A retired Royal Navy officer died with ‘panic in his eyes’ in front of his horrified wife while scuba-diving in Indonesia, an inquest has heard. Robert Bolton had been on a dream cruise with his wife Michelle but got into difficulty underwater while exploring a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The …
Read More »AC/DC Honored With 12 New Royal Mail Stamps: Photo Gallery
AC/DC are the latest band to be honored with their own stamps from Britain’s Royal Mail. The collection, which arrives Feb. 18 and is currently available for pre-order, is timed to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the band’s debut album, 1975’s High Voltage. It features eight live shots from throughout …
Read More »Golfer thrown out of her Royal club ‘for cheating in a tournament’ sues for more than £37,000 over claims of race discrimination
A golfer is suing her former Royal club claiming racial discrimination – after she was flung out amid allegations she cheated in a tournament. Insolvency practitioner Rina Rohilla wants more than £37,000 from the Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club – once captained by King Edward VIII – after it terminated her …
Read More »Royal Mail won’t deliver our post… because of potholes! Hamlet locals’ fury over delivery firm’s refusal to drive down ‘dangerous’ roads
By AYAAT YASSIN-KASSAB Published: 05:02 EST, 4 February 2025 | Updated: 05:45 EST, 4 February 2025 A disabled woman in her 60s has said she is ‘filled with despair’ after the Royal Mail refused to deliver post to her remote hamlet because the route’s windy road is ‘too dangerous’. Val …
Read More »Historic pottery firm ‘goes bust’ after almost 200 years in business – putting dozens of jobs in danger
By JOSE RAMOS Published: 18:59 EST, 3 February 2025 | Updated: 19:06 EST, 3 February 2025 A historic pottery firm has gone into liquidation after almost 200 years in business, putting dozens of jobs at risk. Royal Stafford, a ceramics manufacturer based in Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, has collapsed and it is …
Read More »Chinese ambassador secretly met Prince Andrew at Royal Lodge after car-crash Newsnight interview, court documents reveal
By GLEN KEOGH AND MARK HOOKHAM Published: 17:08 EST, 3 February 2025 | Updated: 17:30 EST, 3 February 2025 The Chinese ambassador was secretly ushered into Windsor’s Royal Lodge for a business meeting with Prince Andrew just weeks after his disastrous BBC Newsnight interview, court documents reveal. Andrew’s closest aide, …
Read More »Kate Middleton urges royal fans to focus on her work rather than her stylish dresses after cancer diagnosis gives her a ‘new perspective’
By SHANNON MCGUIGAN Published: 14:54 EST, 1 February 2025 | Updated: 14:59 EST, 1 February 2025 The Princess of Wales hopes royal fans will focus on her work rather than her stylish outfits after her cancer journey gave her a ‘new perspective’, a palace source said. Since Kate wed Prince …
Read More »Water aid for players from Blossom Hill — 4barsrest
If its hydration you require for the Areas this year then why not have a swig in style… Blossom Hill Cards, the family business that specialises in greeting cards, artwork and gifts with a brass banding link has added new additions to its popular range of products. Water bottles And …
Read More »King Charles ‘vetoed’ naming Royal Navy submarine HMS Agincourt – to avoid offending the French
By CLAIRE ELLICOTT, WHITEHALL EDITOR FOR THE DAILY MAIL Published: 16:50 EST, 29 January 2025 | Updated: 17:55 EST, 29 January 2025 The King intervened over the renaming of HMS Agincourt to avoid offending the French, it was claimed last night. Charles reportedly vetoed the name — originally approved by …
Read More »Royal Mail is forced to close village postbox – as hungry snails keep eating people’s mail
By JAYA NARAIN Published: 15:35 EST, 29 January 2025 | Updated: 16:43 EST, 29 January 2025 With the explosion of the internet, it has come to be affectionately known as ‘snail mail’. But one Royal Mail postbox lived up to the soubriquet after becoming invested with the greedy gastropods. The …
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