Albert Finney left £100,000 from his £400,000 estate to NHS cancer hospital the Royal Marsden where he was cared for before he died aged 82, documents reveal The five-times Oscar nominee bequeathed a £402,743 estate after he died The Hollywood star passed away after a chest infection in February last year …
Read More »Gifts undelivered, food delivery slots fully booked – the devastating impact of cancelling Christmas
At the same time Grant Shapps, the Transport Secretary, announced that 778 of miles of roadworks will be lifted to allow for easier driving conditions over the Christmas period and rail upgrades postponed to allow for extra services, with over 95 per cent of the rail network to be left …
Read More »Exclusive pictures show Prince Andrew in the Bahamas with his daughters
A doting father and his two daughters are relaxing in the Caribbean sunshine. These never-before-published photographs show Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, with Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, then aged 12 and 11, on holiday in the Bahamas in the week following Easter Sunday, 2001. They were taken by the …
Read More »New Yorkers fleeing to Florida amid pandemic have turned Palm Beach into the Hamptons of the South
New York City has forever been changed by the coronavirus pandemic, but Palm Beach has also been transformed by the influx of New Yorkers fleeing south. Palm Beach, Florida, has been a popular destination for New Yorkers looking to escape the danger of COVID-19 in the spring and the civil …
Read More »Prince Andrew’s three hours of private time in New York just as Virginia Roberts flew in to the city
Monday, April 9, 2001, saw a day of extreme weather across New York City. Lowering skies, thunder, lightning and hailstones ‘the size of dimes’, one observer noted. It would prove a suitably sulphurous and doom-laden backdrop to the arrival in town that lunchtime of Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, …
Read More »Boris Johnson says the UK will ‘go the extra mile’ in EU Brexit talks as he steps back from No Deal
Boris Johnson stepped back from the brink of a No Deal Brexit today and pledged to ‘go the extra mile’ to seek a trade deal with the EU. At the 11th hour the Prime Minister announced that talks that have been deadlocked for weeks would continue, having previously suggested that today …
Read More »Queen delays recording her Christmas speech until after No Deal Brexit deadline today
Queen delays recording her ‘personal and emotional’ Christmas speech until after No Deal Brexit deadline today The Queen’s speech is usually filmed in early December but has been postponed Sources suggest speech could be amended depending on Brexit talks outcome Monarch has written a ‘personal and emotional’ message but has …
Read More »Germany tightens virus lockdown rules over Christmas
Germany cancels Christmas: Angela Merkel plunges country into new national lockdown over the festive season in desperate bid to drive down Covid infection rate Country will close most shops and schools and further limit social contact The measures will be in place from December 16 to January 10 to stop …
Read More »Rebels bikie boss Nick Martin gunned down at Perth Motorplex
A Rebels boss has been gunned down at a family drag racing event just weeks after being bashed at a pub, sparking fears it could lead to an all-out bikie war. Nick Martin, 50, was watching the Outlaw Nitro Challenge at the Perth Motorplex, at Kwinana Beach, at 8.30pm on …
Read More »Royal Mail set to test DRONES to fly deliveries to remote areas of Britain
Air Mail: How new letters boss will use DRONES to fly deliveries to remote areas of Britain in overhaul of 500-year-old service Royal Mail executive chairman Keith Williams wants to use unmanned vehicles Trials of the service in remote areas are expected to begin imminently Also examining putting barcodes on stamps …
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