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Sir Elton John and David Furnish’s sons Zachary, 9, and Elijah, 7, send letters to Santa as they get into the festive spirit By Ellie Phillips For Mailonline Published: 11:55 GMT, 7 December 2020 | Updated: 11:55 GMT, 7 December 2020 He recently revealed that he and husband Elton John have a ‘one gift rule’ … Read more
Children beg Santa for ‘kindness’, financial help for their families and help for the homeless this Christmas in heartbreaking letters – leaving Twitter users bawling PhD student Hilary Agro, from Toronto, shared the hand-written notes on Twitter Letters had been uploaded online by America’s USPS Operation Santa collection Social media users were left bawling by the requests … Read more
Royal Mail posts a half-year loss but rakes in more money from parcels than letters for the first time Profits fall by over 90% in the first six months of its financial year Group posts a £20m overall loss loss for the period today Underlying operating loss for core postal arm came in at £129m … Read more
The BBC has been accused of ‘terrifying’ the elderly with ‘threatening’ licence fee letters warning viewers of a £1,000 fine if they do not pay the £157.50-a-year cost. Social media users complained online after receiving the letters, which are emblazoned with red capital letters and informed recipients they could face prosecution. The letter reads: ‘Our … Read more
The BBC has been accused of ‘terrifying’ the elderly with ‘threatening’ licence fee letters warning viewers of a £1,000 fine if they do not pay the £157.50-a-year cost. Social media users complained online after receiving the letters, which are emblazoned with red capital letters and informed recipients they could face prosecution. The letter reads: ‘Our … Read more
James Bond star Naomie Harris reveals she was ‘petrified’ when obsessed stalker bombarded her with ‘highly sexual’ love letters before turning up at her north London home Naomie Harris, 44, was on the phone to a friend when her stalker appeared Li Ovisyonairo Li, 37, turned up at her north London home on February 29 … Read more
A desperate race against time is underway to find relatives of a First World War hero before his medals and ‘heartbreaking’ letters home from the trenches are auctioned off near Remembrance Sunday. More than 100 years after Sgt Sam Atherton wrote to his parents from France, the young soldier’s letters and medals were found stored … Read more
What WAS occurring? Gavin and Stacey star Ruth Jones finds grandparents’ very steamy love letters Ruth Jones’ brother found love letters in garage of family home in South Wales They appear to show grandparents consummated relationship before marriage The Gavin & Stacey star, 54, will read letters on a BBC genealogy show next week Ms … Read more
Heartfelt letters from Prince Charles to a trusted royal maid are to be sold at auction. Marjorie Dawson, who grew up in a terraced house in Bolton and was orphaned aged 12, served as a personal maid to Princess Alexandra of Kent, the Queen’s first cousin, from 1954 until her retirement in 1990. She travelled … Read more
Playing Sandwiches/Lady of Letters (Bridge Theatre, London) Verdict: Imelda nails it Rating: Rating: An Evening With An Immigrant (Bridge Theatre) Verdict: Charm offensive Rating: Pippin (Eagle Garden Theatre, Vauxhall) Verdict: Hippy dippy psychedelia Rating: There has been something missing from Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads monologues, which continue to file into the Bridge Theatre like Noah’s … Read more