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A set of special stamps are being issued to celebrate 65 years of Paddington Bear. ADVERTISEMENT The marmalade-loving Peruvian bear will feature on six postal stamps taken from Ivor Wood’s cartoons, which were originally published in the London Evening News in the late 1970s as the character became a star …

Eight towns and villages in Devon have starring roles in a new film being released in cinemas this week. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry stars Jim Broadbent and Penelope Wilton, and arrives in local cinemas on April 28. Based on the best-selling book by Rachel Joyce, it tells the …

There is a once-notable aspect of our culture that has reached a dead end, apparently for reasons of naked cynicism. I refer to the subjects of what are now called by Royal Mail, without humour, our special stamp issues. This absurd programme presents second-rate designs highlighting populist trash in the …

Joe on his round in Somerset The image of the cheerful British postie, out delivering mail in shorts in all weathers, is something of an anachronism in an age where internet shopping and emails have long since changed the nature of the profession, and given the current state of affairs, …

There’s a common misconception that most scam victims are elderly people who are all too eager to reply to emails from mysterious ‘Nigerian princes’ promising them 30 million pounds if they just send over their bank details. But this isn’t the case: research published by Visa in 2021 found that, …

Timothee Chalamet, left, and Rebecca Ferguson in a scene from Dune. Chia Bella James/The Associated Press Plan your screen time with the weekly What to Watch newsletter. Sign up today. Dune Directed by Denis Villeneuve Story continues below advertisement Written by Denis Villeneuve, Eric Roth and Jon Spaihts, based on …

Your guide to what’s hot in London The Royal Mail has released a new series of James Bond stamps to celebrate the release of upcoming film No Time To Die. A total of 10 stamps will be released ahead of the film’s arrival on April 2, featuring all six Bond …

Just two weeks left of the terrific Lucian Freud self-portraits show at the Royal Academy. But fear not, Freud fans: in two years there will be a major retrospective of his work at the National Gallery. Yet to be officially announced, the exhibition will include around 70 works of the …

A new 2008 advert from the Royal Mail.