Unison members and members of the public take part in a TUC national demonstration at Parliament Square in central London to demand action on the cost of living. (PA) Thousands of teachers, NHS staff and Royal Mail workers could join rail employees in striking if pay rises are not introduced …

A postbox topper knitted to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee has gone missing. The knitted scene, featuring a soldier, a corgi and Her Majesty herself, has been on display on the corner of Eston Avenue and Hastings Road since the end of May. But residents noticed the topper had disappeared at …

A PERFORMING act that starred on the Jonathan Ross show says it is excited to perform in Herefordshire. Björn Again: Performing ABBA’s Greatest Hits is set to take the stage at El Dorado festival which will take place from June 30 to July 3. The group’s founder Rod Stephen said he was …

Back in Time for Birmingham is the latest installment in the BBC’s Back in Time… living history series and follows the Sharma family — mum Manisha, dad Vishal, daughter Alisha and son Akash — as they experience 50 years of British Asian history.  Starting in the 1950s, the four-parter follows …

FTSE 100 opened higher, gaining 29 points to 7,045. Strangely, Royal Mail and ITV led the way as the biggest risers as both are soon set to be booted off London’s blue-chip index. EasyJet apologised to customers after a host of flights have been cancelled over the last few weeks …

Image source: Getty Images Royal Mail (LSE:RMG) has seen plenty of ups and down in its time on the stock market. And over the last year, the Royal Mail share price has fallen 54%. So is now the time to buy this potentially cheap stock? Let’s take a closer look.  …

20 June 2022 Transport / Logistics Services Parcel locker network providers InPost are to install indoor parcel lockers at the WHSmith stationery and convenience store chain. This will be InPost’s first indoor parcel locker proposition. The move to install indoor parcel lockers at WHSmith comes from research that shows 64% of …

Prince William showed he is ‘playmate first’ An adorable photo of Prince William laughing with his three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis has been unveiled for Father’s Day. And a body language expert has revealed how the sweet picture shows how the future heir is “playmate first” …

Charlie also takes an active part in the design community: lecturing at Glasgow School of Art, speaking regularly at design events, and judging on design panels, including Creative Review’s The Annual. As the 20th anniversary of Charlie Smith Design approaches, we chatted with her about being lean vs staying sane, …

Teachers and nurses could be the next to take industrial action, union bosses have warned as the country prepares for strikes on the railways. The National Education Union said unless teachers received a pay offer closer to inflation it would plan to ballot its 450,000 members. Unison boss Christina McAnea …