Rita and Carl Hulme stand with King Charles merchandise at Blimeys British Store and Gift Shop in Essex, Ont., on April 16.Nicole OSBORNE/The Canadian Press When Queen Elizabeth died in September, Carl Hulme happened to be in England – the perfect spot to scoop up commemorative fine bone china, tea …
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A man from North East Somerset says he was “humiliated” and “ridiculed” at Bristol Airport recently after his restricted mobility left him unable to respond to a security officer’s requests quickly. The passenger, who was due to fly to Ibiza on holiday with his wife, said that while going through …
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About the event Modern coronations are carefully rehearsed, but not 1838′s. Only Victoria and one Westminster Abbey official came prepared for the five-hour event. Clergymen skipped pages in the complicated program, in one case dismissing Victoria from the abbey too early; an elderly lord tripped on the slippery steps in …
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Announcing the passing of a loved one in local news media is a long standing tradition and we are proud of the trust placed in us to make these important announcements. Every notice published to our newspaper and news site also appears on funeral-notices.co.uk – the UK’s number one site …
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Items on display from the communities of the Plains are photographed at the Royal Ontario Museums in the Daphne Cockwell Gallery dedicated to First Peoples art and culture, in Toronto on July, 2019.Tijana Martin/The Globe and Mail The Royal Ontario Museum has temporarily closed its First Nations gallery after conversations …
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In October, Bath-based software agency, Rocketmakers, celebrated 15 years since its launch and Business Live has taken a closer look at why the company has been such a success. Founded in 2007, Rocketmakers designs, develops, and delivers innovative software for ambitious companies by using deep software development expertise. The company …
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Marketreach is the direct mail research arm of Royal Mail. Liam Kay investigates how it is using insight for the benefit of the mail industry. How do you feel when an envelope drops through your letterbox? Joy? Fear? Frustration? Annoyance? Excitement? Is it a case of reaching for the bin …
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H undreds of people braved the rain in Edinburgh on Saturday morning to show their support for rail and postal workers taking strike action. Aslef and the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) voted “resoundingly” to take industrial action against the companies they say have failed to give workers a …
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Bernadette Christie, of Grand Prairie, Alta., sleeps along a fence barricade as she and others camp out overnight in a tent to watch all the Queen’s funeral ceremonies unfold near the gates of Buckingham Palace, in London, on Sept. 15.Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press Bernadette Christie has had a front-row view …
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A Cambridgeshire vet saved a beloved English Springer Spaniel after a severe tetanus attack left the dog unable to walk, eat, drink and even breathe. One-year-old Brian’s body went into complete lockdown after the attack, leaving his owner fearing that he would not make it. Owner and breeder, Susan Musselwhite, …
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