The Royal Family are more than accustomed to the usual formalities of smiling, waving and shaking hands at public events. But occasionally their pleasantries are met with protest, as King Charles found out on his recent tour of Australia. The Monarch was heckled in the Australian Parliament by Aboriginal Senator Lidia Thorpe. …
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Six awaiting sentencing for trying to force man from his Belfast home An INLA man firing shots at a funeral in west Belfast This is the moment heavily armed cops used stun grenades to arrest an INLA-linked gang trying to force a man out of his home. Six west Belfast …
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Growing numbers of doctors have said they would not blow the whistle about patient safety concerns for fear of retribution, a survey has found. The British Medical Association (BMA) surveyed doctors in 2018 and again in 2024, with a rising proportion saying they would not feel confident raising concerns about …
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The DUP’s Gregory Campbell is being realistic as to just how many doors he and his team will get to in East Londonderry. Taking to Facebook, Mr Campbell wrote: “Royal Mail claims there are 59,000 households in East Londonderry (has to be an investigation into that afterwards!). “We definitely won’t …
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Campaigns have been mounted at Royal Mail delivery offices and mail centres this week, distributing the statement by the Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee: “Oppose Royal Mail’s Assault on the USO! Defeat CWU’s Collusion!” —Royal Mail’s submission to Ofcom states that 7,000-9,000 delivery routes will be axed and thousands of jobs …
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Queen Camilla is ‘proud’ to take on more duties in a packed diary of royal events as King Charles and Princess Kate receive their treatment for cancer. The Princess of Wales’ diagnosis and preventative chemotherapy mean it is likely she will not be making many public appearances for the next …
Read More »Prince William was cheered as he returned to royal duties today just hours after the first footage of Kate Middleton since her abdominal surgery emerged, putting to bed febrile conspiracy theories about her health. The Prince of Wales ploughed on with the day job in Sheffield to further his aim to help …
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The parcel – which included the Eircode of the destination on it – was being sent by Belfast musician Gráinne Holland, who was then asked to translate the address into English, which the Post Office worker then wrote on the parcel instead. A Post Office spokesperson said that the advice …
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s biographer Omid Scobie yesterday revealed he has set his sights on Prince William in his upcoming book, as the work on the Royal Family’s fight for survival is set to be released. His new book ‘Endgame’ will feature a chapter called ‘Gloves On: Prince William, Heir to …
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Mr McMorran, who died in 1999, is alleged to have provided the crucial information that allowed the 15-strong team led by Bruce Reynolds to steal £2.6m (around £60m today) from the Travelling Post Office. An investigation by The Sun previously named him only as “the Ulsterman”. In August 1963, Mr …
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