300-piece breakfast service made for Queen Victoria’s will go under the hammer starting at £80,000

300-piece porcelain breakfast service made for Queen Victoria’s first visit to Scotland will go under the hammer with offers starting at £80,000 Set was made ahead of the royal visit to Taymouth Castle in Perthshire in 1842 They will go under the hammer live online at Lyon & Turnbull on Tuesday, May 18 Other items being auctioned … Read more

Telecoms firms told to improve customer service by watchdog

Telecoms companies need to go further in tackling customer service problems, despite the support they offered during the pandemic, the industry watchdog says.  Ofcom’s warning comes after it revealed that customers waited an average of four minutes and nine seconds to get through to an adviser about their broadband and landline in 2020, an increase … Read more

Rebecca Judd promotes clothing range on social media and calls it a ‘public service announcement’

She’s got style! Footy WAG Rebecca Judd promotes her clothing range on social media and calls it a ‘public service announcement’ By Abi Moustafa For Daily Mail Australia Published: 14:23 BST, 5 May 2021 | Updated: 14:23 BST, 5 May 2021 Rebecca Judd’s has excitedly debuted new pieces from her activewear brand JAGGAD. Posting to … Read more

Ex-civil service chief lashes Boris Johnson over £58,000 Downing St flat renovation

A former civil service head today lashed Boris Johnson over a lavish £60,000 refurbishment of his Downing Street flat – amid warnings he could face a ‘serious sanction’ for failing to register a loan. Lord O’Donnell said transparency over the murky arrangements was ‘very late’, warning that PMs need to ‘set an example’ and ‘obey … Read more

Ex-civil service chief lashes Boris Johnson over £58,000 Downing St flat renovation

A former civil service head today lashed Boris Johnson over a lavish £60,000 refurbishment of his Downing Street flat – amid warnings he could face a ‘serious sanction’ for failing to register a loan. Lord O’Donnell said transparency over the murky arrangements was ‘very late’, warning that PMs need to ‘set an example’ and ‘obey … Read more

Apple Music reveals it pays artists a penny for every song streamed on its service

Apple Music has revealed that it pays artists a penny for every song streamed on the service, roughly double the rate paid by Spotify. Apple’s streaming service opened up about its payment structure in a letter on Friday to artists and labels, in a bid to show they are artist-friendly and win more subscribers, the … Read more

Prince Philip dies: Archbishop Justin Welby will lead special remembrance service today

The Archbishop of Canterbury will lead a remembrance service for Prince Philip at Canterbury Cathedral today.  The service is expected to start at 10.30am with Justin Welby paying tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh after his death on Friday morning.   It comes ahead of Philip’s funeral next Saturday, which is expected to be officiated by … Read more

Your guide to Prince Philip’s funeral service that he tailor made for himself

Borne by a Land Rover and in the presence of his family and representatives of the military establishment that was so close to his heart, Philip’s body will be taken to the steps of St George’s Chapel, Windsor.  Based on details released by Buckingham Palace yesterday, this is how his funeral service will then take … Read more

Archbishop of Canterbury praises Prince Philip as an ‘outstanding example of Christian service’

The Archbishop of Canterbury has hailed Prince Philip as an ‘outstanding example of Christian service’ who was ‘a master of putting people at ease and making them feel special’. Justin Welby joined other religious leaders including the Bishop of Dover, Rose Hudson-Wilkin, in paying tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh, following his death aged 99 … Read more

Prince Philip dies: Joe and Jill Biden honor Duke of Edinburgh for his WWII service

Joe and Jill Biden paid tribute to Prince Philip’s service in the Second World War, his dedication to the British people and his 73-year marriage to the Queen in a statement after his death at the age of 99. In a statement released five hours after Buckingham Palace released his death, and a number of … Read more