The first 5p coins featuring King Charles III will soon be released across the UK – and there’s only one place in Essex you’ll be able to find them at first. The Royal Mint has announced that 23.2 million King Charles 5p coins are entering circulation across the UK, reports …
Read More »Welsh Water fine for 800 sewage breaches significantly reduced after appeal
The company was fined £1.35m earlier this year after it admitted breaches of its environmental permits to discharge sewage The company appealed a fine it received earlier this year(Image: Ian Cooper/Daily Post Wales) Welsh Water has won its appeal to reduce a £1.35m fine imposed on the company after it …
Read More »UK households urged to ‘stop’ pouring milk down drain
Pouring it down the kitchen sink might seem like the easiest option, but it can cause serious problems for your drains and the environment. UK households urged to ‘stop’ pouring milk down drain UK households have been warned to STOP pouring milk down the drain. Scottish Water, a leading water …
Read More »Major update on Birmingham plans for new 5,500 home community
The Sutton Coldfield scheme has been described as an ‘unparalleled opportunity to establish a new sustainable community’ Alexander Brock Local Democracy Reporter 15:44, 30 Sep 2025 An early visualisation of the Birmingham Langley development. Taken from a 2021 design document by Savills. Proposals to carry out infrastructure works for a …
Read More »Trump’s U.K. state visit begins with royal greeting amid tight security
U.S. President Donald Trump joined King Charles on a ceremonial carriage ride around Windsor Castle on Wednesday, marking the start of a pageantry-filled state visit that will take place entirely out of public view. Mr. Trump and the King led the procession in the Irish State Coach, a gold-trimmed four-horse …
Read More »Royal BC Museum navigates major reset after building cancellation
Open this photo in gallery: The Royal BC Museum exhibits a recreation of the house of Chief Kwakwabalasami, the late Jonathan Hunt, a Kwakwaka’wakw chief in the community of Tsaxis, near Fort Rupert, B.C. The house was restored by his grandson, artist Richard Hunt.Shane Lighter/Royal BC Museum/Supplied The tourists who …
Read More »Billionaire Weston family to buy Hudson’s Bay charter in $12.5-million deal, donate to museum
Open this photo in gallery: The announcement came Wednesday from the Canadian Museum of history that pending court approval, the Weston family will buy and donate the 1670 royal charter to them.HO/The Canadian Press Canada’s billionaire Weston family has reached a $12.5-million agreement to buy the 1670 royal charter that …
Read More »Performer’s pro-Palestinian display causes onstage scuffle at Royal Opera House in London
Open this photo in gallery: Someone backstage appears to grab a Palestinian flag held by a performer during end-of-show bows. The performer holds onto the flag.Sang Tan/The Associated Press A performer holding a Palestinian flag touched off a brief scuffle on stage at the Royal Opera House in London on …
Read More »Corey Conners leads Canadian players into British Open at Royal Portrush
Open this photo in gallery: Canada’s Corey Conners plays off the 14th tee during a practice round for the British Open golf championship at the Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland on Tuesday.Peter Morrison/The Associated Press Four Canadians are in the field for the British Open, which begins Thursday …
Read More »Certain UK households first to face £1,000 fines for using hosepipes from Friday
Watering the garden, cleaning cars and filling paddling pools is banned from in from Friday, Yorkshire Water has said. Certain UK households first to face £1,000 fines for using hosepipes from Friday Households in Yorkshire have become the first to be hit with a hosepipe ban – as a new …
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