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Moving home is often voted one of the most stressful things you can do – but this year there are two added pressures. These are the rush to complete before the stamp duty holiday deadline, which expires on 31 March this year, and the complications caused by lockdown restrictions. Since the stamp duty holiday was … Read more
Moving home is often voted one of the most stressful things you can do – but this year there are two added pressures. These are the rush to complete before the stamp duty holiday deadline, which expires on 31 March this year, and the complications caused by lockdown restrictions. Since the stamp duty holiday was … Read more
The Duke of Sussex has said vulnerable children ‘should not be forgotten’ amid the global Covid-19 crisis. Prince Harry, 36, is currently living in his $14 million Santa Barbara mansion with Meghan Markle, 39, and their eighteen-month-old son Archie, having stepped back from royal duty last year. The father-of-one, who remains the patron of WellChild, a … Read more
Emotional moment photographer discovers stunning portrait of his mother in forgotten 34-year-old camera roll from when his parents were students in Ukraine Bogdan Grygorenko, 33, from Canada, found the old film roll in family camera He had the film developed and discovered picture of mother Olena from 1986 Picture was taken by Mr Grygorenko’s father … Read more
‘I have been forgotten by the police’: Agony for Claudia Lawrence’s mother as she faces 11th Christmas without her missing daughter Joan Lawrence, 77, said she feels ‘forgotten’ by the police in North Yorkshire The officer leading the cold case of her missing daughter retired in August Chef Claudia Lawrence went missing on March 18, … Read more
The best show I ever played was with Des O’Connor, Bruce Forsyth and Ronnie Corbett, the four of us presenting the 100th Royal Variety Show. Des was as excited as me. There was a boyish enthusiasm that never left him. This command performance in 2012 was at the Royal Albert Hall for the first time, … Read more
Do you know what all your pension pots are worth? Are you confident you’ve not lost track of one from decades ago? If the answer to both questions is ‘yes’, congratulations – you’re doing better than most. Millions of us have pensions we have paid into over the years that we now have no idea … Read more
Billie (15) Verdict: Hits all the right notes Rating: The Three Kings (PG) Verdict: A real crowd-pleaser Rating: Lennox: The Untold Story (15) Verdict: Not a knockout Rating: Of a trio of new documentaries, the pick is Billie, a truly riveting film about the great blues artist Billie Holiday, whose teenage ambition, growing up in … Read more
The partner of slain police sergeant Matt Ratana has spoken of ‘losing her soul mate’ in a touching tribute to him. Experienced custody sergeant Mr Ratana, 54, was shot dead by a handcuffed suspect in the early hours of Friday at a custody suite in Croydon, south London. His suspected killer, widely reported to be … Read more
Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall yesterday led the nation as it marked the 75th anniversary of VJ Day – when the Second World War ended with victory over Japan. As veterans in their 90s looked on, the Royal couple laid poppy posies and wreathes at the Kwai Railway Memorial at the National Memorial … Read more