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People are being warned to stay vigilant over texts from delivery couriers with fake tracking links as scammers change their tactics. Trading Standards Scotland has issued advice after reports of consumers still receiving bogus texts saying that Hermes, DPD and Royal Mail have been unable to deliver a parcel and …

I was working in a London restaurant called The Fire Station at Waterloo in the 1990s when I first became aware of strange nocturnal goings-on in the shellfish trade. I worked on the starter section, or “larder” as it is quaintly known, and one of our main dishes was chargrilled …

It’s Mother’s Day on Sunday, March 14, so you may be wondering how you can celebrate amid ongoing Covid lockdown restrictions. Although Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a four-step roadmap for easing lockdown, most restrictions will still be in place come Mother’s Day.   Restaurants, pubs and non-essential shops will still be shut, indoor socialising …

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Almost a year since the first lockdown, and the pandemic continues to hold us in its stubborn grip. Schools remain closed until at least March; it’s half term but we can’t even take children to the playground; holidays – even in this country! – remain uncertain, and feeling uplifted is …

Christmas. It’s not just a day. It’s a feeling. Just ask Mariah and Bing. How then to describe the anger, the anguish, the grief of December 2020? We’ve dreamed of this Christmas like no other. Yearned for it in a year of lost lives and shattered livelihoods. Just days ago …

Christmas is coming, and this year there’s a possibility that we may not see all our loved ones on the big day. That doesn’t mean we have to skip on the present-giving side of things, though.  To make sure your Christmas post arrives in plenty of time, it is worth noting …

On the eve of the third quarter, investors again received good news from Astrazeneca. A final result from in-depth studies of its potential Covid-19 vaccine could be available by the end of this year, says the study’s chief investigator Andrew Pollard. His comments come days after the UK’s health authority, …

The royal clerk threw Prince Andrew a blow and left him on the floor. Prince Andrew’s reputation as a resident mischief maker was a long-kept secret within the walls of Buckingham Palace. However, a recent report uncovered a number of his previous antics, all of which foreshadowed his troubled teenage …