A former taxi driver was issued a £100 fine at an airport after her parking receipt was blown out of her hand by the wind. Kim Blagden, who worked for a local carrier service, was dropping off customers at East Midlands Airport in July 12, 2020, when the incident took …
Read More »Remembrance Day: Five things you may not know about why we wear poppies
The beginning of November means Remembrance season, and with Remembrance Day fast approaching, swathes of the public will be supporting the Royal British Legion by buying a poppy and wearing it with pride. It has become second nature to many poppy wearers, to buy the poppy and pin it onto …
Read More »Mum shocked to be told her partner’s funeral was cancelled and she’d need to have him ‘picked up’ from morgue
A grieving woman says she was told over the phone to get her partner “picked up” from a funeral director’s as they were no longer able to do his service. Sonya Smith’s long-term partner Rich Birch, 51, died from a burst brain aneurysm on October 3. Rich collapsed in front …
Read More »Man killed and two injured in multiple stabbing outside Royal British Legion
A man has been stabbed to death and is another is believed to be fighting for life following a violent argument at a Royal British Legion social club in an affluent market town. A 14-year-old boy is among those arrested on suspicion of murder as a result of the 23-year-old …
Read More »Royal Navy Sailor jailed for five years for raping woman as she slept
A Royal Navy sailor has been jailed for five years after raping a woman as she slept. The woman woke to find Leading Seaman Sam Avery having sex with her, his hands on her waist and her pants pulled down to her knees. The woman had turned down two of …
Read More »Commemorative Blue Peter 50p coin sold for £286 on eBay
A unique 50p coin, designed as part of a Blue Peter competition to mark the London 2012 Olympic games, has sold on eBay for £286 – a huge 570 times the value. Designed back in 2009 by nine year old Florence Jackson, the coin features an athlete doing the high …
Read More »Royal rules Kate Middleton must follow include bans on pasta and selfie
Royal family fans have always praised Kate Middleton for her poise and Princess-like behavior. The wife of Prince William makes royal life look like a breeze, with her effortless style and picture-perfect smile. The mother-of-two wed William in 2011 and has barely put a foot wrong since becoming a member …
Read More »Commemorative Blue Peter 50p coin sold for £286 on eBay
A unique 50p coin, designed as part of a Blue Peter competition to mark the London 2012 Olympic games, has sold on eBay for £286 – a huge 570 times the value. Designed back in 2009 by nine year old Florence Jackson, the coin features an athlete doing the high …
Read More »Commemorative Blue Peter 50p coin sold for £286 on eBay
A unique 50p coin, designed as part of a Blue Peter competition to mark the London 2012 Olympic games, has sold on eBay for £286 – a huge 570 times the value. Designed back in 2009 by nine year old Florence Jackson, the coin features an athlete doing the high …
Read More »Royal Family share moving quote from the Queen about Prince Philip
The Royal Family has shared a moving quote from the Queen about the Duke of Edinburgh from a speech she made celebrating their golden wedding anniversary in 1997. She said: “He (Philip) has, quite simply, been my strength and stay all these years, and I, and his whole family, and …
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