The local authority says the Island has suffered some of the heaviest rainfall it has ever seen in recent months. This has left the ground sodden, and cliff faces unstable. “While the Island’s coast is a wonderful place to visit, it’s important to use common sense and caution,” said a …
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A dear loved one decided not to send Christmas cards this year, opting to call up friends living across the country for a chat instead. I can’t describe how happy I am that they did. It’s not that I have anything against sending cards. Rather, over the past few months, …
Read More »Royal family could be put in ‘difficult position’ if Prince Harry’s Invictus Games returns to the UK for the first time since he and Meghan moved away
The Royal Family could be put in a ‘difficult position’ if Prince Harry’s Invictus Games returns to the UK for the first time since he and Meghan moved to the US. A question that would need to be answered is whether the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and their two …
Read More »Royal Mail row after cancer-battling OAP left without gifts over postage price saga
A delivery driver has slammed “uncaring” Royal Mail after his elderly mother was left without her Christmas gifts. Teessider Mark Hesse, now of Merseyside, was due to make a 300-mile round-trip to visit his Thornaby mother Pam – who is 92 and battling inoperable cancer – for the festive season …
Read More »We must axe stamp duty on shares to revive the UK market: says II boss RICHARD WILSON
By Richard Wilson, Chief Executive, Interactive Investor Updated: 19:00 EDT, 30 March 2024 The London stock exchanges have been an engine for growth and innovation for 250 years. London has been the leading financial centre in the world for much of that time. Now, however, it is in decline. We …
Read More »Isle of Wight Totland resident celebrates 100th birthday
Born on March 22, 1924, Beryl Giddings grew up in Melbourne, Australia, as did her parents and grandparents before her. She lived by the sea and aged 21, she got married. Her husband’s career involved travelling and the couple lived in Canada and Japan for a short time, before coming to the …
Read More »Lizzo says ‘I quit’ in dramatic statement claiming ‘the world doesn’t want me’
Popstar Lizzo has said “I quit” after releasing a dramatic statement over what she says are ‘lies’ spread about her. The American rapper has left fans fearing she has left the music industry for good after issuing a concerning post online. The Good as Hell hitmaker said she has faced …
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Read More »Royal composer Debbie Wiseman was centre-stage for Queen’s Platinum Jubilee concert, and says: My dress was £2,000, I couldn’t turn up in a boiler suit!
Dressed up: Debbie Wiseman at the Jubilee Debbie Wiseman OBE is a composer best known for her musical scores for films such as Wilde and To Olivia, and TV dramas including The Undeclared War, Father Brown and Wolf Hall, writes York Membery. The 60-year-old is Classic FM’s composer in residence …
Read More »Posties snub share sale as Royal Mail value hovers near IPO price
The vast majority of Royal Mail staff have snubbed the chance to sell shares they were handed during its 2013 privatisation after a savage profit warning wiped hundreds of millions of pounds from the company’s value. Sky News has learnt that just 1,400 employees from a potential pool of 90,000 …
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