Is 90-year-old Edith Abbey the kindest Grandmother in Britain? : She is reported to have spent over £800 to buy gifts for all 200 members of her family. If your Christmas shopping seems to have been an endless task this year, imagine how it was for her. The generous grandmother ignores her advancing years and [...]
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Severe Weather Threatens Christmas Deliveries
Warnings have been issued that bad weather may delay the deliveries of goods bought Online. As snow closes down transport links, thousands of online shoppers have been warned they may not receive their goods by Christmas. The Royal Mail has issued a statement that it is doing “everything possible” to ensure the post arrives on [...]
Britain’s transport system in chaos as we gear up for a snow filled Christmas
Motorists were asked to make only essential journeys as gritting teams battle to keep roads open. Eurostar suspended all rail services to France after a series of breakdowns wrecking thousands holiday plans. Travellers were stranded in London and Paris, with more than 55,000 affected by cancellations. Snow and ice closed the only runway in use [...]
Cowell fumes as Macca backs Rage Against Machine over X Factor Joe in Xmas No1 race
Only days after appearing on the final, Sir Paul McCartney has left X Factor boss Simon Cowell fuming after backing Rage Against The Machine in the battle to be Christmas number one, over winner Joe McElderry. About the hotly tipped contest, Sir Paul said: “Who knows which will be Xmas No1? But, you know, I [...]
