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A Royal Mail lorry driver was today jailed for four years after he wasted his sleep breaks on a nightshift to watch videos then nodded off at the wheel and killed a grandfather. Stefan-Alexandru Bloj was on his first ever night shift for the postal service and had only three …
Read More »Royal Navy and RAF reveal they have been tracking Russian vessels in the English Channel, North Sea and North Atlantic in joint operation as Putin’s forces enter British waters
Royal Navy and RAF reveal they have been tracking Russian vessels in the English Channel, North Sea and North Atlantic in joint operation as Putin’s forces enter British waters The Navy and RAF said their warships and patrol aircraft tracked Russian vessels They monitored operation of Russian navy movements in …
Read More »Maidenhead’s Ukrainian community gather to mark Independence Day – Photo 1 of 1
The Ukrainian community in Maidenhead lit candles and prayed for loved ones as the country marked its Independence Day. Each year, Ukrainians gather on August 24 to celebrate the nation’s independence from the USSR in 1991. Hundreds of Ukrainians have moved to Maidenhead since the Russian invasion of their homeland. …
Read More »French delivery company strikes deal with Post Office in blow to Royal Mail
This exclusivity, which dated back to the spin-off of the Post Office in 2012, ended under the terms of a new partnership signed in 2020, which allowed the company to open up its network to other providers. The Post Office has since also struck click and collect deals with Amazon …
Read More »Postbox that survived ‘two world wars and covid’ closes after snails eat mail
The bizarre closure of Royal Mail postboxes in a Cornish village has been branded “daft” and “inconvenient”. A Marazion business owner contacted Royal Mail about the unusual closure of a postbox after a metal telecomms pole was installed nearby – only for another to close days later because snails keep …
Read More »Snail mail hits Cornish town after molluscs keep eating the post | UK News
People living in Marazion, near Penzance, complained to Royal Mail after two boxes were closed within days of one another (Picture: BPM Media) A town in Cornwall feared its mail would be cut off after its postboxes kept being sealed off. Residents of Marazion, near Penzance, complained to Royal Mail …
Read More »Royal Mint reveals list of rarest Queen Elizabeth II coins – worth up to £300
The list from the Royal Mail was compiled in terms of how many coins were minted, with Queen Elizabeth II having appeared on more UK coins than any other British monarch Royal Mint has revealed the coins with the lowest mintage ( Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto) The Royal Mint has today …
Read More »New King Charles ‘everyday’ stamps released by Royal Mail with late Queen’s colour scheme maintained
Nine new King Charles stamps have been released by Royal Mail. The ‘everyday’ stamps, which will be used to make up postage fees, will start appearing on letters and parcels from this week. The stamps are used to make up the value of postage Coming in nine different monetary values …
Read More »Royal family banned Meghan Markle from saying word on Suits
The creator of US legal drama Suits has said that the Royal Family occasionally “weighed in” on parts of the series that involved The Duchess of Sussex. Aaron Korsh recalled an instance where Meghan’s character was allegedly forbidden to say the word “poppycock” as scripted. The duchess played the role …
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