The “Man who Posted Himself” was a notorious eccentric from Forest Hill, Lewisham, who was also a pioneer in the niche hobby of autograph hunting. Our regular historian JAN BONDESON, ever on the trail of a good yarn, tells his story. A few weeks ago, I purchased a heraldic postcard …

Employed adults consider flexible working and a great team of colleagues just as important as a high salary when looking for a new job. A study of 2,000 UK adults revealed understanding bosses and generous sick pay are also major factors when applying for new roles. Half of those polled …

Royal Mail Group has appointed Debra Bailey as its new CIO.  The former O2 CIO takes over from Group CIO Christian Herrlich, who announced his decision to leave the company in 2021 after four years. Debra Bailey said on LinkedIn: “I’m delighted to be joining Royal Mail as CIO in …

Jofra Archer says he felt he had “let everyone down” after missing England’s Ashes tour due to injury. The World Cup-winning fast bowler has been out for 10 months with a troublesome elbow problem that has been operated on twice, and in that time England have won just one of …

British royal family news shows that Queen Elizabeth’s granddaughter Princess Beatrice welcomed her first child with husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi last year. They are the proud parents of baby Sienna who was born in September. Now comes news that proud mom Beatrice sees her little bundle as a, “little rockstar.” …

coronavirus, This month, about as many people have died with COVID in Australia – more than 1000 – as usually die in the whole of a bad year from influenza. “Because of extraordinarily high virus transmission, we’re getting more deaths now in this ‘enlightenment’ COVID time than in the ‘dark …

Hartlepool Maritime Market had been due to be held on Saturday, January 29. Organisers Events2gogo have moved it to Sunday, January 30, as yellow weather warning for strong winds has been issued by The Met Office. Gusts with speeds of over 50mph are forecast for Saturday. Sign up to our …

The Queen has launched her own brand of posh ketchup and brown sauce as she turns her attention from alcohol to condiments. The monarch, 95, who is known to be partial to chips and ketchup, will be selling her sauces for the princely sum of £6.99 a bottle. …

It weighs 8kg (17.6lb) and has a diameter of 185mm (7.3in) which is the largest ever produced as part of the Shengxiao Collection. The Royal Mint said the coin blends elements of traditional British design and craftsmanship with ancient Chinese culture. It depicts the tiger face on, and its Chinese character …

Residents in an area of Cornwall have been left frustrated with their local postal service after not receiving post for almost a week. Richard Brown said that he has been waiting for important documents to arrive but has had no post delivered to his home for almost a week. He …