Giggling uncontrollably, three young siblings pile on to their beaming dad in joyous horseplay. The gorgeous photograph is the latest to be taken by the Duchess of Cambridge, and has been released to mark Father’s Day and William’s 38th birthday, both of which fall today. It clearly shows the playful, …
Read More »Loneliness Awareness Week: the importance of writing letters | Central
This week marks Loneliness Awareness Week, and many people will be feeling even more dependent on others during the lockdown restrictions. Well the Minister for Loneliness Baroness Barran has now urged people to write letters and cards to those still isolating as lockdown measures ease. She’s encouraged people to make …
Read More »Newport Pagnell residents and businesses raise concerns over high street closure – MKFM 106.3FM
Residents and businesses of Newport Pagnell have raised concerns this week after Milton Keynes Council closed the high street to vehicles on Monday (15th June). As previously reported by MKFM last Friday, the decision was taken in an attempt to aid social distancing as a majority of shops around the …
Read More »Coronavirus UK: Thousands of student nurses to be axed
Thousands of student nurses recruited to work on the front line against Covid-19 have been told their placements will be cut short, plunging some of them into financial despair. Nurses took to Facebook and Twitter to express outrage at a decision from NHS England that their paid placements will now …
Read More »Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 42,066 with 97 new fatalities
Britain today announced another 184 Covid-19 deaths as data revealed the number of daily fatalities has dropped 25 per cent in the space of a week. Department of Health figures show 245 lab-confirmed deaths were recorded in all settings last Wednesday — and they reveal the number of laboratory-confirmed victims …
Read More »Snooker star Willie Thorne, 66, dies after suffering respiratory failure
Former snooker and Strictly Come Dancing star Willie Thorne has died in hospital in Spain after suffering ‘septic shock’ following respiratory failure. The 66-year-old was surrounded by his children – who told him how much he was loved – at Torrevieja Hospital, near his rented Alicante flat, when he died …
Read More »Fury as Australian politician demands states of Queensland and Victoria are RENAMED
An Australian politician sparked fury today by demanding the states of Queensland and Victoria be renamed because they honour Britain’s former monarch and head of an empire ‘that murdered people’. Lidia Thorpe, who represented the Greens in the Victorian Legislative Assembly in 2017 and 2018, said the territories got their …
Read More »Royal palaces face financial ruin after three months with no tourists
Royal palaces plead for help: Treasured sites including Hampton Court and the Tower of London face financial ruin from the loss of £96m after three months with no tourists Historic Royal Palaces has lost 85% of its annual income due to the pandemic Its chief executive admitted the expected shortfall …
Read More »Talented footballer dies just weeks after blood cancer diagnosis
A 19-year-old footballer who moved to America on a scholarship has died just a few weeks after discovering he had blood cancer. Joe Aspinall, who attended Coastal Bend College in Texas, passed away on June 10 at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. The teenager’s devastated parents have paid tribute to their ‘fit …
Read More »Harry and Meghan’s British Columbia stay cost taxpayers more than $40,000 USD in security
Harry and Meghan’s British Columbia stay cost Canadian taxpayers more than $40,000 USD after the couple fled to Canada in wake of Megxit, according to RCMP documents obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. The cost of protecting the couple during their two month stay came to $56,384.52 Canadian dollars, or more than …
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