23 h. ago Poundland closing two stores this week with four shutting for good in May

One site earmarked for closure this week is Poundland's branch in Liverpool's Belle Valle shopping centre with the shutters set to be pulled down on May 6.

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62 h. ago Post office worker seen on camera beating young girl while in full uniform

Disturbing video shows grown woman hurl child to the ground and grappling with her outside an elementary school in Cleveland, Ohio

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3 d. ago Outlander fans left 'in tears' as magical sneak peek at prequel series drops

A new Instagram post from the official Outlander account has got fans in a frenzy after they were given a sneak peek at the upcoming prequel

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4 d. ago Trump news at a glance: Rubio now holds four titles after Waltz out as national security chief

Marco Rubio becomes the first person since Henry Kissinger to hold the national security adviser and secretary of state positions at the same time – key US politics stories from Thursday 1 MaySecretary of state Marco Rubio – ridiculed as “Little Marco” by Donald Trump during the 2016 Republican primaries – has become one of the most powerful players in the president’s cabinet.Trump appointed Rubio interim national security adviser on Thursday after Mike Waltz was forced to leave the post, alongside his deputy, Alex Wong, as sources said officials had lost confidence in their leadership. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago US has approached China seeking talks on Trump tariffs, says state social media

Development may be indication China is softening on beginning negotiations over American 145% tariffsUS politics live – latest updatesThe US has approached China seeking talks over Donald Trump’s 145% tariffs, a social media account affiliated with Chinese state media has said, potentially signalling Beijing’s openness to negotiations.“The US has proactively reached out to China through multiple channels, hoping to hold discussions on the tariff issue,” Yuyuan Tantian reported in a post published on its official Weibo social media account, citing anonymous sources. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Is this the moment Elizabeth Hurley and Billy Ray Cyrus fell in love? How scenes reveal the first moments of their blossoming 'chemistry' when he was dating his now ex

The Achy Breaky Heart crooner, 63, who finalised his divorce from Firerose in August 2024, went official with the model on Easter Sunday with a romantic Instagram post.

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5 d. ago ITV awarded top Bafta honour for ‘changing hearts and minds’ with Mr Bates vs the Post Office

The public impact of the real-life drama will be rewarded at the Bafta TV Awards

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6 d. ago Post Office confirms delay to opening of replacement branch in Motherwell

Early in the New Year, the Post Office set out that it had appointed an operator to run a new service in Motherwell and with the intention of the branch opening in spring.

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6 d. ago Vatican issues 'sede vacante' postage stamps valid until a new pope is elected

Vatican post offices and selected collectors’ shops started selling this week special stamps marking the period between Pope Francis' death and the election of his successor

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7 d. ago Selling the Royal Mail to a shadowy foreign billionaire is an act of economic vandalism that savages our nation's heritage and breaches the public interest, says ALEX BRUMMER

It would take a real Scrooge of a post office boss not to rejoice at Christmas, a time of year when mail delivery services across Europe typically enjoy bumper revenues.

Economics

9 d. ago 'I agreed to help out at the local Post Office in my retirement and it ruined my life'

Alun Lloyd Jones decided it was his duty to help keep the Post Office going. It was a decision which would go on to ruin his retirement.

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9 d. ago Mr Bates vs the Post Office writer 'apologising' over TV series and 'monster' scene

Gwyneth Hughes, who penned Mr Bates Vs The Post Office, has been "apologising ever since" to all the people she was unable to include in the show but admitted they "still felt represented"

Culture

1 week ago Post Office chiefs to fork out thousands in extra compo to postmasters over personal data leak

Lawyers confirmed they had won settlements for around eight Scottish postmasters and many more across the UK who were affected by a major data breach amid the Horizon scandal.

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1 week ago Irish postal service offers to send cards to the Vatican for free

Post offices in Ireland had received queries from the public on what was the correct address and stamp to use.

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1 week ago Trump envoy says there were positive talks in London with Ukraine official

Trump envoy says there were positive talks in London with Ukraine official  The Jerusalem Post

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2 w. ago Major high street coffee chain to shut branch today after string of closures

The major coffee chain has surprised the general public with yet another blow, closing a busy Swindon branch amongst recent policies customers are calling 'health and safety gone mad'

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2 w. ago 'I tried the kebab served at a Manchester Post Office and discovered something quite special'

It wasn't my first choice for lunch - until now

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2 w. ago Wife of Kilmar Ábrego García speaks as White House defiant over US return

Jennifer Vasquez Sura relieved husband is alive but Trump officials say in mocking X post he is ‘never coming back’US politics live – latest updatesJennifer Vasquez Sura, the wife of Kilmar Ábrego García, the man the Trump administration has admitted it mistakenly deported, expressed relief to learn he is alive after a Democratic US senator managed to meet with him in El Salvador – as the White House posted on social media that he is “never coming back” to the US.“It was very overwhelming – the most important thing for me, my children, his mom, brothers was to see him alive, and we saw him alive,” Vasquez Sura told ABC in an interview. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Buffy and Gossip Girl star Michelle Trachtenberg's cause of death revealed

The US star’s family objected to a post-mortem examination but the medical examiner's office has released a statement following new laboratory test results

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2 w. ago Post Office scandal victim forced to give birth wearing tag after being wrongly convicted — now she has OBE

Former sub-postmistress Seema Misra was among campaigners recognised at an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle on Wednesday and was presented with a gong by Princess Anne

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