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66-472: Tolleshunt may refer to the following places in Essex, England: Tolleshunt D'Arcy Tolleshunt Knights Tolleshunt Major [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to

132-542: A fortnight later. The Press Complaints Commission described the article as a "serious error of judgement" and said, "Although the editor had taken steps to resolve the complaint, and rightly published an apology, the breach of the Code was so serious that no apology could remedy it". The Daily Express gained a reputation for printing conspiracy theories about the death of Diana, Princess of Wales as front-page news. The Independent and The Guardian in 2006 both published

198-435: A parish council , and lies within the area of Maldon District Council . An electoral ward in the same name exists. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 4,065. The parish church of St Nicholas is in the perpendicular style with a west tower, and a nave ceiling which was decorated in 1897 by Ernest Geldart. Villagers have contributed to a stained glass window to celebrate the millennium. The window represents

264-590: A 66.6% control of the character. The Express retains minority interest of one-third plus the right to publish Rupert Bear stories in certain Express publications. In 2000, Express Newspapers was bought by Richard Desmond, publisher of celebrity magazine OK! , for £125 million. Controversy surrounded the deal since Desmond also owned softcore pornography magazines. As a result, many staff left, including editor Rosie Boycott and columnist Peter Hitchens . Hitchens moved to The Mail on Sunday , saying working for

330-581: A ban on the sale of the paper. This ban was overturned in March 2016, following a student vote. UKIP Leader Nigel Farage declared that he had signed the "Crusade" petition, and urged others to do the same. Romanian politician Cătălin Ivan expressed "outrage" at the campaign. In a statement released by The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on 24 April 2015,

396-477: A blue plaque commemorating Margery Allingham. The plaque was unveiled on the 88th anniversary of her birth by her sister Joyce on 20 May 1992. Allingham is buried in the newer village cemetery, about half a mile south of St Nicholas's Church graveyard on the other side of the road. In August 1985, Tolleshunt D'Arcy made national headlines for an incident which became known as the White House Farm murders , when

462-728: A couple, their adoptive daughter and her two children were shot and died from their injuries. In October 1986, Jeremy Bamber , a local farmer, was convicted of murdering the members of his family. Tolleshunt D'Arcy still retains its village shop, an important feature of village life; as are the church, the village hall and the remaining public house, the Queen's Head , which is on the Campaign for Real Ale 's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors . The Red Lion public house became an Italian, then an Indian restaurant. The Thatchers pub in South Street

528-531: A deal worth £126.7 million. To coincide with the purchase the Trinity Mirror group changed its name to Reach . Hugh Whittow resigned as editor and Gary Jones took over as editor-in-chief soon after the purchase. The Daily Express endorsed Liz Truss in the July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election . In 2023, Reach launched a US version of the Express, called the-express.com. It

594-406: A front-page article critical of survivors of the 1996 Dunblane massacre , entitled "Anniversary Shame of Dunblane Survivors". The article criticised the 18-year-old survivors for posting "shocking blogs and photographs of themselves on the internet", revealing that they drank alcohol, made rude gestures and talked about their sex lives. The article provoked complaints, leading to a front-page apology

660-416: A popular bird seen in the summer months. In autumn Teals and Wigeons are most popular seen in the shallow open waters, as well as flocks of Golden plovers and Lapwings. In the winter months hen harriers, merlins, brent geese can be found in the grazing area with short-eared owls are found hunting in the grazing marshes. Sea ducks including red-breasted mergansers, grebes, divers and goldeneyes can be found in

726-719: A previous cost-cutting exercise triggered the first 24-hour national press strike in the UK for 18 years. In late August 2009 came plans for a further 70 redundancies, affecting journalists across Express Newspapers (including the Daily and Sunday Express , the Daily Star , and the Daily Star Sunday ). In August 2009, the Advertising Standards Authority criticised the company for advertorials as features alongside adverts for

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792-619: A selection of then recent Express headlines on the topic. This practice was satirised in Private Eye as the Diana Express or the Di'ly Express , and has been attributed to Desmond's friendship with regular Eye target Mohamed Fayed . The articles regularly quoted Fayed with the newspaper describing its campaign as "Our relentless crusade for the truth". In 2006 and 2007, these front-page stories consistently appeared on Mondays, and ended only when

858-616: A settlement at the High Court of Justice , the newspapers ran a front-page apology to the McCanns on 19 March 2008, another apology on the front of the Sunday editions of 23 March and a statement of apology at the High Court. The newspapers also agreed to pay costs and damages, which the McCanns said they would use to fund the search for their daughter. Guardian media commentator Roy Greenslade said it

924-596: A specially commissioned Art Deco building. Under Beaverbrook, the paper set newspaper sales records several times throughout the 1930s. Its success was partly due to aggressive marketing campaign and a circulation war with other populist newspapers. Arthur Christiansen became editor in October 1933. Under his direction sales climbed from two million in 1936 to four million in 1949. He retired in 1957. The paper also featured Alfred Bestall 's Rupert Bear cartoon and satirical cartoons by Carl Giles which it began publishing in

990-710: Is satisfactory . There is also a pre-school in the village, Tolleshunt D'Arcy Pre-School which is in the village hall on Tollesbury Road. In its latest Ofsted inspection in May 2011 it was graded an overall grade of 2 which is Good. Old Hall Marshes is a nature reserve owned by the RSPB situated east of Tolleshunt D'Arcy. The reserve was bought by the RSPB in 1984 as a refuge for overwintering brent geese . The reserve occupies 459 hectares (1,130 acres) of grazing marshes with brackish water, saltmarsh, reedbeds and two off-shore islands. It

1056-561: Is a "frequent offender" which pays little heed to the ASA's criticisms. In May 2010, Desmond announced a commitment of £100 million over five years to buy new equipment for the printing plants, beginning with the immediate purchase of four new presses, amid industry rumours that he was going to establish a printing plant at Luton. On 31 December 2010, the Express, with all the media titles in Desmond's Northern & Shell group, were excluded from

1122-526: Is a single-storey building built in 1983, which has 7 classrooms which include a large reception class room with its very own playground. There has been a school in Tolleshunt D’Arcy since before 1900. The school has a large hall used for assemblies, physical education (PE), teaching, meals and plays. It also has a library, ICT suite and wildlife quad with a pond. The school's latest Ofsted inspection dated November 2011 achieved an overall grade of 3 which

1188-631: Is a village situated on the Blackwater estuary in the Maldon District of Essex , England. The village is 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Colchester , 19 miles (31 km) east of Chelmsford and 30 miles (48 km) north of Southend-on-Sea . The name Tolleshunt originates from the Anglo-Saxon Tolleshunta which means Toll's spring. Toll was an Anglo-Saxon chief who settled in large areas of forest, establishing clearings where water

1254-513: Is available at UK Press Online. In September 2017, Daily Mirror publisher Trinity Mirror announced its interest in buying all of Express Newspapers from Desmond. The Financial Times called it potentially the biggest change in the British newspaper industry for a decade. In February 2018, Trinity Mirror acquired the Daily Express , and other publishing assets of Northern & Shell, in

1320-789: Is based in New York City. The printing press of the Sunday Express was first started by Lady Diana Manners on 29 December 1918. It was edited by Michael Booker from 2018 to 2021 when he left for GB News . Its circulation in December 2022 was 153,377. Suspected serial killer John Bodkin Adams was arrested in 1956, accused of murdering up to 400 wealthy patients in Eastbourne . The press, "egged on by police leaks, unanimously declared Adams guilty," except for Percy Hoskins , chief crime reporter for

1386-517: Is situated in the centre of Tolleshunt D'Arcy village and has acres of open grassland, a playground and a wild-life area. It is surrounded by farmland and has views over the Blackwater Estuary. St. Nicholas Primary School provides a broad and balanced education for pupils between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It was founded according to the principles and practices of the Church of England. The school

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1452-528: Is the flagship of Express Newspapers, owned by publisher Reach plc . It was first published as a broadsheet in 1900 by Sir Arthur Pearson . Its sister paper, the Sunday Express , was launched in 1918. In June 2022, it had an average daily circulation of 201,608. Under the ownership of Lord Beaverbrook , the Express rose to become the newspaper with the largest circulation in the world, going from 2 million in

1518-454: The Express led with "SPIES COVER UP DIANA 'MURDER'". According to The Independent "The Diana stories appear on Mondays because Sunday is often a quiet day." In February and March 2010, the paper returned to featuring Diana stories on the front page on Mondays. In September 2013, following an allegation raised by the estranged wife of an SAS operative, the Daily Express returned to running daily Princess Diana cover stories. In

1584-412: The Express said "a number of articles in the newspaper have suggested that the couple caused the death of their missing daughter Madeleine and then covered it up. We acknowledge that there is no evidence whatsoever to support this theory and that Kate and Gerry are completely innocent of any involvement in their daughter's disappearance." This was followed in October by an apology and payout (forwarded to

1650-430: The Express . Hoskins was adamant that Adams was a naive doctor prosecuted by an overzealous detective, Herbert Hannam , whom Hoskins disliked from previous cases. The Express , under Hoskins's direction, was the only major paper to defend Adams, causing Lord Beaverbrook to question Hoskins's stance. Adams was cleared in 1957 of the murder of Edith Alice Morrell (a second count was withdrawn controversially). After

1716-706: The Great Eastern Main Line between London Liverpool Street and Norwich . The nearest NHS hospitals are Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford and Colchester Hospital near Stanway Colchester. Following the closure of the village surgery in March 2015, the nearest doctors' surgery is in Tollesbury. Daily Express Defunct The Daily Express is a national daily United Kingdom middle-market newspaper printed in tabloid format . Published in London, it

1782-567: The House of Commons for running "a sustained vendetta" against the British Royal Family in the Express titles. In the same month, the Duke of Edinburgh described the Express as "a bloody awful newspaper. It is full of lies, scandal and imagination. It is a vicious paper." At the height of Beaverbrook's control, in 1948, he told a Royal Commission on the press that he ran his papers "purely for

1848-615: The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination * (both of which have been ratified by the UK, as well as by all other EU countries), were rooted in the desire to outlaw the type of anti-Semitic and other racially based hate speech used by the Nazi media during the 1930s". Appearing in April 2018 before Parliament 's Home Affairs Select Committee , which

1914-694: The Labour Party , and the 2015 general election when it backed the UK Independence Party , the newspaper has declared its support for the Conservative Party at every general election since World War II . In 2011, when the newspaper first endorsed UKIP, it became one of the first media outlets in the United Kingdom to demand a withdrawal from the European Union . "Crusade for Freedom"

1980-572: The Press Complaints Commission after withholding payment. Lord Black , chairman of PressBof , the PCC's parent organisation, called this "a deeply regrettable decision". According to Press Gazette , in December 2016 circulation figures showed gross sales of the Daily Mail were 1,491,264 compared to 391,626 for the Daily Express . The full run of the Daily Express has been digitised and

2046-494: The 15th century. It remained in the family until the death of Thomas D'Arcy in 1593. During that period, D'Arcy Hall, an early 16th-century building, was built as the family home and still remains. The interior is made from wood panelling bearing Anthony D'Arcy's initials and the date 1540. The bridge on the moat dates from the Elizabethan period as does the dovecote in the grounds. The russet D'Arcy Spice apple originated from

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2112-412: The 1930s to 4 million in the 1940s. It was acquired by Richard Desmond 's company Northern & Shell in 2000. Hugh Whittow was the editor from February 2011 until he retired in March 2018. In February 2018 Trinity Mirror acquired the Daily Express , and other publishing assets of Northern & Shell, in a deal worth £126.7 million. To coincide with the purchase the Trinity Mirror group changed

2178-744: The 1940s. On 24 March 1933, a front-page headline, "Judea Declares War on Germany" (because of the Anti-Nazi boycott of 1933 ), was published. During the late 1930s, the paper advocated the appeasement policies of Neville Chamberlain 's National Government , due to the influence of Lord Beaverbrook. On 7 August 1939, the front-page headline was "NO WAR THIS YEAR". Less than a month later, Britain and France were at war with Nazi Germany following its invasion of Poland . The front page, floating in dirty water, later featured in In Which We Serve . The ruralist and fascist author Henry Williamson wrote for

2244-460: The Essex coast. This site is now situated in eroding salt-marsh outside the modern sea-wall, and inspection on the ground shows that layers of broken briquetage survives above layers of charcoal which are the remains of ancient fires. From 1904 to 1951 the Kelvedon and Tollesbury Light Railway ran past the village, stopping at Tolleshunt d'Arcy railway station . The closest station is Kelvedon on

2310-583: The PCC. The chairman of the Press Standards Board of Finance , which manages PCC funds, described Express Newspapers as a "rogue publisher". The Express group lost prominent libel cases in 2008–2009; it paid damages to people involved in the Madeleine McCann case (see below), a member of the Muslim Council of Britain , footballer Marco Materazzi , and sports agent Willie McKay . The losses led

2376-592: The benefits in keeping the case in the public eye, but said coverage needed to be toned down since daily headlines were not necessarily helpful. In March 2008, the McCanns launched a libel suit against the Daily Express and the Daily Star , as well as their Sunday equivalents, following their coverage. The action concerned more than 100 stories across the four newspapers, which accused the McCanns of causing and covering up their daughter's death. Express Newspapers pulled all references to Madeleine from its websites. In

2442-456: The case, Beaverbrook phoned Hoskins and said: "Two people were acquitted today", meaning Hoskins as well. The Express carried an exclusive interview with Adams, whom Hoskins interviewed in a safe house away from other newspapers. According to archives released in 2003, Adams was thought by police to have killed 163 patients. On 8 March 2009, the Scottish edition of the Sunday Express published

2508-506: The company's own presses. Johnston Press has a five-year deal, begun in March 2015, to print the northern editions of the Daily Express , Daily Star , Sunday Express and the Daily Star Sunday at its Dinnington site in Sheffield. The Scottish edition is printed by facsimile in Glasgow by contract printers, the London editions at Westferry Printers. In March 1962, Beaverbrook was attacked in

2574-456: The estuarine channels. Snow buntings and twite can be seen on the seawall. Tolleshunt D'Arcy Hall is a moated house situated south of St Nicholas' Church. The house was originally the home of the D'Arcy family. The building was started by the D'Arcy family who intermarried with the De Boys family in the 15th century. The house was built in 1450. It is possible that the original bridge over the moat

2640-521: The fund again) to a group who had become known as the " Tapas Seven " in relation to the case. In 2013, the paper launched a "crusade" against new European Union rules on migrants from Bulgaria and Romania, inviting readers to sign a petition against lifting restrictions on immigration. The front page on Thursday 31 October declared: "Britain is full and fed up. Today join your Daily Express Crusade to stop new flood of Romanian and Bulgarian migrants". The Aberystwyth University Student Union announced

2706-420: The gardens in 1840. In the centre of the village is a maypole which is a listed monument, and is one of the few genuine maypoles remaining in the country. The base is now protected by a wooden cage. D'Arcy House is a well-proportioned Queen Anne-style dwelling, and was the home of Dr. John Salter from 1864 to 1932. Born in 1841, the eldest son of a country gentleman, he had a long and varied career. Salter

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2772-429: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tolleshunt&oldid=779236536 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Tolleshunt D%27Arcy Tolleshunt D'Arcy ( / ˌ t oʊ l z h ʌ n t ˈ d ɑːr s i / )

2838-587: The media commentator Roy Greenslade to conclude that Express Newspapers (which also publishes the Star titles) paid more in libel damages over that period than any other newspaper group. Although most of the individual amounts paid were not disclosed, the total damages were recorded at £1,570,000. Greenslade characterised Desmond as a "rogue proprietor". In late 2008, Express Newspapers began cutting 80 jobs to reduce costs by £2.5 million; however, too few staff were willing to take voluntary redundancy. In early 2008,

2904-474: The name of the company to Reach . Hugh Whittow resigned as editor and Gary Jones took over as editor-in-chief soon after the purchase. The paper's editorial stances have often been seen as aligned to Euroscepticism and supportive of the UK Independence Party (UKIP), and other right-wing factions including the European Research Group (ERG) of the Conservative Party . The Daily Express

2970-556: The new owner was a moral conflict of interest since he had always attacked the pornographic magazines that Desmond published. Despite their divergent politics, Desmond respected Hitchens. In 2007, Express Newspapers left the National Publishers Association due to unpaid fees. Since payments to the NPA fund the Press Complaints Commission , it is possible that the Express and its sister papers could cease being regulated by

3036-404: The open water and in the ditches; lapwings, avocets, oystercatchers and redshanks nest in the marshes; marsh harriers and barn owls can also be found. Migrant waders and whimbrels can also be found in the grassland. In the summer months juvenile marsh harriers can be found in the reedbeds, along with greenshanks, spotted redshanks and ruffs which can be found in the muddy margins. Cuckoos are also

3102-463: The paper focused instead on the Madeleine McCann story (see below). Even on 7 July 2006, the anniversary of the London bombings (used by most other newspapers to publish commemorations) the front page was given over to Diana. This tendency was also mocked on Have I Got News for You when on 6 November 2006, the day other papers reported the death sentence given to Saddam Hussein on their front pages,

3168-622: The paper on many occasions over a span of half a century. He also wrote for the Sunday Express at the beginning of his career. In 1938, the publication moved to the Daily Express Building, Manchester (nicknamed the "Black Lubyianka"), designed by Owen Williams on the same site in Great Ancoats Street . It opened a similar building in Glasgow in 1936 in Albion Street. Glasgow printing ended in 1974 and Manchester in 1989 on

3234-606: The paper] purely for the purpose of making propaganda and with no other motive". Lord Beaverbrook , former owner (1948). Partially as a result of the rejuvenation of the Daily Mail under David English and the emergence of The Sun under Rupert Murdoch and editorship of Larry Lamb , average daily sales of the Express dropped below four million in 1967, below three million in 1975, and below two million in 1984. The Daily Express switched from broadsheet to tabloid in 1977 (the Mail having done so six years earlier), and

3300-477: The purpose of making propaganda". The arrival of television , and the public's changing interests, took their toll on circulation, and following Beaverbrook's death in 1964, the paper's circulation declined for several years. During this period, the Express , practically alone among mainstream newspapers, was vehemently opposed to entry into what became the European Economic Community . "[I run

3366-572: The same products. The ASA noted that the pieces were "always and uniquely favourable to the product featured in the ads and contained claims that have been or were likely to be prohibited in advertisements". In January 2010, the Daily Express was censured by the Advertising Standards Authority over a front-page promotion for "free" fireworks. This led to comment that the Express has become "the Ryanair of Fleet Street ", in that it

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3432-486: The second half of 2007 the Daily Express gave a large coverage to the disappearance of Madeleine McCann . From 3 August 2007 to 10 November 2007, the Express dedicated at least part of the next 100 front pages to her. Of those, 82 used the headline to feature the details of the disappearance (often stylised by "MADELEINE" in red block capitals, plus a picture of the child). Though the family initially said some journalists may have "overstepped their mark" they acknowledged

3498-586: The tabloid's name was mentioned in an accusation of producing hate speech , initially referring to an article in The Sun : "...To give just one glimpse of the scale of the problem, back in 2003 the Daily Express ran 22 negative front pages stories about asylum seekers and refugees in a single 31-day period" ... "..the High Commissioner noted that Article 20 of the ICCPR , as well as elements relating to hate speech in

3564-613: The village of Tolleshunt D'Arcy during the Second World War. Her husband, Lt-Col. Philip Youngman-Carter, was a skilled illustrator who followed a spell as Features Editor for the Daily Express with ten years as editor of the Tatler . Her sister, Emily Joyce Allingham, was an amateur filmmaker who documented aspects of life in the village, such as its celebration of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II . Tolleshunt D'Arcy House now has

3630-469: The village, the nearby River Blackwater , and the surrounding industries of agriculture and horticulture. The village's unique apple variety is also depicted. A local artist, Michael Smee, designed the millennium window. Tolleshunt D'Arcy has one primary school in the village on Tollesbury Road called St. Nicholas C of E School. This school serves the villages of Tolleshunt D’Arcy, Tolleshunt Major, Tolleshunt Knights, Goldhanger and Little Totham. The school

3696-491: Was "unprecedented" for four major newspapers to offer front-page apologies but also said it was more than warranted given that the papers had committed "a substantial libel" that shamed the British press. Craig Silverman of Regret the Error , a blog that reports media errors, argued that given how many of the stories appeared on the front page, anything less than a front-page apology would have been "unacceptable." In its apology,

3762-516: Was a drawbridge, however the present bridge of brick and stone dates from about 1585. The entrance to D'Arcy Hall contains a row of apple spice trees now known as the D'Arcy Spice Apple. These apples was first found in the garden of the hall at Tolleshunt D'Arcy in 1880; the apple is a late russet variety which is picked in November. The area has over three hundred remains of prehistoric and Roman salt making sites, called Red Hills , which are found along

3828-518: Was a prize-winning horticulturist , vice-president of the English Kennel Club, and became Provincial Grand Master of the Freemasons . He is best remembered for his diary which he kept from 1849 until 1932. From 1935 until 1966 the house became the home of the author Margery Allingham , creator of the fictional detective Albert Campion . Her memoir The Oaken Heart (1941) was based on life in

3894-565: Was bought by the RSPB for £780,000 helped by donations to the Eric Morecambe Memorial Appeal . Thousands of anthills of the yellow meadow ant can be found in the ancient grasslands of Old Hall Marshes as well as around twenty-four species of butterfly . Dragonflies are also popular in this area which include the scarce emerald damselfly and good numbers of ruddy darters. In spring, a variety of birds can be seen, including gadwalls, shovelers and pochards, which can be seen in

3960-458: Was bought by the construction company Trafalgar House in the same year. Its publishing company, Beaverbrook Newspapers, was renamed Express Newspapers. In 1982, Trafalgar House spun off its publishing interests to a new company, Fleet Holdings, under Lord Matthews , but this succumbed to a hostile takeover by United Newspapers in 1985. Under United, the Express titles moved from Fleet Street to Blackfriars Road in 1989. Express Newspapers

4026-459: Was demolished for a new housing development in 2011. From 1904 to 1951 the village was served by the Kelvedon and Tollesbury Light Railway , with a small station to the north of the village. The whole line closed for passengers on 5 May 1951 with goods traffic continuing between Tollesbury Pier and Tiptree until 29 October 1951. The section between Tiptree and Kelvedon continued in use for goods traffic until 28 September 1962. The village has

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4092-629: Was founded in 1900 by Sir Arthur Pearson , with the first issue appearing on 24 April 1900. Pearson lost his sight to glaucoma in 1913, and sold the title to the future Lord Beaverbrook in 1916. The Express was one of the first papers to place news instead of advertisements on its front page, and carried gossip, sport, and women's features. It was also the first in Britain to have a crossword puzzle . It began printing in Manchester in 1927. In 1931 it moved its London headquarters to 120 Fleet Street ,

4158-426: Was investigating the treatment of minority groups in print media, Daily Express editor Gary Jones said that he would be looking to change the tone of the paper. Jones said that he had found past pages of the newspaper "downright offensive," adding that they made him feel "very uncomfortable" and contributed to an " Islamophobic sentiment" in the media. With the exception of the 2001 general election when it backed

4224-419: Was readily available. William the Conqueror gave the manor to Ralph Peverell for services rendered during the Conquest. The latter part of the village name altered as female heirs changed the name to that of their husbands. It became known as Tolleshunt Tregoz, Tolleshunt Valoines and Tolleshunt de Boys. John D'Arcy married a daughter of the De Boys family. By this match the estate came to the D'Arcy family in

4290-434: Was sold to publisher Richard Desmond in 2000, and the names of the newspapers reverted to Daily Express and Sunday Express . In 2004, the newspaper moved to Lower Thames Street in the City of London . In February 2018, it moved into 1 Canada Square in Canary Wharf. On 31 October 2005, UK Media Group Entertainment Rights secured majority interest from the Daily Express for Rupert Bear . They paid £6 million for

4356-451: Was the newspaper's own campaign to give the people of the United Kingdom the opportunity to add their names to a petition addressed to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in favour of Britain's withdrawal from the European Union . Each edition of the 8 January 2011 issue had four cut-out vouchers where readers could sign the pledge and send them to the paper's HQ where the petition was being compiled; there were also further editions with

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