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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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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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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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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