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Duty calls! Prince Charles visits and anti-food waste scheme in Scotland as he returns to in-person official engagements after his summer break

The Prince of Wales joined a charity for the unveiling of their 100th community fridge in Scotland today.  Prince Charles, 71, opened the community fridge at Dumfries House in East Ayrshire with community fridge network manager Kanahaya Alam. The pair smiled and joked together as they stood outside to reveal the new apparatus which aims to help bring together the local community to tackle food waste. It marked his return to in-person duties after a summer break at Birkhall on the Queen's Balmoral estate in Aberdeenshire.   The Prince of Wales joined the Community Fridge Network UK for the unveiling of their 100th community fridge in Scotland today. Pictured laughing and chatting with network manager Kanahaya Alam Charles and Kanahaya Alam opened the new community fridge together, the 100th of its kind in the UK. The latest addition is located at Dumfries House in East Ayrshire His Royal Highness and Kanahaya Alam were pictured standing in front of the fridge, which was filled with

Return of the booze cruise! Post-Brexit return of duty-free for holidaying Britons on their way to EU countries will save £2.33 on bottle of wine and £11.50 on spirits under new regime from January

Holidaying Britons will once again be able to snap up cut-price alcohol on holidays to Europe under a new post-Brexit regime from January.   Passengers making their way to EU countries from the UK are currently excluded from duty-free - but this is set to change once the transition period for leaving the European Union ends on December 31. The Treasury today confirmed Brits can expect savings of £2.86 for a 75cl bottle of Champagne or Prosecco and £2.28 for six 50cl cans of four per cent ABV beer. But as 'booze cruises' look set to return the limits on how much alcohol holidaymakers can bring back will also be increasing. Passengers on their way to EU countries from the UK are currently excluded from duty-free - but this is set to change once the transition period for leaving the European Union ends on December 31 (file image) The Treasury today confirmed Brits can expect savings of £2.86 for a 75cl bottle of Champagne or Prosecco and £2.28 for six 50cl cans of four per cent AB

Snapchat is DOWN! Thousands of users in the US and UK are unable to or send and receive snaps in the social media app

If you are unable to send snaps in Snapchat - you are not alone. The social media platform appears to be down for users in the US and parts of Europe, with many reporting issues with sending or receiving snaps. The outage seems to have started around 11:30am ET and quickly spike to more than 47,000 reports on DownDetector.com. All parts of the US are experiencing problems, while over in Europe the  UK and parts of The Netherlands are shown in red on DownDetector's map. The social media platform appears to be down for users in the US and parts of Europe, with many reporting issues with sending or receiving snaps Snapchat quickly acknowledged the issues on Twitter sharing: ' We're aware some Snapchatters are having trouble using the app. We are looking into it and working on a fix!'  Thousands flocked to DownDetector, which monitors issues that may arise with online platforms and services, to share the problems they are experiencing using the app.  The majority of complai

'Honey I'm talking to Bob Woodward!' How Donald Trump bragged to Melania as he opened up to legendary reporter and was STILL phoning him less than a month ago

President Donald Trump bragged to first lady Melania Trump that Bob Woodward was writing a book about him and was still calling the legendary author less than a month ago to try and get additional information in the tome.  In his 392-page book, 'Rage,' Woodward recounts how, during their June 22 phone interview, the president put the first lady on the phone.  'Honey, I'm talking to Bob Woodward,' Trump said. President Donald Trump bragged to first lady Melania Trump that Bob Woodward was writing a book about him Trump was calling legendary author Bob Woodward up to less than a month ago to talk about what was going to be in the book 'Rage' Woodward wrote he mentioned to Melania the new book 'The Art of Her Deal' by his Washington Post colleague Mary Jordan.  'So they did a book on your and they're giving all kinds of credit to you for knowing how to live with this man,' he said he told her. Melania laughed. Trump then jumped in.  'I d

Long-serving Premier League No 2 Bill Bush, who played a prominent role in Project Restart after the coronavirus lockdown and Newcastle's failed Saudi takeover, 'set to leave after 15 years'

The Premier League's long-serving No 2 Bill Bush is reportedly set to leave the organisation after 15 years. Richard Scudamore's departure from his role as executive chairman in November 2018 has heralded a period of upheaval among key figures, and Bush is now set to be the latest to step away. The Athletic have claimed that Bush is not expected to leave imminently, but top flight clubs have been informed and the process of sourcing his replacement is already underway.   The Premier League's long-serving No 2 Bill Bush is reportedly set to leave the organisation Richard Scuadmore's departure as executive chairman has seen changes among top figures Bush became part of the Premier League's top table in 2005 after joining from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport and has acted as the main link with the government.  It is also believed that his role partly focused on intellectual property, an area of expertise that would have seen him heavily involved in the colla

UK announces 3,539 more Covid-19 cases in highest rise in four months as six further deaths are recorded and experts warn the epidemic is now doubling every WEEK

Another 3,539 Britons tested positive for coronavirus today in the highest toll in four months. Today's rise in infections brings the total number of people officially diagnosed with the disease to 361,677. A further six people with the virus also died in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 41,614, the Department of Health announced. Health bosses said most of the new infections were young people, many who only had mild or no symptoms. Not since May 17, when there were 3,562 infections, have cases been higher. At that point the country was in full lockdown. But comparing current infections to the first wave is not an accurate barometer of the epidemic's severity because there was no widespread testing months ago.  It's thought more than 100,000 people per day were catching the illness at the end of March but not getting tested.    It comes as scientists behind a major Government study warned Covid-19 infections are now doubling every week.  Meanwhile, Birmingham bec

Will Smith and Janet Hubert FINALLY patch up feud that dragged on since 1993 as they share a laugh on-set at Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air reunion

Will Smith and Janet Hubert laughed together in a new on-set picture from the Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air 30th anniversary reunion. The sweet snapshot seemed to signal the end of their feud, which has lasted since Janet was fired from the sitcom in 1993 and replaced by Daphne Maxwell Reid. HBO Max which carries the reunion said Will, 51, and Janet, 64, will be seen having an 'emotional reunion and a candid conversation,' Entertainment Weekly reports. Burying the hatchet: Will Smith and Janet Hubert laughed together in a new on-set picture from the Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air 30th anniversary reunion Will posted the picture of himself and Janet to Instagram while promoting the upcoming reunion special this week. Alfonso Ribeiro, Tatyana Ali, Karyn Parsons, Joseph Marcell, Daphne Maxwell Reid and DJ Jazzy Jeff joined him in one picture. The other showed him in what appeared to be a private screening room having his one-on-one confab with Janet, who played his character's Aunt Viv. In

'Show me the rules saying you're allowed to do this': Moment male Karen tells disabled man he can't ride his adapted bike in an Indiana park

A cyclist attempted to scold a man with disabilities for his motorized, adapted bike in an Indiana park. Footage shows Tom Morris traveling down a dirt path this week with his adaptive equipment when he encounters a couple standing on the trail.  'Seriously dude, you're not supposed to have e-bikes on this thing,' the male cyclist says. 'This is a handicapped piece of equipment,' Morris answers, to which the cyclist replies, 'and?' 'Show me the rules saying that you're allowed to do this,' the cyclist presses. 'Come on buddy, you're breaking the rules of the park.' Morris then interjects to explain that 'it's a handicap piece of equipment and I can't walk.' The man confused Morris' adaptive equipment with an e-bike and attempted to reprimand him for using it on the path Tom Morris was stopped as he rode on his motorized adapted bike The cyclist appears to sigh and walk away, while the female cyclist tells Morri