at £1.00, two £2.00 and two £2.20. The “vibrant illustrations” are by Black British artists Bokiba, Kareen Cox, Tomekah George, Alvin Kofi and Emma Prempeh. They depict the arrivals at Tilbury, a Saturday school, a protest …
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