The Royal British Legion fears millions of pounds in Poppy Appeal donations could be lost across the UK because volunteers cannot do face-to-face collections due to the Covid pandemic. Charles Byrne, director-general of the charity, said lockdown restrictions mean that for the first time in the organisation’s 99-year history, in-person fundraising …
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Get a delivery slot this Christmas… yule be lucky! Experts fear shift to online shopping means many food and other retailers will be unable to cope Delivery experts say it will be impossible to recruit all the people industry needs Amazon has tried to spread sales by launching Black Friday …
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Britain’s coronavirus cases remained flat at 24,141 today despite Boris Johnson justifying lockdown by claiming the NHS is under threat from soaring hospitalisations. There was increase of just 4.7 percent on last Thursday’s infections and a drop of 1,063 cases on yesterday’s figure of 25,177. Earlier the Prime Minister and …
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Furious students last night ripped down a metal fence erected around their halls on the first day of England’s new coronavirus lockdown. Crowds of undergraduates at Manchester University trampled on the barrier and set off flairs in the Fallowfield area of the city. Pictures showed tradesmen putting up the huge …
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EXCLUSIVE: EFL give green light to Abu Dhabi royal’s £60m takeover of Derby County… with change in owner set to end the reign of under-pressure boss Phillip Cocu Derby’s takeover bid from Sheikh Khaled bin Zayed Al Nehayan edged closer The EFL gave it the green light at a board meeting …
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Lieutenant Rhys Christie claimed before he allegedly raped the 18-year-old that she had ‘touched his leg’ under a pub table and given him a ‘flirtatious look’ The captain of a Royal Navy ship who is accused of raping a teenage cadet today told a court martial ‘she was giving me …
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Prince William has made his first appearance since his secret Covid-19 battle was revealed as he delivered a speech at a Fire Fighters Charity award ceremony tonight. The Duke of Cambridge, 39, appeared relaxed in a pre-recorded video message shared at virtual Spirit of Fire Awards. The father-of-three spoke of …
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A Chelsea mansion worth £8.5million has collapsed during mega-basement construction work in the heart of the celebrity-filled suburb. Neighbours reported hearing a huge thud as loud as thunder in the middle of the night as the mid-terraced house was completely destroyed. Emergency services were still at the scene this morning …
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The Queen was ‘worried’ when her two direct heirs – Prince William and the Prince of Wales – contracted COVID-19, a royal insider has claimed. The Duke of Cambridge, 38, secretly battled coronavirus in April – days after his father Prince Charles caught it – and is believed to have kept his illness …
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Great British Bake Off star Luis Troyano has passed away from oesophageal cancer aged 48 following a private battle with the disease. His agent, Anne Kibel, shared the sad news on Twitter on Tuesday, as she paid her respects to the 2014 runner-up and marketing manager who hailed from Stockport. …
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