5 h. ago ‘I don’t want it to die’: one man’s battle to save the last phone box in his village

In 1935, Derek Harris was born – and so was the K6 red phone box. Now, Harris is spending his 90th year ensuring this beloved local facility isn’t lostThe battleground at the heart of a struggle between an 89-year-old man and a multi-billion pound multinational is a small junction in a Norfolk village, where a red phone box stands. And at the red phone box, sheltering from the wind, is Derek Harris. Last month, he learned that BT (formerly British Telecom) was threatening to close the phone box in the village of Sharrington, where he has lived for 50 years, when he saw it on the agenda of the parish council meeting. “I thought: ‘I’d better do something about this,’” says Harris.He has described it as a “David and Goliath” campaign. It is that, and – as becomes clear on this sunlit but biting February day – so much more. We will talk mortality and reprieves, heritage and value. I’ll leave with a renewed sense of how it’s possible to feel real affection for an inanimate object, and wh...

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19 h. ago Notting Hill 'moth mansion' High Court fight lands property developer with £36.5m court bill

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4 d. ago Artur Beterbiev v Dmitry Bivol: undisputed light heavyweight championship – live

Beterbiev defends all four belts in blockbuster rematchParker fights late replacement Bakole on undercardStevenson stops Padley to retain WBC lightweight titleReach Bryan on Bluesky at @BryanAGraham or emailOnly one more undercard bout ahead of the main event. What was supposed to be a shot at the IBF heavyweight title for Joseph Parker has turned into a battle for mandatory challenger status, as Daniel Dubois withdrew from Saturday’s fight due to a medical issue. Instead, Parker will now square off against Martin Bakole, another late replacement who’s eager to seize this unexpected opportunity.“The show goes on. It’s not even just in boxing, but in life,” Parker told Sky Sports. “Things happen, you just have to adjust and adapt to the situation.” Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Simon Cowell's painful health battle behind tinted glasses on Britain's Got Talent after serious back injury

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5 d. ago We asked AI to predict Premier League scores with more woes for Man Utd and title battle

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6 d. ago Locals' desperate bid to buy their pub gets mega £60,000 boost in less than a week

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7 d. ago Football manager's son leads walkout at funeral over 'disrespect' as family feud boils over

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8 d. ago INXS’s former manager wins divorce battle after estranged parents secretly ‘gifted’ ex

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9 d. ago Rio Ferdinand fears Man Utd relegation battle as he makes sombre prediction for season

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9 d. ago Rio Ferdinand warns Manchester United fans over relegation battle as remaining fixtures are predicted

Red Devils sit 12 points above drop zone with 13 games remaining

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