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Dec232020 by adminNo Comments

Stella Tennant: Model dies days after 50th birthday

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Nov302020 by adminNo Comments

Rita Ora ‘sorry’ for breaking lockdown rules to attend birthday party

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Oct102020 by adminNo Comments

Queen’s Birthday Honours: Marcus Rashford becomes MBE

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Last updated on 1 hour ago1 hour ago.From the section SportEngland and Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford has become an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.The footballer, 22, campaigned for the government to allow about 1.3 million children to claim free school meal vouchers in England's summer holidays during the coronavirus pandemic.Rashford, who has asked Prime Minister Boris Johnson to extend that scheme, said the MBE was a "nice moment".Great North Run founder Brendan Foster has received a knighthood.A Commonwealth Games 10,000m champion, Foster competed at three Olympics for Great Britain before beginning a commentary career in 1980.He founded the Great North Run - the UK's biggest running event in terms of participation - the following year, and went on to cover nine su...

Oct92020 by adminNo Comments

Queen’s Birthday Honours 2020: ‘Covid-critical’ broadband engineers awarded

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The centre, which had been mothballed, was suddenly needed again, as demand for food and other goods soared, with people panic-buying in the face of a forthcoming lockdown. The warehouse needed new cabling and a taskforce of engineers to fit it. Typically, such a job would take two months to complete - but it was finished in two days.Let's block ads! (Why?) BBC News - Technology

Oct92020 by adminNo Comments

Mary Berry and Dizzee Rascal on Queen’s Birthday Honours list

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Celebrity cook Mary Berry and grime pioneer Dizzee Rascal have been honoured in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.Berry, who has earned the status of national treasure over a six-decade career, was "overwhelmed" at being made a dame for services to broadcasting, the culinary arts and charity.It is "such a huge honour", she said.Dizzee Rascal, real name Dylan Kwabena Mills, has been made an MBE for services to music.Reacting to the news, Dame Mary added: "When I was first told that I was going to be a dame you don't really believe it," she said. "And then it's so exciting, and you feel very proud. Media playback is unsupported on your device "For most of my life I have been lucky enough to follow my passion to ...