HSBC has revealed plans to shut 69 bank branches in a move that could affect around 400 staff. The bank said its new branch approach includes a “broader range of local support” and includes community pop-ups, new integrated self-service machines, “colleague-assisted digital support for customers”, as well as continued use …

Queensland police have charged a 15-year-old boy and a 20-year-old man after they allegedly attacked a homeless man with box cutters while he was searching for a place to sleep on the Sunshine Coast.  Key points: A teenage boy and a man have each been charged after a homeless man was …

On social media, customers are alerting the postal service and the general public about a text which is being sent around to various people. The text in question reminds customers that they have missed a delivery from Royal Mail and includes a link to a convincing website, which is posing …

The Queen’s granddaughter Zara Tindall looked elegant in a berry-coloured coat as she led the royal racegoers on the first day of the Cheltenham Festival.  The equestrian, 40, beamed as she arrived at the Gloucestershire racecourse with her husband Mike Tindall, 43, and brother Peter Phillips, 44.  Mike was in …

Almost 70,000 items will be taken from Nuneaton to the Ukraine border courtesy of the kindness of people from across the borough. As well as the phenomenal amount of donations, £4,000 has also been raised as well. Staff from the The Holy Spirit Catholic Multi Academy (MAC) joined forces with …

For much of the 19th century, the old Theatre Royal on Broughton Street was one of the capital’s top entertainment venues and was regularly packed to the rafters – but it suffered from awful luck when it came to fires. The original Theatre Royal opened in 1767 in Shakespeare Square, …

Tour poster The Rolling Stones have announced that they are celebrating their 60th anniversary with their SIXTY Tour which will feature 14 concerts across Europe this summer. The stadium and arena trek will visit Madrid (Spain), Munich (Germany), Liverpool (UK), Amsterdam (Netherlands), Bern (Switzerland), Milan (Italy), London (UK), Brussels (Belgium), …

Date: 14 March 2022 After only attracting a niche market for quite some time, EVs are now entering the mainstream. Registrations rose 75% last year, up from 108,000 to more than 190,000, while UK new van sales were up by more than a fifth in 2021. Many businesses have already …

It hasn’t been the best quarter for Royal Mail plc (LON:RMG) shareholders, since the share price has fallen 26% in that time. But don’t let that distract from the very nice return generated over three years. In fact, the company’s share price bested the return of its market index in …

A new twist on a delivery scam sees the perpetrators creating fake chatbots that sneakily sign victims up for expensive monthly subscriptions. The UK has been bombarded with bogus texts and emails that impersonate Royal Mail and other large delivery companies in the past year. Which? has already warned the …