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Is this the end of 1p and 2p coins? Royal Mint abandons around £4million worth of copper coins in warehouses across the UK as Treasury officials consider scrapping coppers altogether

By Tash Mosheim Published: 19:55 EDT, 25 August 2024 | Updated: 20:03 EDT, 25 August 2024 The Royal Mint has abandoned around £4million worth of copper coins in warehouses across the UK. Roughly 260 million excess 1p and 2p coins are sitting in cash centres, outnumbering those currently in circulation. …

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Jigsaw fashion tycoon who played as royal ‘matchmaker’ for Wills and Kate charged with sheep cruelty offences on £12million country estate

By Sam Merriman and Cameron Charters Published: 18:21 EDT, 24 August 2024 | Updated: 18:27 EDT, 24 August 2024 The multi-millionaire founder of luxury fashion chain Jigsaw has been charged with animal cruelty offences on his £12million country estate, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. John Robinson, who played a …

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Mystery of Fergie’s London flat: £4million Belgravia home owned by Duchess has been lying empty – so, could it become her and Andrew’s new home if Charles ousts them from the Royal Lodge?

As Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson wrestle with King Charles to hold onto their beloved Windsor lodge, just an hour away lies a potential solution to the thorny problem of where they should live. Fergie is the owner of a £4million apartment in one of London’s most sought-after addresses, which has …

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Hungry snails force closure of postbox

A postbox in a remote part of Northumberland has been closed because of snails crawling through the flap and eating the mail. The Royal Mail box in Adderstone has been out of use since last month thanks to a hungry snail family. A sign on the front of the red …

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Security for Harry and Meghan’s faux-royal tour cost poverty-stricken Colombia £1.5m, local reports claim as furious official slams vice president for ‘squandering’ public money

Security for Harry and Meghan’s four day quasi royal tour of Colombia cost an eye watering eight billion pesos (£1.5 million) local media have claimed. The £375,000 a day cost involved 3,000 police and soldiers, plus helicopters, sniffer dogs, bomb disposal units and an ever-present guard armed with a ballistic …

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