Children have been busy penning letters to Father Christmas, with video game consoles topping this year’s most-wanted list. Royal Mail’s survey of Christmas wishes from boys and girls has found Lego and bikes are also popular requests with books – which didn’t appear in the 2018 or 2017 lists – …
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Michael Bond’s most famous literary creation, Paddington Bear, was well-known for piercing suspicious characters with his hard stare. And that may well have been his response to the news that a ‘Paddington Bear at the Tower of London’ 50p coin sold for £300 on eBay. The 2019-minted coin is part …
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World-famous aerobatic display team the Red Arrows could be scrapped in a bid to cut millions from the defence budget. The team, a global ambassador for the RAF and the UK, may have to go as the next Government looks at balancing the books, according to The Mirror . The …
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The Royal Mint is getting in on the Black Friday action with a half-price sale on Peter Rabbit coins. The coin -aker has cut the price of its Flopsy Bunny 2018 and Peter Rabbit 2010 pieces. Both of the 50p pieces are on now on sale for £30, reduced from …
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Royal Mail is letting children write to Santa this year, with the chance of receiving a letter back from Reindeerland. Kids can send their letters or cards directly to Santa, letting him know their special wishes for Christmas. Children can write a letter or card to Santa to get a …
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The Royal Mint has unveiled a new £5,000 coin – the largest ever made – weighing in it five kilos. Just one of the exclusive coins has been made but it has already been sold for an undisclosed amount. It is part of a new “Great Engravers” series, that celebrates artists …
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Royal Mail is advising its customers to ‘beat the festive rush’ and get letters and parcels sent before the final posting dates. Christmas time at Royal Mail is sure to be the busiest time of the year, and the company wants to make sure all festive cards and letters are …
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The Royal Mail is bidding to block potential strikes by postal workers in the run-up to Christmas because of alleged ballot “irregularities.” The company is taking High Court action against the Communication Workers Union over planned walkouts after claiming it possessed evidence that workers’ ballots were ‘unlawful.’ Strike action was …
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The Royal Mint has released a new coin to mark 100 years of Remembrance. World War One officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on June 28, 1919 and the first Armistice Day – later to become Remembrance Day – was held in the grounds of Buckingham …
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A Wallace and Gromit coin has been unveiled to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the animated double-act first hitting the screen. The Royal Mint on Tuesday launched the new 50 pence piece depicting the pair and bearing the Latin inscription “caseus praestans”, which translates as “cracking cheese”. The coin was designed by Wallace and …
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