Craig Taylor

Staff, unions and MPs have expressed outrage and travellers have been told to expect disruption.
BBC News – UK

Russian accuses Canada of ‘kindergarten’ diplomacy in spat over a Russian letter sent to UN members.
BBC News – US & Canada

Diébédo Francis Kéré says receiving the Pritzker Prize has made him the “happiest man on this planet”.
BBC News – Africa

The cover we are about to discuss is unusual for a number of reasons and harks back to the days before mass air travel became common. Right up until the end of the 1950s a trip from the UK to Australia for most […]

Many people getting universal credit can’t cover the rising cost of living, says charity.
BBC News – Business

Ros Atkins takes a look at the reasons why two British-Iranian nationals are freed after years in prison.
BBC News – Middle East

The law would also have increased the length of prison sentences for women seeking abortion.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The building in the besieged city of Mariupol was sheltering up to 1,200 people, the deputy mayor says.
BBC News – Europe

British-Iranian nationals Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori touched down at RAF Brize Norton just after 01:00 GMT.
BBC News – UK

Last week the US actor was sentenced to prison for lying about being the victim of a hate crime.
BBC News – US & Canada

Hundreds of young men across Africa say they want to take up arms in Ukraine.
BBC News – Africa

WWII censored covers are a popular theme for postal history collectors. The cover below was much travelled and we have detailed as much as we can about its route below.

 
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The cover which is […]

Over the years Canada has produced some attractive and sought after stamps, however, one stands out – The 50c Blue Nose. This was not a stand-alone issue but part of the then-new KGV Definitive set issued during […]

Hoddesdon. The Hertfordshire town with two train stations.

Just east of the Prime Meridian you will find the town of Hoddesdon. This town lies in Broxbourne, in Hertfordshire, and has about 40 thousand souls […]

Motoring groups call for fuel prices to fall as Brent crude drops to its lowest for two weeks.
BBC News – Business

Two Palestinians in the West Bank and an Arab man in Israel die in clashes with Israeli forces.
BBC News – Middle East

The Norwegian Escape got stuck on the channel bed in high winds after it left the Dominican Republic.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Marina Ovsyannikova has been fined and released after carrying out a protest live on Russian TV.
BBC News – Europe

Those wanting to host an individual or family from Ukraine can now register their interest online.
BBC News – UK

Pierre Zakrzewski and Oleksandra Kuvshinova were killed when their vehicle was hit outside Kyiv.
BBC News – US & Canada