The rising cost of living, higher interest rates, and mortgage market volatility have done little to dent the enthusiasm of first-time buyers, research has found. A biannual study, of 1,000 aspiring homeowners in the UK, has found 40 per cent are optimistic about becoming a homeowner – similar to the …
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A hero train driver made an emergency stop as a group of children were filmed playing on live rail tracks where trains hurtled past at 75mph. Shocking mobile phone footage shows the youngsters messing around on the line in Syston, Leics., on May 22. It was recorded by the horrified …
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China is facing renewed allegations that the COVID-19 outbreak was caused by a leak from one of their laboratories – and that this research is connected to biowarfare.It is a question asked pretty much since the pandemic was identified: was COVID-19 a natural outbreak or a disease that escaped from …
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People using Royal Mail are being warned that they need to use up old-style stamps to avoid potential extra charges. New stamps, which feature a barcode, are now commonplace. Royal Mail had originally said that the ones they replaced would need to be used by the end of January, or …
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Brits planning to make the most of the sunny spells with a barbecue are being given tips on how to keep the pesky bugs away. The experts at GardeningExpress.co.uk have named eight simple ways to stop bugs buzzing around food and drinks when hosting a barbecue. Simple tricks like lighting …
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The party supplier business founded by the Princess of Wales’s parents collapsed with a shortfall of around £2.6 million to suppliers, lenders and the taxman, according to administration filings. Party Pieces Holdings, which was founded by Carole and Michael Middleton in 1987, tumbled into administration last month. The company, which …
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An episode of The Repair Shop that featured King Charles III has won the daytime Bafta TV award. The special episode of the shop saw Jay Blades visit the King at Dumfries House in Scotland. The Repair Shop: A Royal Visit saw the team fix a bracket clock and a …
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A postbox decorated in celebration of the King’s coronation has been covered with pro-republican stickers, graffiti and eggs. The Royal Mail box in Cardiff city centre was targeted earlier this week, hours after it was unveiled, although stickers placed on it were swiftly removed. But the red, white and blue …
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Four postboxes across the UK have been unveiled to honour the King and Queen for the Coronation this weekend. Royal Mail created four specially decorated postboxes across the country to mark the coronation of King Charles III. The boxes – in Westminster, central London; Edinburgh; Cardiff; and Hillsborough, Northern Ireland …
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Sensitive documents about one of the Royal Navy’s top hunter killer nuclear submarines were reportedly found in the toilets of a Wetherspoon pub. The files were said to have been marked ‘official sensitive’ and carried details about the HMS Anson and were left in The Furness Railway in Cumbria. The …
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