How rare is YOUR 50p? Royal Mint reveals most coveted 50p coins in circulation including Kew Gardens and Olympic-themed designs The famous Kew Gardens 50p remains the most coveted coin in circulation Other rare designs include seven Olympic-themed 50ps minted in 2011 It comes ahead of the 50th anniversary of …
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Del Boy’s in another sticky situation: Royal Mail releases lovely jubbly set of stamps to mark 40 years of Only Fools And Horses The comedy first aired in 1981 and featured the escapades of Del and Rodney New designs have been released showing beloved characters and moments The stamps will …
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The Duke of Sussex was ordered by a judge to water down an “unduly tendentious” attack on the media, court documents have revealed. The Duke made a rare personal statement in court on Monday, in which he took aim at the Mail on Sunday over a story that wrongly …
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A new $20 silver coin commemorating the Black Loyalists who landed in Nova Scotia as a result of the American Revolution. The Canadian Press A new, $20 silver coin issued by the Royal Canadian Mint to coincide with the start of Black History month commemorates the Black Loyalists who landed …
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The coronavirus crisis in hospitals across the UK has ‘stabilised’ and staff are no longer having to plan for extra capacity, an intensive care doctor has said. But Professor Rupert Pearse from the Intensive Care Society said 2021 is going to be ‘another very hard year’ and warned of the mental …
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There was a time when the relationship between Prince Charles and his elder son worried courtiers. As a youngster, a hot-headed William would often challenge his ‘Pa’. For instance, his anger about the illegal wildlife trade led him to urge that the Royal Collection should get rid of its 1,200 …
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Meghan Markle has erased her first names from Archie’s birth certificate in favour of Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Sussex ‘in a nod to Princess Diana’. The first names ‘Rachel Meghan’ were removed from the mother section of the birth certificate to bring it in alliance with Diana’s preferred …
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As the ancient proverb says, when the gods wish to destroy a man, they first make him mad. The contortions and swerves of the European Union over vaccines in the past few days certainly suggest that it is losing its reason. Perhaps in time these events will weaken its strange …
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How rapid Covid-19 tests at work can reboot the economy as Bentley, Tata and John Lewis save a fortune with 15-minute swabs for staff John Lewis revealed it had conducted more than 45,700 tests with employees Retailer said testing had saved 6,643 working days for 2,286 staff members Firm is …
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How does the Novavax vaccine work? How does the Novavax jab work? The Novavax vaccine works like other vaccines by teaching the immune system to make antibodies to the coronavirus spike protein. Researchers inserted a modified gene into a virus, called a baculovirus, and allowed it to infect insect cells. …
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