All hope has been abandoned in the search for a 20-year-old passenger who threw himself from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship in front of his horrified family after an argument on Thursday. The US Coast Guard was scrambled after the young man jumped from the 11th deck of the Liberty …
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The themes and topics covered range from the tiniest of insects to outer space By Matt Drake Published: 19:35 EDT, 8 April 2024 | Updated: 20:17 EDT, 8 April 2024 It may look like the Royal Mail is running out of ideas with its latest set of commemorative stamps. For …
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The USO requires post to be delivered Monday to Saturday and sets targets for first and second class post. Ofcom estimated the USO costs Royal Mail between £325 million and £675 million and warned it could become “financially and operationally unsustainable” unless the rules are eased. The company lost £319 …
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Villagers have reacted with fury to councillors giving the green light to double the charge to cross an historic toll bridge which residents have used for free for generations. Despite angry locals blasting the £1 crossing at Eling Toll Bridge being doubled to £2 and introducing charges for previously exempt …
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Netflix’s The Gentlemen outfits tell a quintessentially British story – of a second son inheriting a family estate that, as he discovers to his horror, has declined into rack and ruin. Needless to say, it is also a story of Barbour jackets, wellies and Prince of Wales checks. According to …
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The Royal Navy has splashed out £2.4million on dedicated diversity and inclusion staff in recent years at a time when defence budgets are more constrained than ever, ministers have admitted. Defence Secretary Grant Shapps is waging war on what he sees as ‘woke’ and wasteful diversity pushes, including internal jobs …
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By Tom Cotterill Published: 19:18 EDT, 6 April 2024 | Updated: 20:28 EDT, 6 April 2024 Britain is to deploy a Royal Navy warship to help get more aid into Gaza, the UK has announced. Alongside the vessel, which is not being named for security, the Government announced a £9.7million …
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HMS Trent intercepted the drugs during two operations in Caribbean region Operating in area since end of 2023, warship has seized drugs worth £307m British sailors, Royal Marines and US Coast Guard were all involved in seizures By Francine Wolfisz Published: 19:08 EDT, 5 April 2024 | Updated: 19:12 EDT, …
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It’s a picture that has been burnished into the collective memory. Queen Elizabeth II smiling, a little frail, clutching her late husband’s shepherd’s crook while a roaring fire blazed behind her, just 24 hours before she died. We all remember the time, and indeed the place: September 8, 2022, at …
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Last week, the annual British Social Attitudes survey found that public satisfaction with the NHS had dropped to its lowest level on record, with fewer than one in four happy with the service. The public’s unhappiness was driven by GP and dental practices but reflected across all services. New data …
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