Home Sir Keir Starmer, the Prime Minister, praised President Donald Trump for the Gaza ceasefire agreement while in India accompanied by a trade delegation of 126. He then flew off to Egypt for the summit at which the peace declaration was signed. Sir Keir asserted that the dropping of a …

Why would anyone ever get into a “robotaxi”? In London it’s soon going to be a live question, because Waymo, a company owned by Alphabet, parent of Google, has been given permission to conduct trials of driverless taxis in the capital. If things go smoothly – never a given in …

Reeves suggests higher taxes on wealthy will be in Budget Rachel Reeves has suggested higher taxes on the wealthy will be part of her Budget next month. The chancellor acknowledged she was looking at potential tax rises and spending cuts to fill a hole in her Budget which she said …

After stunning locals on the streets of London, guzzling Guinness, and forcing organisers to buy new chairs capable of withstanding 200kg in weight, it was finally time for the stars of Sumo to dazzle at Royal Albert Hall — and they didn’t disappoint. Dozens of wrestlers arrived in London on …

Royal Mail has been fined £21 million by Ofcom for failing to meet key First- and Second-Class delivery targets in the 2024/25 financial year – the third-largest fine the UK regulator has ever imposed. In a warning to the UK’s postal operator, Ofcom accused Royal Mail of “persistent failures” and …

Londoners on their morning commute have been left perplexed at the sight of the world’s best sumo wrestlers strolling the streets of the capital this week. More than 40 of Japan’s top wrestlers are in London, vying to be crowned the ‘Grand Champion’, with ticket holders given the chance to …

Britain’s telecom and media regulator on Wednesday fined Royal Mail £21 million ($28.1 million), its largest penalty to date on the post and parcel group, for missing delivery targets for 2024–25. The more than 500-year-old Royal Mail, whose iconic red post boxes with the Royal Crest dot Britain, has been …

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This fine is the third-largest ever imposed by the communications watchdog. Royal Mail delivered 77% of first class mail and 92.5% of second class mail on time during the 2024-25 financial year, Ofcom found. This was short of the delivery giant’s respective 93% and 98.5% targets. Royal Mail fined £21 …

Royal Mail has been hit with a £21m fine after delivering almost one in four first-class letters late. Industry regulator Ofcom handed down the penalty – the largest ever for late deliveries – after the postal service fell short of its targets for both first and second-class post. Under the …