21 h. ago SARAH VINE: The REAL reason Meghan is plotting a return to 'racist, old

Meghan's brief sojourn in Britain has been implied at times as being akin to torture, poor love. 'Almost unsurvivable,' was how she put it, wasn't it? So why come here, Duchess, if you hate it so much?

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5 d. ago Photos show Cirque du Soleil rehearsing for upcoming show 'Ovo,' on the the life cycle of insects

Cirque du Soleil’s show “Ovo,” Portuguese for “egg,” brings to life a colorful ecosystem teeming with insects.

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1 week ago Heartwarming footage shows moment schoolboy erupts with joy as he opens gift of "golden ticket" for World Cup

Stuart Wilson tells how football mad son Aaron had given up on chance of trip to the USA - until he opened his Christmas package

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2 w. ago The Britain of 1955... according to America: Pubs are 'sacred', NEVER criticise the Royal Family and learn to queue

In 'A pocket guide to Great Britain' troops were told about everything from the sanctity of the pub to Britons' love for the Queen.

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2 w. ago Can you return Christmas gifts without a receipt? Know your consumer rights

All retailers will want to see some proof of purchase – though not necessarily the original receipt

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3 w. ago My weirdest Christmas: I insisted, through gritted teeth, that it would be fun to eat outside

It was 2020, and I hired a gazebo and heaters so we could have a festive feast with my mum in the garden. What could possibly go wrong?We called it “diffmas”, because it was going to be a different kind of Christmas. Our son was five, so we were trying to package it appealingly for him. But we might have done that anyway, given the kind of year we’d had – and by “we” I don’t just mean my family, I mean the world.It was 2020. When the then prime minister, Boris Johnson, had announced, in March, that we “must stay at home”, it left my mum, who had lived on her own since my dad died in 2012, completely alone, like many people, for months on end. Her work had involved travelling all over the country, having meetings, organising events, networking. Then, in lockdown, everything stopped. She was Zooming with the best of them, but it was clearly extremely difficult. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Royal Variety Performance viewers 'rumble' Britain's Got Talent winner's trick

Britain's Got Talent winner Harry Moulding performed his balloon illusion on Sunday's ITV Royal Variety Performance special

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3 w. ago Royal Variety Performance viewers 'work out' Britain's Got Talent magician's trick

The Royal Variety Performance 2025 aired on Sunday night

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3 w. ago ITV Royal Variety Performance viewers issue same complaint over Britain's Got Talent's Harry Moulding

The magician was crowned the winner of the ITV talent show back in May

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3 w. ago We sent five Christmas packages across Britain: Royal Mail, Parcelforce, Evri and DPD

We decided to put Royal Mail to the test- using both the First and Second Class services, as well as Parcelforce, Evri and DPD.

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3 w. ago Prince George visits homeless charity 32 years after Diana took William

The youngster helped prepare Christmas lunch for rough sleepers before joining in creating care packages and decorating a Christmas tree at homeless charity The Passage in London

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3 w. ago Royal Mail, Amazon, DPD, Evri and Yodel Christmas delivery cut

Royal Mail and major courier services have announced their final posting dates for Christmas delivery - here's the full list of deadlines to avoid disappointment

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4 w. ago BBC expert's key 'don't miss' post dates for Royal Mail, Evri, Yodel, DPD including 'biggie' this week

Consumer expert Louise Minchin said that people should not at this stage panic - but there's not much time left

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last month Not very special delivery! Christmas parcel mayhem as couriers hurl packages at doors and around their vans in undercover footage

The incidents happened around the village of Watton in Norfolk - the same county where people waiting for Evri deliveries had to search for items themselves earlier this year.

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