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A trove of letters offering a “unique glimpse” into the private life of the late Queen are to go under the hammer in Belfast. The original handwritten letters by Queen Elizabeth II and an emerald and diamond bracelet and ring belonging to Wallis Simpson are among items to be sold at Bloomfield Auctions. The letters from the late Queen to her midwife Helen Rowe in 1950 discuss how they can

Even a brief session of heading a football immediately alters brain function and the way the brain communicates with the muscles around it, a new study has shown. Participants who headed 20 footballs in succession did not improve their performance on a cognitive task with practice, whereas a control group who performed headers in virtual reality did. The heading impacts therefore appeared to impair the ability to improve performance on

Anton Du Beke has guaranteed audiences will have “a great night” ahead of his new one-man show, An Evening With Anton Du Beke. The Strictly Come Dancing dancer and judge welcomed “silly questions” from audience members via text, billing the event as “the only show you can come and see and get your phones out”. Du Beke was joined by members of his ensemble in London on Wednesday as they

The boss of NatWest has said that nearly a quarter of the carbon emissions that its borrowers emit come from farms, despite only a fraction of its loans going to the agriculture sector, as she stressed the importance of working with companies to help them cut their environmental impact. Speaking in a short film made on behalf of charities WWF, RSPB and National Trust, Alison Rose said that her company

A campaign has been launched to raise awareness of the urgent need for more black blood donors. Some of the most influential black people in Britain including John Lewis partnership chair Dame Sharon White and founding director of Operation Black Vote Lord Simon Woolley have joined efforts to raise awareness of the shortage. The latest data from NHS Blood and Transplant shows that just 1% of active blood donors in

Paul O’Grady will be laid to rest on Thursday with a private service featuring a guard of honour with dogs from Battersea Dogs & Cats Home and an appearance from the Salvation Army Band. O’Grady, who rose to fame as his platinum wig-wearing drag queen alter ego Lily Savage before going on to host a string of television programmes, died “unexpectedly but peacefully” at his home on March 28 at

A group of 26 investors is urging the food giant to ramp up its health performance KitKat and Shreddies maker Nestle is facing calls from a global coalition of investors to set targets to make its food healthier. The group of 26 investors, which is responsible for more than 3 trillion US dollars (£2.64 trillion) of assets, is urging the food giant to ramp up its health performance and play