You could be sitting on hundreds of pounds – and not even know it. An ordinary looking 50p coin sold this week for more than 400 times its face values and the best thing is, there are plenty more where that came from. The Kew Gardens 50 pence piece is …
Read More »Royal Mint launches new £5 coin to commemorate the British Red Cross
The Royal Mint has launched a new £5 coin to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the British Red Cross. The coin, designed by Henry Gray, celebrates the organisation’s work in the UK and globally as part of the international Red Cross movement and features overlapping lines and a map of …
Read More »Palace of Westminster to appear on new range of UK postage stamps
The Palace of Westminster is set to appear on a new range of UK postage stamps. The stamps will feature some of the world’s most recognisable views, including the Lords and Commons Chambers, Central Lobby and a River Thames view. The issue will mark the 150th anniversary of the rebuilding …
Read More »Palace of Westminster to appear on new range of UK postage stamps
The Palace of Westminster is set to appear on a new range of UK postage stamps. The stamps will feature some of the world’s most recognisable views, including the Lords and Commons Chambers, Central Lobby and a River Thames view. The issue will mark the 150th anniversary of the rebuilding …
Read More »New 50p honours woman who captured X-ray of DNA for first time
A commemorative 50p coin has been launched in honour of British chemist Rosalind Franklin, ahead of what would have been her 100th birthday. The Royal Mint coin includes Franklin’s name along with Photograph 51, referencing the groundbreaking X-ray diffraction image of DNA she captured in 1952 with scientist Raymond Gosling …
Read More »Royal Mail postie is a hit with cheeky note pushed through customer’s door
Every day they plod up and down streets delivering letters and parcels to our homes so your local postal worker probably knows a thing or two about front door designs. But one postie has gone down a storm on Facebook with his cheeky paint advice for one householder, reports PlymouthLive. …
Read More »Royal Mail postie is a hit with cheeky note pushed through customer’s door
Every day they plod up and down streets delivering letters and parcels to our homes so your local postal worker probably knows a thing or two about front door designs. But one postie has gone down a storm on Facebook with his cheeky paint advice for one householder, reports PlymouthLive. …
Read More »Android ‘missed delivery’ message scam targets Royal Mail app users
Android smartphone users are being warned to be aware of a new ‘missed delivery’ message designed to steal personal details. Researchers from Cybereason have flagged up a new type of malware called FakeSpy that can hack key personal information. The malware was first detected by Android users in South Korea …
Read More »Boots launch drive-thru coronavirus testing centres at Chessington World of Adventures
Retailer Boots is launching free drive-through COVID-19 coronavirus testing centres – with one of the first opening at Chessington World of Adventures – to support the Government’s plan to test NHS workers showing symptoms of the virus. The UK Government says it has launched “a new drive on coronavirus tests …
Read More »The last ever Peter Rabbit 50p coin has been released
The famous children’s stories featuring a naughty rabbit has now a final and complete set of collectible coins. After Jemima Puddle Duck, Tom Kitten and Jeremy Fisher, the little rabbit has now a fifth coin in his image via the Royal Mint website. The new coin shows him sneaking under …
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