The best and worst parcel delivery services in the UK have been revealed. The poll asked users to rate their experience with each parcel delivery firm they had used over the past 12 months. More than 9,000 people voted and you can see the results below. Inside an Amazon factory in the …
Read More »Steel plant’s future in doubt
FEARS of collapse at a struggling steel plant employing dozens of local workers have been heightened after a winding up petition was issued by HMRC. Speciality Steel at Stocksbridge, a division of Liberty Steel, has been issued the petition which could see it face closure if the firm is deemed …
Read More »Royal Mail, Hermes and Amazon: UK parcel firms ranked from best to worst
The best and worst parcel delivery services in the UK have been revealed. The poll asked users to rate their experience with each parcel delivery firm they had used over the past 12 months. More than 9,000 people voted and you can see the results below. Inside an Amazon factory in the …
Read More »Queen, 95, latest royal to contract Covid after Charles and Camilla catch virus
The Queen is the oldest member of the royal family to contract Covid and her positive test follows a run of relatives catching the disease. The Prince of Wales, 73, emerged from isolation on Thursday after his second bout of the illness. The Duchess of Cornwall’s positive test was announced …
Read More »DAILY MAIL COMMENT: A royal lesson in how we can live with Covid
As ever, the Queen sets an inspiring example to us all. Despite suffering from Covid, she’s up and about and, we’re told, performing ‘light duties’. She watched her horse win at Newbury races on television yesterday and found time to send a congratulatory message to our curling gold medallists in …
Read More »The Queen tests positive: Which members of the Royal Family have had Covid?
This comes as it was revealed that she had come into contact with Prince Charles whilst he was infected with the disease. The Queen is said to be experiencing “mild cold-like symptoms” and expects to carry out “light duties” this week. Buckingham Palace said in a statement: “Buckingham Palace confirm …
Read More »Prince Philip’s ceremonial military uniform goes on display
Prince Philip’s ceremonial military uniform worn to royal events goes on display in exhibition celebrating his role as Colonel-in-Chief of The Rifles Duke of Edinburgh’s Rifles ceremonial military uniform has gone on display Prince Philip, who died in April 2021, aged 99, was Colonel-in-Chief of successive Regiments that have made up …
Read More »Royal charity spent 98% of its cash raised in one year on paying just 10 staff, probe reveals
Royal charity spent 98% of its cash raised in one year on paying just 10 staff, probe reveals The Queen’s Commonwealth Trust (QCT) paid out £787,314 in staff costs The sum represents 98 per cent of the money it raised in a year of operation Over half of the cash …
Read More »Arlan Hamilton wants to reroute how startups hire
Since launching the venture firm Backstage Capital in 2015, Arlan Hamilton has invested millions in more than 195 companies led by underrepresented founders, from a duo taking on auto insurance to a team rethinking how we virtually learn. Despite the breadth in the business, Hamilton says she is consistently asked …
Read More »The dangerous arsonists whose fires put Berkshire lives at risk
IT GOES without saying how dangerous fire is, so those who deliberately start blazes are rightly punished at court. And there have been a handful of arson cases dealt with at Reading Crown Court over the past six months which could have led to deadly situations. Here’s what happened to …
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