Meghan Markle and Prince Harry fell out with Victoria and David Beckham after the Duchess feared their friends would upstage them, a biographer has claimed. The spat between the celebrity couples seemingly dates back to 2018 – the year Meghan and Harry got married – with the row heightened when …
Read More »Kretinsky is buying up broken France. British businesses should do the same
Kretinsky clearly does not see it that way. Last week, he agreed a €1bn (£860m) deal to take control of the loss-making IT services unit of the technology company Atos. It adds to a growing portfolio in France. Only last month, he won control of the ailing supermarket chain Casino …
Read More »The ‘lost’ London Underground stations that have changed names from Dover Street to Gillespie Road
London’s Underground rail network has been around for over 150 years so it will come as no surprise for most people to learn that a number of stations have undergone serious makeovers through the years. But even with the majority of stations getting updated and renovated over the last century …
Read More »London yoga teacher ‘snaps arm in two’, dislocates shoulder and fractures spine in ‘horrendous’ fall while climbing tree
A yoga teacher suffered “horrendous” injuries including a fractured spine and broken arm when he slipped and fell after climbing a tree in South London. On a recent trip to Mitcham Common in Merton, Alex Brenner decided to climb a tall tree near Seven Islands Pond. But he lost his …
Read More »Woman loves pigs so much she moved to the country and started a farm
Life in the city isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be – at least that was what one woman from the north of England found. Martha Roberts was born in Sheffield and lived in various northern cities as she travelled around for the Royal Mail. But in 2012 she …
Read More »MP slams changes to Royal Mail delivery office opening hours
Cheshire MP Mike Amesbury has written to the Department for Business and Trade to express concern about a “massive cut” in public opening hours at Royal Mail delivery offices. Royal Mail reduced opening times at half its customer service points last month. and Mr Amesbury is concerned about the impact …
Read More »Wealden Talking News brings back Brighton news for the blind
The Brighton and Hove Talking Newspaper scheme delivered free news bulletins weekly to blind people in and around the city by creating a podcast-style show using stories from The Argus. But the charity was hit by dwindling listener figures and newer technology and it made its final recording in March. Marjorie Jones reads a …
Read More »Meghan celebrates her 42nd birthday
Meghan has been living in California with husband Harry and their two children for more than three years, since the couple stepped down as working royals for a life a personal and financial freedom in March 2020. The royal family’s official account on X, formerly known as Twitter, did not …
Read More »Meghan Markle, “No Longer A Royal,” As The British Family Remains Silent On Her 42nd Birthday
The Duchess Of Sussex, Meghan Markle, celebrates her 42nd birthday, and usually the royal family members give her birthday messages on their social media handles. Last year, the official Twitter accounts for the royal family, including the Prince and Princess of Wales along with King Charles and Queen Camilla, openly …
Read More »‘We need this’ say pensioners at Bracknell cost of living event
The Bracknell Forest Council-run event in the Princess Square shopping centre on Friday, August 4, brought together charities and other organisations to give advice and promote its services. Jean Hopper, 74, and her husband Roy, 87, said they’d already needed help with the cost of living. Jean said: “We’ve cut …
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