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He was lucky to survive after the device instantly blew off his left leg and irreparably damaged his right, which had to be amputated. It was during his recuperation at Headley Court, Surrey, where he underwent a year-long  rehabilitation programme, that the Duchess, his battalion’s Royal Colonel, paid a solo …

Unions: Working places should make adjustments for hats and suncream  GMB Union, which represents more than 500,000 workers, has demanded that a legal maximum temperature be imposed in all working environments and suggested that if bosses fail to provide cool enough conditions, workers should walk out.  They have also called …

Newsnight photographer claims to have picture of Prince Andrew that would rock the Monarchy if it was ever made public Mark Harrison refused to reveal what the unpublished photograph shows It is said to be ‘so shocking’ and ’embarrassing’, it made staff’s ‘jaws drop’ ‘It’s the kind of thing which …

Royal Mail revealed images of a new set of eight dynamic illustrated stamps being issued to mark the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, held in Birmingham and the West Midlands. Designed by artist Charis Tsevis, the vivid images feature illustrations of both male and female athletes competing in a selection of …

Posties skipping millions of homes each day in Royal Mail staff crisis – a industrial action threatens the service over the summer  Royal Mail completed only 94 percent of its 55,000 daily routes last year  1.7 million of the UK’s 29 million homes could be missing their delivery every day …

Royal Collection fails woke test as 2,500 paintings and photos are checked in case they offend modern attitudes Text has been updated on dozens of display pieces to reflect modern attitudes Waterloo hero Sir Thomas Picton’s portrait now cites his links to the slave trade The Royal Collection Trust has …

Collectors will soon be racing to get their hands on eight special stamps being released to mark the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Diving, boxing, gymnastics, cycling, athletics, table tennis, powerlifting and wheelchair basketball are the sports chosen for their very own stamp to mark this summer’s major sporting event being …

Royal Navy is acting as ‘tour guide for illegal migrants’ crossing the Channel, MPs are told Figures show the navy escorted all but one boat operated by people smugglers Crossing are safer under Navy and brought 3,139 migrants to shores last month Senior Navy officers also refused to blockade British waters, …

Husband of murdered PCSO Julia James reveals fraudsters have emptied his bank account of savings left to him by his wife after he was targeted by parcel delivery text scam Scammers stole Paul James’ inheritance from wife, murdered PCSO Julia James ‘She was taken from me and now this!’ said …

Britain’s greatest long distance runner has said he was trafficked into the UK when he was around eight or nine (top image) and spent his early years as a domestic slave for a woman he had never met before. In a BBC documentary (left), The Real Mo Farah, which will …