Romford is a large town in east London, England, situated in the London Borough of Havering, within the ceremonial county of Greater London. Situated north of Dagenham and Hornchurch, east of Chadwell Heath, south of Havering-atte-Bower, and south-west of Brentwood, it is 14.1 miles north-east of Charing Cross in central London. A market town chartered in 1247, Romford formed the administrative centre of the medieval liberty of Havering, until it... Show more was dissolved in 1892. Good road links to London and the opening of the railway station in 1839 were key to the development of the town and the economic history of Romford is underpinned by a shift from agriculture to light industry and then to retail and commerce. As part of the suburban expansion of the area in the 19th century, Romford significantly expanded and increased in population to form part of the metropolitan conurbation of London, similar...
These days, most of us have telephones that display the number that’s calling before we answer. This “feature” actually goes right back to the 1960s, and it’s known in North American English as Caller ID, although it doesn’t actually identify the caller, just the caller’s number.
A woman living in Toronto is facing charges in connection with an alleged international telephone scam targeting seniors.
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