Post is set to be disrupted for the best part of a week due to the combination of ongoing strike action and the Christmas break. Royal Mail workers are involved in a long-running dispute over jobs, pay and conditions. The strikes have already affected post in the lead-up to Christmas, …
Read More »December 26, Are USPS, UPS, FedEx Open today? Here Is What’s Closed the Monday After Christmas Day
Are USPS, UPS, or FedEx open on Monday, December 26? This may sound like an unusual question, but with Christmas Day (December 25) falling on a Sunday, how does this affect government agencies and businesses today? Let’s take a look. USPS Whenever Christmas falls on Sunday, federal workers get their …
Read More »Boats, trains and buses – where is the Liverpool City Region public transport revolution up to?
When Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram was first elected to his position in 2017, he promised a public transport revolution. The new city region leader said he wanted to use his position and the newly devolved powers it came with to improve the lives of commuters and passengers across …
Read More »King Charles’s ‘unique’ Christmas Speech could see new tradition to ‘avoid scrutiny’ | TV & Radio | Showbiz & TV
“I think it was an acute choice of being in the church. “I don’t think we’ll see it again next year, but it may be that we’re beginning to see a new type of monarch speech where they’re no longer in their own properties.” King Charles went on to discuss …
Read More »Shocking moment shots heard as innocent woman killed in horror Christmas Eve attack
In new video footage, a woman can be seen asking “is that a gun?” as she sat parked in the car park of a pub where a tragic shooting happened near Liverpool Video Loading Video Unavailable The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Merseyside: Video catches sound of gunshots from …
Read More »Shops and supermarkets closed on Boxing Day including Aldi, M&S and Iceland
Christmas Day is over for another year, which can only mean one thing – the Boxing Day sales have arrived. While there will be bargains galore on offer across the high street, a few major retailers have decided to sit the sales out this Boxing Day and start them on …
Read More »France to deliver letters just three days a week – while Royal Mail pleads to end six-day service
France is to move to three-days-a-week letter deliveries from the start of next year as ministers in Britain resist pleas from Royal Mail to axe Saturday postal rounds. Letters will also be delivered within three days in a major shake-up that French bosses say will reduce La Poste’s carbon footprint. …
Read More »Kev Kringle Maguire’s naughty list includes turkey for Truss and camel penis for Hancock – Kevin Maguire
Kevin Maguire hands out his annual awards to those who have been naughty and those who have been nice – and there’s no surprise that the Tories have been the latter Video Loading Video Unavailable The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Kwasi Kwarteng in November reveals he warned Liz …
Read More »Strikes cause widespread disruption over Christmas period
FESTIVE strikes have begun across Cumbria as long running industrial disputes continue. Communications Worker’s Union (CWU) began strike action on Friday, December 23 leaving thousands of letters, parcels and presents undelivered before Christmas Day. Network Rail staff who are members of the RMT have also begun strike action covering the whole …
Read More »Like the health professionals, the British Border Police declared the strike
Border police workers launched an eight-day strike at six of Britain’s biggest airports on Friday to demand higher wages, sparking fears of unrest over the Christmas holiday period. Members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union and Home Office staff began the strike on Friday morning at London’s Heathrow …
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