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I want to hold your handle! Rare Beatles toby jugs are set to fetch £25k at auction Beatles toby jugs have emerged for sale at £25,000 at Florida-based auctioneers Jugs made 20 years ago by Royal Doulton and intended for mass production The plan was shelved, and only three sets of 5in-tall jugs are known … Read more
Life away from the heat of the battle: WWII soldiers hold balancing competitions and celebrate Christmas as they take a break from fighting Nazis in the Middle East and Italy Photos that capture the camaraderie between World War Two soldiers have come to light 80 years later The album includes pictures of the Rifle Brigade … Read more
Germans who refuse to quarantine after being exposed to Covid will be held in detention centres under new rules prepared by regional authorities. The eastern state of Saxony has confirmed plans to hold quarantine-flouters in a fenced-off section of a refugee camp set to be build next week. The regional state claimed that the facility … Read more
More than 20,000 National Guard troops will be deployed in Washington DC on Wednesday for the inauguration of Joe Biden as 46th President of the United States — 50 times more than the number envisaged only two weeks ago. In addition, regular army troops will be on standby at nearby Fort Myer in northern Virginia. … Read more
Switzerland will hold a referendum on whether to strip the government of its power to impose lockdown measures Campaigners handed in petition with 86,000 signatures on Wednesday Swiss will be able to repeal the swingeing Covid-19 Act with referendum in June Comes after bill passed in September which gives more lockdown powers Recent closure of restaurants and bars … Read more
I am searching for a new home in Kent, where I live. I recently saw a terraced house that I liked on Rightmove and went for a viewing. Afterwards, I decided to make an offer. I approached the vendor’s estate agent, Miles & Barr. When I told them my offer, the agent I spoke to … Read more
From time to time on this page, I like to suggest modern contenders for the Kingsley Amis Prize, which I award every so often to the phrase I currently judge to be the most depressing in the English language. Set up in memory of the late whisky-loving novelist, it celebrates Amis’s famous declaration that the … Read more
May local elections could be put on hold because of coronavirus with 40million voters forced to wait until as late as autumn to cast ballots Cabinet office is working on plans to hold votes in June, July or September Conservative candidates have requested that polls be held in October This year’s polls will include those which … Read more
Why is my power firm allowed to hold on to £830 of MY money?: Customers who have overpaid huge sums to energy suppliers being held to ransom By Laura Shannon, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 GMT, 9 January 2021 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 9 January 2021 Customers who have overpaid huge sums to energy … Read more
By all measures, the FTSE 100 index had a terrible year in 2020. While Wall Street’s Nasdaq and S&P 500 flourished as America’s economy ailed, climbing 42 per cent and 15 per cent respectively, the value of Britain’s blue-chip index fell 14 per cent – its worst annual performance since 2008. Hope is on the … Read more