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Daily Mirror
a day ago
- Business
- Daily Mirror
Major bank offers Brits £200 boost but there is just one catch
The Co-op Bank is offering the first three months free on its Everyday Extra packaged account - a current account that comes with extra perk but not for everyone Customers of the major banks can save £200 with a new offer from Co-op Bank. The bank is offering the first three months free on its Everyday Extra packaged account - a current account that comes with additional benefits. This account usually carries a £18 per month charge but includes various extras such as travel insurance and phone insurance. Co-op suggests that customers could save around £200 a year compared to purchasing these types of insurance separately. And if you open a joint account, both individuals can access the benefits. The new offer introduced by Co-op allows new customers to utilise the account, and receive the benefits, free of charge for the first three months. But once the period is up - they will need to start paying the £18 charge, reports Birmingham Live. John Ward, Chief Commercial Officer, said: "This is a great choice of bank account for couples or for anyone travelling several times a year. "So whether you're planning a romantic city break in Paris or a week by the pool in Spain, with Everyday Extra you can be sure that you're covered." "With the price of everyday insurance climbing, we're giving our customers the first three months of perks on us to help make the summer holidays that little bit more affordable."
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Inside Bromley's most expensive street which was once part of a 19th century estate
A street in Bromley where houses sell for £6 million has been named as one of the most expensive. Holwood Park Avenue in Orpington was recently named as Bromley's most expensive street, according to data gathered from Property Solvers. Data taken from recorded house sales over the last five years revealed that the price of a house could cost would-be homeowners anything between £4.5 and £6 million. On Holwood Park Avenue, five properties sold for an average of £6,341,000; in Pine Glade, four properties sold for an average of £4,675,000; and one postcode in Forest Ridge saw three properties sell for an average of £4,566,666. The road is located within Keston Park, which was historically part of the Holwood Estate – a large Victorian country house built between 1823 and 1826, and is in the Greek Revival style. The Grade I listed house was built for John Ward and stands on the site of the remains of a former Iron Age fort known as a "Caesar's Camp", which is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. The house is privately owned, and in 2025 the property was put up for sale with a guide price of £22.5 million. Just an eight-minute walk from both Orpington and Hayes stations, the area offers convenient travel links to Central London whilst being within easy reach of Kent. For schools, the area is also within close distance to six Outstanding-rated schools and nurseries, including Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School and Newstead Wood School. The area is also situated within a ten-minute drive of nearby parks and greenspaces like Keston Common – a 55-hectare public greenspace registered as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) – and High Elms Country Park, 250 acres of country park with an on-site golf course.
The Sun
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
King Charles' favourite royal tour paintings revealed as his private collection is put on display at Buckingham Palace
IT is 40 years since King Charles, then Prince of Wales, first took an artist with him on a royal tour. The Sun's celebrated royal photographer Arthur Edwards was on that first trip, when society portrait painter John Ward joined Charles and Diana on their 17-day tour to Italy in 1985. 15 15 15 William and Harry were only tots and travelled with their parents on the Royal Yacht Britannia. After each foreign tour, Charles chooses his favourite paintings and displays them in private at his homes, Clarence House, Highgrove, Birkhall and Sandringham. But from next Thursday, the public can see them for the first time when summer visitors to Buckingham Palace will be able to view paintings by 43 royal artists from 70 incredible tours in 90 countries around the world. Arthur has been given an exclusive preview of the paintings – and here he shares his memories and favourite photos from royal journeys with the King and his artists. Galapagos Isles, 2009 THE highlight of Charles and Camilla's tour to Chile, Brazil and Ecuador was a visit to the Galapagos Islands, home to the most incredible wildlife. A mix-up over boat times meant artist Richard Foster nearly missed the trip to uninhabited North Seymour Island, but thankfully the coastguard came to his aid. And he managed to paint the Prince and Duchess on this lump of Pacific lava rock home to the rare blue-footed booby bird and iguanas so tame they don't see humans as a threat. My favourite photograph on this tour is of the couple getting up close with the famous giant tortoises. One of the great joys of my life is seeing amazing places. Sadly, this visit was limited to three days in paradise. King Charles waves to royal fans as he leaves Buckingham Palace with Queen Camilla for Trooping the Colour 15 15 India and Nepal, 1993 THIS was the royal tour that Princess Diana hijacked with her historic solo photo at the Taj Mahal. Artist Martin Yeoman, who painted this picture of an arched entrance to the Red Fort at Agra, accidentally strayed outside the official tour. When he tried to rejoin the others, local security did not believe him until eventually a junior official vouched for him. Just before Diana posed for that picture at the Taj Mahal, I was the only photographer to go with her to the fort. She posed up, arms folded, looking absolutely stunning with the most beautiful smile. With a long lens, I was able to get the Taj Mahal in the background. I rate it in the top five best pictures I ever took of Diana. Uganda and Turkey, 2007 15 15 AFTER a couple of days in Uganda's capital Kampala for the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting, the royals travelled to the city of Jinja, on the banks of Lake Victoria, the source of the River Nile. While I was photographing the royal couple on a boat, Camilla took out her camera and snapped a picture of me. Later on the tour, I admired the work of artist Mungo McCosh, who painted this picture of Charles and Camilla crossing the Golden Horn in Istanbul. I had been trying to photograph the scene for half an hour without much success and I told Mungo: 'The pencil can do something the camera can't.' Today, nearly 20 years later, I still remember being entranced while photographing the mind-blowing whirling dervishes. Egypt, 2006 15 I HAD been to Egypt five times and was ill on each occasion. At one point, Diana's doctor had to treat me. So the last time, in 2022, I took no chances by carrying my own food and water. Back in 2006, we travelled to a desert oasis at Siwa, where artist Sarah Butterfield captured this scene of a local by the water. I got a wonderful photograph of the recently married couple. Walking uphill, Camilla linked arms with Charles and they were both wearing white hats. One newspaper called them Fred & Gladys – the nicknames they gave each other early in their relationship. Sri Lanka and India, 2013 15 15 CHARLES was going to be 65 on the day we flew to Sri Lanka from India. The Sun had created a special front page with the headline OAP – Old Aged Prince – complete with ads for free eye tests and discounts at Specsavers. I wanted to present it to him on the plane and, despite a lot of haggling, his press secretary was reluctant to allow it. Suddenly, lovely Camilla appeared, took me to the front of the flight and said: 'Darling, Arthur's got a present for you.' Charles laughed because his Sun front page was very funny. Then I asked if I could have a picture taken of me giving the Prince the present. He asked, 'What's it for?' and when I told him, 'Tomorrow's paper', he replied, 'OK, but against my better judgment'. I will never forget the relief when I got that photo back to London. It was on this trip that artist Catherine Goodman, who captured Mumbai's Gateway Of India in charcoal and gouache, said to me: 'I'd like to paint your portrait'. I thought she was joking, but after 12 hours of sittings, my picture hung in the National Portrait Gallery. I never found out who suggested it – but I suspect the idea came from the VIP at the front of the plane! New Zealand, 2012 15 15 PRINCE Charles's tour to New Zealand to mark the late Queen's Diamond Jubilee began with an Armistice Day service in Auckland. Local artist Sue Wild, wearing a home-made pinny to carry her watercolours, brushes and pencils, painted this wonderful picture. Three days later, on the future King's birthday, New Zealand Prime Minister John Key led a rendition of the Beatles song When I'm Sixty-Four at a government reception. Being 64 didn't stop Charles dancing with well-wishers in the streets of Christchurch. I have been to New Zealand half a dozen times with the Prince and in 2005 took my favourite photo of him – with an albatross in Dunedin. The giant bird and its chick were just three feet from Charles, who was there to warn about the slaughter of these majestic creatures in discarded fishing nets. He is so passionate that even as King, he will go to any lengths to highlight the damage being done to the environment. Ireland, 1995 15 15 IT wasn't until the mid-Nineties that Prince Charles went on an official visit to the Republic of Ireland for the first time – though that's understandable given the long years of conflict there. Huge crowds lined O'Connell Street in Dublin, where a couple of IRA demonstrators kicked off, then suddenly they disappeared. Nothing was going to interrupt this tour. Later, Charles walked in the garden of the President's house with Mary Robinson. I photographed her pointing out the light that is never extinguished so that Irish people who emigrate know they will always be welcomed back. Later, the Prince went across to Delphi Lodge on the border between Counties Galway and Mayo, where artist Derek Hill painted this beautiful landscape. It was not until 2011 that Queen Elizabeth made her first visit to Dublin. Since 2015, Charles has gone almost every year to a different part of Ireland to celebrate the goodwill between our two countries. The King's Tour Artists forms part of the public visitor route at Buckingham Palace from July 10. 15
Fox News
25-05-2025
- Fox News
Dramatic video shows hero cops drag dazed driver from car before train smashes into it
Heart-pounding video has been released showing the moment two brave New Jersey police officers pulled an impaired man from a car stuck on railway tracks, seconds before the speeding locomotive rams the vehicle. Police vehicle dashcam footage shows quick-thinking officers in a life-or-death incident, desperately pulling the driver from the car just after midnight May 12 as the railroad crossing gates are dropping down with warning lights flashing and bells sounding. "We're dragging him out of the car. The car is stuck," an officer can be heard saying over the police radio system. Screams and howls then ring out, although it isn't clear from whom. "It's going to hit the car," the officer says as the train blasts its horn. Seconds later, the train smashes into the car, which appears to be a Tesla. The two officers, Devin Hinchcliffe and John Ward of the Piscataway Township Police Department, have been praised for their heroism in saving the driver's life. "Recognizing the imminent danger posed by an approaching train, the officers swiftly and safely removed the driver just seconds before impact," the Piscataway Township Police Department said in a news release on Facebook. "Their quick action prevented a potential tragedy, and we commend Officer Hinchcliffe and Officer Ward for their prompt and effective response." The near-tragic incident happened on New Brunswick Avenue. Police said that because of the driver's impaired condition, "he was unable to follow instructions to exit the vehicle." "Their professionalism and quick decision-making undoubtedly prevented a tragedy," the department wrote in another post. "Excellent job!" It is unclear what was wrong with the driver and how the car became stuck on the tracks. Facebook users gave high praise to the officers and hailed them as heroes for their selfless actions. "This is amazing. God bless them. They do not get paid enough," one woman wrote. "Thank you for always putting your life on the line to protect someone else's and trying to keep the community safe," wrote another. "#BACK THE BLUE." The incident happened days before dashcam footage showed the moment an out-of-control dump truck smashed into a New Jersey home after its driver had a medical emergency.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Yahoo
New Jersey police officers rescue driver moments before train crash
PISCATAWAY – Two township officers saved a driver after his car became disabled on train tracks on New Brunswick Avenue on May 12. A little after midnight on May 12, township officers Devin Hinchcliffe and John Ward responded to a report of a car stopped on the Norfolk Southern tracks at the New Brunswick Avenue crossing, police said. Upon their arrival, officers tried to tell the driver to get out of the vehicle, but he was too impaired to follow instructions, according to police. Officers recognized the imminent danger posed by an approaching train and quickly pulled the driver out of the car and carried him to safety just seconds before the engine arrived and smashed the vehicle, police said. More: Piscataway man charged in Routes 1&9 crash killing his two passengers "Their quick action prevented a potential tragedy, and we commend Officer Hinchcliffe and Officer Ward for their prompt and effective response," said a post on the department's Facebook page. Police have not released the name of the driver. Email: alewis@ Alexander Lewis is an award-winning reporter and photojournalist whose work spans many topics. This article originally appeared on NJ police officers rescue driver moments before train crash
