Royal Mail faces strikes over plan to shed 1,600 staff
Unions threaten ballot for industrial action after bosses said plan that includes forced redundancies would save company £50m
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Unions threaten ballot for industrial action after bosses said plan that includes forced redundancies would save company £50m
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[ad_1] Wellwishers were today turned away from Edinburgh’s historic Royal Mile after huge crowds and thousands of mourners descended upon the Scottish capital to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II. Large queues of people were pictured lining up with flags bearing the Union Jack and colourful homemade signs outside St Giles’ Cathedral as the…
Daily Mail Royal Mail stop postmen delivering letters to row of houses over 'dangerous' grass bankDaily MailRoyal Mail chiefs have stopped posties delivering letters to a row of houses – because walking on a grass verge has been deemed 'too dangerous'. The spat came about after one postman complained about the street on his round….
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[ad_1] Asian hornets, which have a mostly black abdomen and characteristic yellow legs, were first spotted in the UK in September 2016 in Tetbury, Gloucestershire. There have been a total of 74 confirmed sightings of Asian hornets since 2016 with 51 of those coming in 2023. This figure includes a total of 69 nests, all of which were…
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[ad_1] MATT Hancock has warned that irresponsible boozers could go to prison as pubs across England reopen today for ‘Super Saturday’. The Health Secretary says he’s no “killjoy” – but vowed to close down pubs if necessary. “The Government would not shrink from shutting pubs again where there was irresponsible behaviour,” he warned. It comes…