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10 things we sort of miss because of technological advances

<p>The world has certainly changed in the last few decades – great technological advancements has meant many things we did in the past are all but a memory (or they are on their way out.) Let’s look back on ten things we sort of miss even though they’ve been replaced by new technology.</p> <p>1. Buying disposable cameras, only taking picture that were worth the cost of film and having to go all the way to the chemist to develop and print photographs. Then you had to decide how to arrange them in an album.</p> <p>2. Recording your favourite television programs using a video tape. Nowadays people are downloading movies and TV shows straight to their computer.</p> <p>3. Saving all your loose change just in case you needed to use the pay phone when you were out. And having to remember numbers.</p> <p>4. Spending hours over a road map and writing down your own directions so you wouldn’t get lost before a holiday road trip or just going somewhere new. Nobody needs to remember how to get anywhere now because most have GPS.</p> <p>5. Physically visiting institutions like banks, post office and the newsagents. We don’t miss the long lines but at least it was personal.</p> <p>6. Hand-writing essays, letters and notes, which meant knowing how to hand-write. Now it’s about how fast you type not how legible your handwriting is!</p> <p>7. Looking up information in big encyclopaedias and definitions in the dictionary. Not just consulting the internet.</p> <p>8. Receiving mail in your letterbox not your inbox. Unluckily, there is more “junk mail” and spam now than ever.</p> <p>9. Advertising or looking for finds in classified section of the newspaper.</p> <p>10. Packing your friends in the backseats of the car to go to the drive-in movies because it was the only one around. While we do love the comfy seats in air-conditioned cinemas, you can’t beat the fun and romantic possibilities of drive-in cinemas. </p> <p><em>Images: Getty</em></p>

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Prince Harry, Elizabeth Hurley and Elton John suing Daily Mail

<p>Prince Harry, Elton John and Elizabeth Hurley are leading a charge of celebrities and other individuals who have launched legal action against the publisher of the British Daily Mail newspaper over alleged phone-tapping and other breaches of privacy.</p> <p>The group includes the actresses Elizabeth Hurley and Sadie Frost, Elton John’s partner and filmmaker David Furnish, and Doreen Lawrence, the mother of Black teenager Stephen Lawrence who was murdered in a racist attack in 1993.</p> <p>The individuals are aware of evidence pointing to breaches of privacy by Associated Newspapers, who publish the Daily Mail newspaper, Mail on Sunday and Mail online.</p> <p>The evidence gathered includes recovered listening devices that were placed inside people’s cars and homes as well as commissioning the bugging of live, private telephone calls, law firm Hamlins said in a statement.</p> <p>Prince Harry is just one of the celebrities in question who have a turbulent past with the British tabloids, with Harry and Meghan previously saying they would have “zero engagement” with four major British papers, including the Daily Mail, accusing them of false and invasive coverage.</p> <p>The couple also cited media intrusion as a major factor in their decision to step down from royal duties and move to the United States.</p> <p>Associated Newspapers have refuted any and all allegations against illegal phone-tapping, as a spokesperson said the publisher “utterly and unambiguously” refuted the “preposterous smears”.</p> <p>They said, “These unsubstantiated and highly defamatory claims - based on no credible evidence - appear to be simply a fishing expedition by claimants and their lawyers.”</p> <p><em>Image credits: Getty Images</em></p>

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Two amazing new stamps for QEII's jubilee

<p>To celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's historic platinum Jubilee, two new postage stamps featuring Her Majesty have been released in Australia to honour the longevity of her extraordinary 70-year reign.</p> <p>The designs feature the colour platinum, in recognition of the Jubilee. The first of the two stamps will feature a portrait of the Queen from 1962 and costs $1.10.</p> <p>The photo was taken by Dorothy Wilding, the first woman appointed as official royal photographer. Images from the photo shoot helped to create the Queen's likeness on new coins, banknotes and stamps, including in Australia, to mark her Coronation.</p> <p>The Queen is wearing the St Edwards Crown, the most important and sacred of all crowns. It was worn at the Queen's coronation on the 2nd of June, 1953 and the next person who will wear the crown is Prince Charles, as heir to the throne.</p> <p>A photograph of the Queen from 2019 is the design for the second postage stamp, taken during an event to mark the centenary of British Airways in London. This one is $3.50 and will be used for international mail.</p> <p>The Queen wears blue and a diamond and turquoise brooch, once owned by the Queen's grandmother, Queen Mary. The brooch was a wedding gift from Queen Mary's in-laws, King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra.</p> <p>"Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is the most featured person on Australian stamps, and we were the first postal authority in the Commonwealth to produce a stamp for the Queen's Birthday each year," Australia Post Group Philatelic Manager Michael Zsolt said in a statement.</p> <p>Australia Post have previously released stamps to commemorate the Queen's golden and diamond jubilees.</p> <p><em>Images: Australia Post </em></p>

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"I can't help you pal": Postie FIRED after leaving helpless woman

<p dir="ltr">A UK postman has been sacked by the Royal Mail after being caught on camera leaving a 72-year-old woman lying on the ground, telling her, “I can’t help you, pal”.</p> <p dir="ltr">Thomas McCafferty, 51, was filmed on a neighbour’s Ring doorbell delivering a package to Patricia Stewart’s home in Falkirk, Scotland. Unfortunately, while answering the door, Stewart slipped and fell in the icy conditions, and instead of offering assistance, McCafferty told her he was “knackered” because of how long he’d been working in poor weather, and walked away, leaving her on the ground.</p> <p dir="ltr">At the time the incident occurred in February, the Royal Mail apologised for his behaviour and suspended him, but they have now confirmed that he has been sacked. A spokesperson said, “Royal Mail expects the highest standards of behaviour from our people while out on deliveries and collections at all times.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">'I can't help. I'm knackered': Moment Royal Mail postman LEAVES pensioner lying in the snow amid freezing conditions in Falkirk as vulnerable 72-year-old's family blast 'disgusting' footage <a href="https://twitter.com/Iromg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Iromg</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/cristo_radio?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@cristo_radio</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/THEJamesWhale?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@THEJamesWhale</a> <a href="https://t.co/CoExHFrI06">pic.twitter.com/CoExHFrI06</a></p> — Scott (@scott180142) <a href="https://twitter.com/scott180142/status/1360175909320409093?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 12, 2021</a></blockquote> <p dir="ltr">“We regularly remind our postmen and postwomen of the important role they play in their local communities. We can confirm that the individual concerned has left the business.”</p> <p dir="ltr">Stewart, who suffers from osteoporosis and injured her head in the fall, said at the time, “I was really upset, the postman had left me there lying on the ground in the snow and ice. You just wouldn't leave anyone like that.</p> <p dir="ltr">“If it hadn't been for the people who helped I would have been lying there for hours. I just can't get over the postman doing that to me. I had a head injury and he just left me, I couldn't believe it.”</p> <p dir="ltr">She explained that she had felt ‘a bit dizzy’, having received her COVID-19 jab the day before, and upon answering the door to Mr McCafferty, fell from the top step to the ground. Fortunately, she was found 20 minutes later by Hermes worker Karolina Domska, who alerted Stewart’s neighbours and her niece. Neighbours called an ambulance because of the bird egg-sized lump on her head.</p> <p dir="ltr">Speaking about the incident, Stewart’s niece Sheryl Harkins said, “you wouldn’t treat a dog like that. He left her really upset and feeling worthless. It is unbelievable.</p> <p dir="ltr">“When I got told about it I thought there was some kind of misunderstanding. I care for my aunt and I visit her four times a day, but she could have been lying there for three hours and caught hypothermia. He could have told someone down the street, all our neighbours are fantastic, they would do anything to help anyone.</p> <p dir="ltr">“It is just really so disgusting, the neighbours would have gone to help but nobody heard her shouting. It was the coldest night in the UK for 26 years and he left my aunt lying on the ground.”</p>

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Piers Morgan publishes another rant about Meghan Markle

<p>Disgraced ex-TV host Piers Morgan has come out swinging once again at Meghan Markle, in the wake of her victory in court against the Mail on Sunday.</p> <p>Piers, who currently writes for the Daily Mail, took to Twitter to call Meghan "Princess Pinocchio", and blast her of being "two-faced".</p> <p>Meghan sued the Mail on Sunday over the publication of a "personal and private" letter she sent her father Thomas Markle in 2018.</p> <p class="">Publishers Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) launched an appeal against a decision to grant a summary judgment - meaning The Duchess didn't need to face a high-profile trial.</p> <p class="">The judges at the Court of Appeal ruled in Markle's favour, and dismissed new claims of that threatened her credibility.</p> <p class="">Within hours of the ruling, Piers lashed out at the Meghan once again, while also promoting his Daily Mail opinion column.</p> <p class=""><span>Piers tweeted, "A responsive statement from Piers, The Earl of Exposing Princess Pinocchio Bullsh*t, will be published shortly."</span></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">A responsive statement from Piers, The Earl of Exposing Princess Pinocchio Bullsh*t, will be published shortly. <a href="https://t.co/biTPSirxvY">pic.twitter.com/biTPSirxvY</a></p> — Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) <a href="https://twitter.com/piersmorgan/status/1466379930804146184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 2, 2021</a></blockquote> <p class=""><span>In a statement from Meghan Markle, she said that her win in court would transcend her personal experience, and would help anyone slated by the press. </span></p> <p class="">She said, "This is a victory not just for me, but for anyone who has ever felt scared to stand up for what's right."</p> <p class="">Morgan argued with Markle's statement saying that the case was "beyond parody".</p> <p class="">In his Daily Mail column, he wrote, <span>"She can claim 'victory' all she likes after this court case, but all it really did was expose her real character to the world and the cold hard two-faced reality at the heart of Meghan and Harry's attitude to privacy."</span></p> <p class=""><span>When sharing his column to his following on Twitter, he added, "Put your gloating champagne away, Princess Pinocchio - the court of public opinion now knows you're a fork-tongued devious manipulative piece of work who only wants to protect your privacy so you can sell it."</span></p> <p class=""><em>Image credits: Getty Images</em></p>

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Experts claim Oprah interview with Harry and Meghan tricked viewers

<p>A letter of complaint alleges that the Oprah Winfrey TV special with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry uses “the deliberate distortion and doctoring of newspaper headlines” to make the UK press look racist.</p> <p>The editorial legal director at Associated Newspapers claims that a montage of supposed press coverage to back the Duchess of Sussex's claims of "undeniable racist overtones" used headlines that never ran.</p> <p>“Many of the headlines have been either taken out of context or deliberately edited and displayed as supporting evidence for the program’s claim that the Duchess of Sussex was subjected to racist coverage by the British press,” wrote<span> </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9357935/Associated-Newspapers-complains-CBS-seriously-inaccurate-misleading-montage.html" target="_blank">Hartley</a>.</p> <p>She has provided proof of the mocked-up headlines, where one example can be seen below. The first image is what was featured in the CBS special.</p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7840304/hero-2.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/25eb744f5e8d45999f865b9e12582285" /></p> <p>The second image is the headline that actually appeared online, with the line of text that appears in the first image seemingly taken from the middle of paragraph three in the 11-paragraph piece.</p> <p><img style="width: 0px; height: 0px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7840305/hero-1.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/508374cc7046410b8ef4edce1beccef9" /></p> <div class="body_text redactor-styles redactor-in"> <p>Hartley slammed the CBS interview and has demanded that it is taken off air.</p> <p>"In conclusion, the programme in its current form, does not comply with the ViacomCBS editorial policies or align with its stated values. In terms of both accuracy and integrity, the programme is clearly compromised by the inclusion of this misleading montage.</p> <p>"Accordingly, I should be grateful for your urgent confirmation that the offending content will be removed from the programme currently being made available to the public.</p> <p>"We also understand that a further broadcast is being planned tonight. The montage should therefore be deleted prior to that broadcast."</p> <p>Harpo Productions, Oprah Winfrey's company, said that "Prince Harry and Meghan shared in the interview their personal story. We stand by the broadcast in its entirety."</p> <p><em>Photo credits: Daily Mail</em></p> </div>

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Prince Charles withdraws "financial support" from Prince Harry and Meghan

<div class="post_body_wrapper"> <div class="post_body"> <div class="body_text redactor-styles redactor-in"> <p>Harry and Meghan are being forced to find new arrangements for any mail sent to them after Prince Charles and Clarence House withdrew "financial support" from the couple.</p> <p>The<span> </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2021/02/27/prince-harry-meghan-hunt-new-uk-mail-address-clarence-house/" target="_blank"><em>UK Telegraph</em></a><span> </span>has reported that all professional ties, including the Sussex's mail service in the UK, is being severed by the end of next month.</p> <p>Members of the royal family can receive thousands of letters and cards per month and the Correspondence Section at Clarence House was previously responsible for the Sussex family.</p> <p>Instead, the pair will need to make new arrangements to receive their mail in the US.</p> <p>What is said to have tipped Prince Charles' decision is the new 90-minute documentary that Harry and Meghan are doing with Oprah to discuss why they quit being working royals.</p> <p>The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were stripped of their titles in mid-February after they decided to renounce their duties and step away from public service for good.</p> <p>A statement by Buckingham Palace said at the time they are "saddened by their decision" but said Meghan and Harry "remain much loved members of the family."</p> </div> </div> </div>

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Prince Harry accepts apology over "baseless claims" in Mail article

<div class="post_body_wrapper"> <div class="post_body"> <div class="body_text redactor-styles redactor-in"> <p>Prince Harry has accepted an apology and "substantial damages" from<span> </span><em>The Mail on Sunday</em><span> </span>and<span> </span><em>MailOnline's</em><span> </span>publisher after claims that he "snubbed" the Royal Marines after stepping down as a senior royal.</p> <p>Jenny Afia, representing Prince Harry, said: "The baseless, false and defamatory stories published in the<span> </span><em>Mail on Sunday</em><span> </span>and on the website<span> </span><em>MailOnline<span> </span></em>constituted not only a personal attack upon the Duke's character but also wrongly brought into question his service to this country."</p> <p>According to<span> </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://news.sky.com/story/prince-harry-accepts-apology-and-substantial-damages-over-baseless-claims-in-mail-article-12205233" target="_blank"><em>Sky News</em></a><em>,<span> </span></em>Prince Harry sued Associated Newspapers for libel over two "almost identical" articles that were published in October with the headline "top general accuses Harry of turning his back on the Royal Marines".</p> <p>The articles said that Prince Harry "not been in touch... since his last appearance as an honorary Marine in March".</p> <p>Harry's lawyers said in court documents that the paper "disregarded the claimant's reputation in its eagerness to publish a barely researched and one-sided article in pursuit of the imperative to sell newspapers and attract readers to its website".</p> <p>It has not been confirmed how much he was awarded in damages, but Prince Harry is donating the money to the Invictus Games Foundation, which runs the competition he set up in 2014 for injured, wounded or sick servicemen and servicewomen.</p> <p>His lawyer said this will allow him to "feel something good had come out of the situation".</p> <p>As Prince Harry served as an army officer for 10 years and holds a number of honorary military titles as a member of the Royal Family, royal correspondent Rhiannon Mills said that "any suggestion he has let them [military family] down since stepping away as a senior royal was always going to hit him [Prince Harry] hard."</p> <p>"This settlement is as much about showing his military brothers and sisters that he will still fight their corner, as it is another display of the Sussexes' ongoing personal battle against the UK tabloid press," she said.</p> </div> </div> </div>

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“You’d never guess what’s inside”: Jacinda Ardern’s weirdest fan mail ever

<div class="post_body_wrapper"> <div class="post_body"> <div class="body_text redactor-styles redactor-in"> <p>NZ Prime Minister shared her weirdest fan mail ever, which just so happened to be a raw potato with her face on it.</p> <p>She shared it on her Instagram page, delighting over the raw potato that was sent in a box filled with other goodies such as chocolates and party poppers.</p> <p>The spud featured a photo of Ardern on one side and some potato puns on the other.</p> <p>"I get sent some amazing things. I get sent some interesting things. And sometimes, I get sent a potato," the Labor leader capturing a photo of the package.</p> <p>"Thank you to whoever sent it to me, the accompanying puns were spectacular."</p> <p>The lid of the box accurately declared 'You'd never guess what's inside'.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CHZSQLeAw_x/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="13"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CHZSQLeAw_x/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">I get sent some amazing things. I get sent some interesting things. And sometimes, I get sent a potato. Thank you to whoever sent it to me, the accompanying puns were spectacular.</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/jacindaardern/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank"> Jacinda Ardern</a> (@jacindaardern) on Nov 9, 2020 at 7:25pm PST</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Fans were eager to know what puns were on the spud, with Arden saying that the potato congratulated her on her recent re-election.</p> <p>"Congrats on your spud-tacular victory. You s-mash-ed it again," the potato reads.</p> <p>"Who knew you could fit more than one potato pun on an actual potato," Arden joked.</p> <p>The spud sender, Srinivas Kalokota said that he posted the potato to congratulate Ardern.</p> <p>“She loved the gift [but] people are confused and wondering who sent this potato and what it is all about,” Kalakota said.</p> <p>He's launched an online service called Potato Post NZ, which has an aim of "spreading love, one potato at a time".</p> <p>“We wouldn't allow hate potatoes. We have a disclaimer that says we won't do it,” he said.</p> </div> </div> </div>

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Captain Tom Moore's 100th birthday sealed with special postmark from Royal Mail

<p>A special postmark has been made in order to celebrate the 100th birthday of NHS fundraiser Captain Tom Moore.</p> <p>He’s set to celebrate his birthday on the 30th of April, and the special postmark will be used on all mail sent from Monday until May 1.</p> <p>The postmark reads: "Happy 100th Birthday Captain Thomas Moore NHS fundraising hero 30th April 2020.”</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">Today we launch a very special postmark to celebrate Captain Thomas Moore's 100th Birthday!<br /><br />The postmark will pay tribute to the work of the inspiring NHS fundraiser who has captured the hearts and minds of the nation in the midst of the ongoing crisis.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CaptainTomMoore?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CaptainTomMoore</a> 👏 <a href="https://t.co/EGC9f8nfTw">pic.twitter.com/EGC9f8nfTw</a></p> — Royal Mail (@RoyalMail) <a href="https://twitter.com/RoyalMail/status/1254665226341023744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 27, 2020</a></blockquote> <p>The World War II veteran has touched the hearts of people worldwide, as thousands of cards continue to be sent in to celebrate his birthday.</p> <p>Captain Tom set out to complete 100 laps of his yard before his 100th birthday in order to raise much needed funds for the NHS and completed his final laps on the 17th of April surrounded by a military guard in honour of his achievements.</p> <p>His initial aim was to raise £1,000 ($NZD 2,047) but his goal was completed in around 24 hours and he extended his challenge to 200 laps after completing the challenge two weeks ahead of schedule.</p> <p>More than 1.3 million people around the world have donated an incredible £29,353,122 ($NZD 60,100,810).</p> <p>There are calls for Tom to be knighted and he was even part of a chart-topping hit and became the oldest person in the UK to reach number 1.</p> <p>“What wonderful news to receive today, a number one single and a record breaker too – my grandchildren can’t believe I am a chart-topper,” he said.</p> <p>“I have to thank Michael Ball, the NHS Voices of Care Choir and everyone behind the scenes, who shared their talents and expertise in order to raise money for the NHS, to whom we owe so much.”</p> <p>Many around the world have also sent Captain Tom cards ahead of his birthday, with more than 100,000 cards being processed and many more being expected as his birthday draws closer.</p> <p>Royal mail has adapted its sorting machines in the South Midlands Mail Centre to re-route all of his post to a dedicated collection box.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">Happy birthday, <a href="https://twitter.com/captaintommoore?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@captaintommoore</a>!🎉<br /><br />The WWII veteran has received over 120,000 cards for his 100th birthday after raising over £29 million for Britain’s NHS. <a href="https://t.co/a6tXpq1iew">https://t.co/a6tXpq1iew</a> <a href="https://t.co/s0ICZiF23Y">pic.twitter.com/s0ICZiF23Y</a></p> — Cheddar🧀 (@cheddar) <a href="https://twitter.com/cheddar/status/1254857682340610048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 27, 2020</a></blockquote> <p>David Gold, director of public affairs and policy at Royal Mail says that Captain Tom’s achievements are “truly phenomenal”.</p> <p>“What Captain Thomas Moore has achieved is truly phenomenal, and this is reflected in the affection shown for him across the world.</p> <p>"As Royal Mail works to keep the country connected during these challenging times, we are honoured to issue a special postmark in celebration of his 100th birthday.</p> <p>"We continued to deliver the many tens of thousands of birthday cards from well-wishers across the UK and abroad as people look to show their gratitude for all he has achieved on a more personal level."</p>

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Police remind residents to wear pants when getting the mail

<p>A US police department has reminded local residents to put on their pants when they go outside.</p> <p>The Taneytown Police Department, which serves about 7,200 citizens in the Maryland town, advised people who are obeying the stay-at-home order to wear their pants when they check their mailbox.</p> <p>“Please remember to put pants on before leaving the house to check your mailbox,” the department said in a Facebook post on Wednesday. “You know who you are. This is your final warning.”</p> <p><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FTaneytownPolice%2Fposts%2F2355019031463367&amp;width=500" width="500" height="173" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allow="encrypted-media"></iframe></p> <p>The post has since gone viral with more than 800 comments and 5,300 shares. Many responded with gif images with the caption “Life’s too short for pants”, while one commented that wearing underwear outside may not necessarily be in breach of the <a href="https://statelaws.findlaw.com/maryland-law/maryland-indecent-exposure-laws.html">law</a> on indecent exposure.</p> <p>In Australia, people have been getting creative with their looks on bin day as they dress up to take the rubbish out.</p> <p>Aussies have taken to the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/306002627033697">Bin Isolation Outing Facebook group</a> and other social media sites to share pictures of their outfits on their walk out, including graduation gowns, character costumes, animal onesies and more.</p> <p>“So basically the bin goes out more than us SO let’s dress up for the occasion!” the group wrote.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B-_K6tnhl8J/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B-_K6tnhl8J/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Laura (@laurakeet101)</a> on Apr 14, 2020 at 8:50pm PDT</p> </div> </blockquote>

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Prince Harry deals with huge blow as his media complaint is dismissed

<p>Prince Harry has lost an Ipso complaint over a<span> </span><em>Mail on Sunday</em><span> </span>story that revealed he had photos taken with a “drugged and tethered” elephant.</p> <p>The Duke of Sussex lodged a complaint to the Independent Press Standards Organisation, saying the paper had breached Clause 1 of its Editors’ Code of Practice, “Accuracy”, regarding the article published on April 28 last year.</p> <p>For Earth Day, Harry took to the Sussex Royal Instagram account to post wildlife photos – the same pictures were used by<span> </span><em>The Mail on Sunday</em><span> </span>for a story with the headline: “Drugged and tethered … what Harry didn’t tell you about those awe-inspiring wildlife photos”.</p> <p>The article stated that the photographs “don’t quite tell the full story” as the image on Instagram cropped out the rope that was wrapped around the back legs of one of the elephants, adding that the complainant “notably avoided explaining the circumstances in which the images were taken.”</p> <p>The same article reported that a spokesperson for the complainant had refused to discuss the photos, though “sources denied the rope was deliberately edited out of the elephant picture, claiming instead that ‘it was due to Instagram’s format’.”</p> <p>All three animals pictured – a rhino, elephant and lion – had been tranquilised and the elephant had been tethered as they were being relocated as part of a conservation project, according to reports.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B79sjhPp7pT/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B79sjhPp7pT/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by La Crónica de Hoy (@lacronicadehoy)</a> on Jan 30, 2020 at 4:31pm PST</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Harry believed the article was inaccurate as it had implied that he purposely conned the public through cropping. But Ipso said no code had been breached, saying there had been “no failure to take care not to publish inaccurate information”.</p> <p>He said that the image was cropped due to Instagram’s sizing requirements and because his feed had a specific style guide that they needed to stick to.</p> <p>The press regulator posted their findings online, saying: “The Committee considered that it was not clear from the images themselves that the animals had been tranquilised and tethered.</p> <p>“The photograph of the elephant had been cropped to edit out the animal’s tethered leg; the publication had demonstrated that the photograph could have been edited differently and the complainant accepted that the album could have been uploading in a different format which would have made editing the photograph unnecessary.</p> <p>“The accompanying caption did not make the position clear or that the images had previously been published, unedited, in 2016.</p> <p>“The position was not made clear simply as a result of the inclusion of the link to the website.</p> <p>“In these circumstances, the Committee did not consider that it was significantly misleading to report that the photographs posted on the complainant’s Instagram account did not quite tell the full story and that the complainant had not explained the circumstances in which the photographs had been taken.</p> <p>“There was no breach of Clause 1.”</p> <p>The ruling then says: “Where the article focused on the complainant’s publicly available Instagram posts and the information they displayed, the Committee did not consider that it was necessary for the newspaper to contact the complainant for comment on the published claims.”</p>

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Thomas Markle could be called on to testify against Meghan

<div class="body_text "> <p>Estranged father Thomas Markle could be called on to testify at the high court against his daughter Meghan as part of her ongoing legal action against the<span> </span><em>Mail on Sunday</em>.</p> <p>Reports have emerged suggesting that the paper’s defence is reliant on Thomas’ account.</p> <p>The Duchess of Sussex is currently suing the newspaper for breach of copyright, invasion of privacy and misuse of personal data after it published excerpts from a letter that she sent to Thomas about how he was treating her.</p> <p><em>Mail on Sunday<span> </span></em>filed its 44-page long defence at the high court on Tuesday arguing that the Duchess and other royals rely on publicity about themselves and their lives to maintain the privileged positions they hold”. It also argues that Meghan could not “have a reasonable expectation of privacy that the contents of the letter were private and would remain so”.</p> <p>“There is a huge and legitimate public interest in the royal family and the activities, conduct and standards of behavior of its members,” the filing said. “This extends not merely to their public conduct, but to their personal and family relationships because those are integral to the proper functioning of the monarchy.”</p> <p>The paper is targeting all of Meghan’s claims, including where she says that she had not courted publicity for her relationship with her father. The paper has countered this saying that Meghan hasn’t denied authorising her friends to speak about the relationship for an article with US magazine<span> </span><em><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://people.com/royals/meghan-markle-dad-thomas-markle-letter-after-wedding/" target="_blank">People</a></em>.</p> <p><em>Mail on Sunday</em> has dismissed the copyright claim by arguing that the letter was not an original literary work while also saying that Meghan and her team “briefed” the media against Thomas to obtain favourable coverage.</p> <p>"The privacy allegation, which is being made by Meghan in this particular case, is that there was also an invasion of her privacy by the revelation of this letter and the information about their personal relationship," media lawyer Mark Stephens told the<span> </span><em><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-51109538" target="_blank">BBC</a></em>.</p> <p>"Effectively, Thomas Markle and therefore the<span> </span><em>Mail on Sunday's </em>defence is that because it is alleged Meghan and her team were out briefing against Thomas Markle — he had a right of reply, he had a right to defend himself, he had a right to put the record straight and it's much less clear that she wins that cleanly or at all".</p> <p>The legal proceedings are being funded by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex privately and any proceeds will be donated to an anti-bullying charity. </p> </div>

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Travelling soon? Never do this with electronic items when boarding a flight

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Many travellers when going on a plane take a variety of electronic items with them, including mobile phones, iPads, laptops, Kindles … the list never ends.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">However, there is one thing you should never do whilst boarding a plane with your devices.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The current travel advice stipulates that you should never travel with any electronic items that have no battery left and cannot be turned on.</span></p> <p><a href="https://www.britishairways.com/travel/home/public/en_au"><span style="font-weight: 400;">British Airways </span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">describes essential hand luggage packing tips on their website.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">BA states: “Charge any electrical or battery-powered devices such as phones, tablets, e-books and laptops. Airport security might ask you to switch them on.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This is also the case in the USA, as the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced that it would not allow mobile phones or other electronic devices on US-bound planes unless travellers were able to turn them on at the request of security staff. This was announced in 2014.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It was ruled that anyone who had a powerless device would be barred from boarding their US flight and would have to reschedule the flight, even if the passenger offered to give up the item or send it separately.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The UK Department of Transport (DfT) quickly followed suit, saying:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“In line with the US advice, passengers on some routes into and out of the UK may now also be required to show that electronic devices in their hand luggage are powered up or face not being allowed to bring the device onto the aircraft.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"Passengers flying into or out of the UK are therefore advised to make sure electronic devices being carried in their hand luggage are charged before they travel."</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Domestic flights within Australia and New Zealand have not been impacted by this change, but as it affects a wide range of airlines, including British Airways, Qantas, Virgin Australia, Emirates and Delta as well as other carriers that fly to, from and via the UK and US, it’s better to be safe instead of sorry.</span></p>

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Why your Gmail account just got a whole lot better

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Gmail, Google’s email service, has turned 15 and in order to celebrate, Google has added a new feature that’ll help out its users.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The new feature allows users to schedule emails to send at a particular time within Gmail.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Google explained how to use the feature and why it’s been introduced in a </span><a href="https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/g-suite/15-years-and-counting-making-gmail-work-faster-and-smarter-for-businesses"><span style="font-weight: 400;">blog post</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">: </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We understand that work can often carry over to non-business hours, but it’s important to be considerate of everyone’s downtime.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We want to make it easier to respect everyone’s digital well-being, so we’re adding a new feature to Gmail that allows you to choose when an email should be sent.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Just write your email as you normally would, then schedule it to arrive in your recipient’s inbox at a later date and time.”</span><a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-cloudblog-publish/original_images/SCHEDULE_SEND_DESKTOP.gif"><span style="font-weight: 400;"></span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The feature is easy to use and just one of many that were implemented on Gmail’s birthday.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Other features include:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Smart Compose” which is designed to help users on the go. The feature can adapt to the way you write, as the feature will stay true to your email voice.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dynamic emails, which allows users to respond to a comment thread in Google Docs or schedule a meeting within the email message itself.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What feature will you be using? Let us know in the comments.</span></p>

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NZ Post prices to rise

<p>The cost of sending letters and parcels is going up as the volume of mail continues to fall sharply, New Zealand Post says.</p> <p>The cost of sending FastPost mail within New Zealand will increase 50 cents from July 1.</p> <p>The cost of sending a medium-sized letter will increase from $1.80 to $2.30(cheque-sized), a large letter (165mm x 235mm) from $2.80 to $3.30, and an oversize item (A4-sized) from $3.80 to $4.30. Standard Post prices will not change.</p> <p>Letter volumes decline at a rate of about 60 million items a year, NZ Post said.</p> <p>The drop in mail volume had an impact on revenue, despite NZ Post's efforts to reduce cost.</p> <p>In 2017 there are not nearly as many businesses relying on the postal service as there used to be, though businesses that do are given cheaper deals by NZ Post. </p> <p>Despite higher mailing costs, the amount of junk mail was not expected to reduce, as most businesses that send out bulk mail received deeply discounted postal rates.</p> <p>Marketing Impact managing director Alan Hard said high volume postage had one of the lowest price increases in years. </p> <p>"No one likes a price increase, but as a big player in the mail space, I feel NZ Post has got this largely right."</p> <p>He said energy companies, retailers, telcos, insurance companies, banks and charities were all big users of the postal service, and most of these would not be affected by the increase.</p> <p>Freedom Wedding Stationary managing director Dan Wheeler said he would still be using the mail for years to come. </p> <p>His business mails out around 50 envelops a wedding, though it can be hundreds for a big wedding. He said he had no need for FastPost. </p> <p>"They'll get there before the wedding on standard prices."</p> <p>Co-owner of Direct Mail Solutions Josh Lindsay said the price hike would not affect his business because it paid bulk rates. The company mails on behalf of small businesses nationwide and in Australia.</p> <p>Lindsay said his business mailed up to 10,000 letters at a time for some businesses.</p> <p>There has been a decline in business over the years, however it seems to be picking up recently, said Lindsay. </p> <p>A drop in invoice mailing was partially responsible for the decline, but the amount of marketing material the company mailed out was on the rise.</p> <p>"Your inbox gets so bombarded so to achieve any kind of cut-through [companies are] looking at the mailbox." </p> <p>Owner of Auckland Debt Collectors Colin Smith said his business' use of the mail was limited compared to what it used to be. </p> <p>"It used to be you'd mail the letter for 50c and now it's up around that … it'll drive everyone online."</p> <p>Smith said he thought the move would be business suicide for NZ Post.</p> <p>"It certainly does affect everyone."</p> <p>But he plans to continue using the service.</p> <p>"We just do whatever we need to to be able to get in touch with people," he said. </p> <p>There will also be a 2.55 per cent increase for all domestic parcel products and services for commercial accounts, including CourierPost, Pace, and ParcelPost. </p> <p>Postage prices last went up in July 2015.</p> <p>Saturday delivery surcharges will increase 20c, and the rural delivery surcharge will increase 50c. </p> <p>International Express Courier products will rise up to 10 per cent for items over 1 kilogram, all products under that weight would increase by $5.</p> <p><em>Written by Julie Iles. First appeared on <a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Stuff.co.nz.</strong></span></a> Image credit: Lauren Hayes/Fairfax Media/<a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/" target="_blank"><strong>Stuff.co.nz</strong></a></em></p>

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US to ban electronic devices on flights

<p>US authorities are reportedly planning to ban passengers travelling on certain US-bound foreign flights from carrying electronic devices larger than a mobile phone.</p> <p>The new requirement from the Transport Security Administration (TSA) prohibits passengers from bringing items like laptops, iPads, Kindles and cameras onboard, although doesn’t specify if flight crews are included in the ban.</p> <p>The ban is related to people flying into the US from the following airports:</p> <ul> <li>Queen Alia in Jordan</li> <li>Cairo International in Egypt</li> <li>Ataturk International in Turkey</li> <li>King Abudlaziz and King Khalid in Saudi Arabia</li> <li>Kuwait International in Kuwait, Mohammaed V in Morocco</li> <li>Doha International in Qatar</li> <li>Dubai international and Abu Dhabi international in the United Arab Emirates.</li> </ul> <p>The airlines affected by the ban include Royal Jordainia, Egyptair, Turkish airlines, Saudia airlines, Kuwait airways, Royal Air Morocco, Qatar Airways, Emirates and Etihad.</p> <p>Royal Jordanian was among the first airlines to respond, posting on Monday:</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">Attention all passengers ⚠️ <a href="https://t.co/HCNDcjcdi1">pic.twitter.com/HCNDcjcdi1</a></p> — Royal Jordanian (@RoyalJordanian) <a href="https://twitter.com/RoyalJordanian/status/844267588817424384">March 21, 2017</a></blockquote> <p>Airlines were reportedly circulated an email on Monday and given 96 hours to comply with the new ruling, which US officials have said is in response to a terrorism threat.</p> <p>The White House has declined to comment.</p> <p>What do you think of the new ruling? </p>

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Man brings new life to old electronics with beautiful sculptures

<p>Electronics are one of the fastest-growing types of waste in the world, with many of our favourite devices only having a lifespan of three or four years. With this in mind, one artist has found a unique way to minimise his environmental footprint by recycling old, outdated televisions, computers and other devices into stunning insect sculptures.</p> <p>“They look very futuristic, they look very mechanical,” Hobart artist Steve Wakeling told the <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-29/making-bug-sculpture-art-from-old-electronics/7794378" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">ABC</span></strong></a>. “The wiring and the miniature detail that goes into the parts of a DVD player is amazing. They're very pretty.</p> <p>“The parts that go into the bugs, they're rare parts and they're getting rarer. Pretty soon you won't see them unless they're in art.”</p> <p>After looking through the gallery above, you may be shocked to learn that Wakeling has no formal art training, just an affinity for creating shapes. “Once you get the basic shapes together to look like a head, then you can add the fine detail like the horns, the eyes, the nose and everything.”</p> <p>To see more of his pretty sculptures, click here, and tell us in the comments below, have you ever reinvented an old object into something new?</p> <p><em>Images: Carol Rääbus / 936 ABC Hobart</em></p> <p><strong>Related links:</strong></p> <p><a href="/entertainment/art/2016/08/works-of-art-made-with-plants/"><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Incredible works of art made with only plants</span></em></strong></a></p> <p><a href="/entertainment/art/2016/08/woman-with-ms-turns-mris-into-art/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>Woman diagnosed with MS turns her brain scans into art</strong></em></span></a></p> <p><a href="/entertainment/art/2016/05/artist-creates-fashion-designs-with-food/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>Artist creates incredible fashion designs using food</strong></em></span></a></p>

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