A hand gel producer that has received online abuse over its price hikes says the cost of some of the raw ingredients have shot up 700 per cent since the coronavirus outbreak. Staff at Jennychem, a British industrial chemicals firm, have been labelled “crooks” and “parasites” for doubling the price …
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A range of commemorative 50p coins featuring dinosaurs is set to be released by the Royal Mint. The collection is to mark Britain’s contribution to discovering the prehistoric creatures. The iguanodon 50p pieces go on sale next month (Image: The Royal Mint/PA Wire) The Royal Mint and Natural History Museum …
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Visitors to the Royal Mint have discovered a simple trick that lets them turn any 10p into £12. The hack involves the special 10ps released months ago – each with a different letter of the alphabet. And the mint lets your swap any old 10p for one of the special …
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The Brexit 50p will enter circulation on 31 January as the UK leaves the European Union. For those ardent Brexiteers who want a commemorative token of the day the Royal Mint is opening its doors at midnight for those who want to strike their own 50p coin. The Brexit coin …
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A rare Paddington Bear Tower of London 50p coin has sold on eBay for £300. The 50p – which has an engraving of the children’s character standing in front of the London landmark – was first released less than a year ago, in August 2019. The rare coin sold for …
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A rare ‘silver’ two pence coin struck in error by the Royal Mint has sold for £485 – 24,250 times its face value. The seller, from Granton, Edinburgh, posted the silver-coloured coin on online marketplace Gumtree with the lofty asking price. It was sold this morning (January 3) to a …
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The Royal Mint has revealed a set of new coins which will be released this year. The coins are expected to be a big hit with collectors, especially a new Olympic 50p. It features different sporting equipment, including a pair of boxing gloves, a basketball, a bicycle and some rowing …
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A sick grandmother claims she was fleeced by heartless thieves who stole £2,300 of vouchers she’d invested in a festive savings scheme – by posing as her. Gillian Whalley, 56, has been banking cash with Park Christmas Savings all year for herself, her two friends and her sister. She says …
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Mobile phone users should be on their guard for a text message scam using the Royal Mail name as a front. A number of vigilant people have taken to social media to report the receipt of texts informing them that they have items awaiting collection. According to the Mirror, everything …
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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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