Germany’s health minister has said the rapid rise in coronavirus cases means it is likely that everyone in the country who is not vaccinated will have caught Covid-19 by the end of the winter, and some of those will die. Official figures showed more than 30,000 newly confirmed cases in …
Read More »Get vaccinated or get Covid, health minister tells Germans
Germany’s health minister has said the rapid rise in coronavirus cases means it is likely that everyone in the country who is not vaccinated will have caught Covid-19 by the end of the winter, and some of those will die. Official figures showed more than 30,000 newly confirmed cases in …
Read More »Baby Queen doll is so rare because it angered Royal family
A rare doll of the Queen as a toddler that incurred the wrath of her mother because it made her look ‘too chubby’ has been unearthed. The Queen Mother was so displeased with the German-made model of a three-year-old Princess Elizabeth that she refused to give it the royal seal …
Read More »Rare royal title that could be given to Princess Charlotte
Princess Charlotte could be given a unique title to recognise her high-profile in the Royal Family for being the only daughter of future king William. The six-year-old is fourth in line to the throne and is expected to remain a key figure as she grows up even in the new, …
Read More »Taxi driver gets airport fine after wind blew parking receipt out of her hand
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 …
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