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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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, …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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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MPs accuse The Crown’s Prince Charles star of ‘outrageous’ bid to silence critics after he slapped down Culture Secretary who asked for ‘fiction’ disclaimer Tory MPs accused Josh O’Connor of trying to silence criticism of The Crown Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden insisted show should carry ‘fiction’ disclaimer The actor who plays Prince …
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