You might have a small fortune lying around in your house after a commemorative 2012 Olympic 50p coin sold for 8,000 times its face value in September. The coin marked the London games with an image of a swimmer on the tail side. The coin was designed in 2011, and previously described by …
Read More »Russian Ransomware Hackers Worked With Kremlin Spies, UK Says – BNN Bloomberg
(Bloomberg) — A Russian criminal gang secretly conducted cyberattacks and espionage operations against NATO allies on the orders of the Kremlin’s intelligence services, according to the UK’s National Crime Agency. Evil Corp., which includes a man who gained notoriety for driving a Lamborghini luxury sports car, launched the hacks prior …
Read More »Princess Beatrice is pregnant! Royal is expecting her second child with husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi
Princess Beatrice is pregnant with her second child, Buckingham Palace has announced. The late Queen’s granddaughter, 36, and husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, 40, are preparing to welcome a new addition to their family in early spring. The royal baby will be a little brother or sister for the couple’s three-year-old daughter …
Read More »The 2024 Strategic Mailing Partnership Awards Winners Announced
The Strategic Mailing Partnership (SMP) has revealed the winners of its 2024 Awards, recognising the outstanding performances of the UK’s leading mailing houses, printers, print managers, and agencies. The winners were announced at the SMP Awards evening at The Steel Yard in London on 26 September, hosted by the talented …
Read More »Ex-Fujitsu boss admits Post Office meetings where Horizon discussed
The former boss of Fujitsu UK has admitted having four meetings with Post Office chief executive Paula Vennells, some of which included discussing Fujitsu’s Horizon IT system. Previous media reports had indicated that Michael Keegan, the husband of former Conservative minister Gillian Keegan, only met Ms Vennells once and that …
Read More »Martin Lewis’ MSE issues ‘one week’ warning before price of £1.35 item increases
The cost of stamps is set to increase by 22% in a week’s time, meaning standard first class stamps will cost £1.65, following an earlier price hike in October 2023 People have been warned they have a week to buy stamps before their prices increase by 30p. The price of …
Read More »Video shows Evri driver attacking customer’s dogs with mop through letterbox
A usually ‘friendly and happy’ Evri delivery driver has been sacked after he was caught on camera shoving a wooden mop through a customer’s letterbox to ‘hit’ her beloved Labradors. Zoe Mitchell says the ‘happy chap’ driver has been her regular for around five years so was stunned when her …
Read More »Plans approved for redevelopment of former Royal Mail site at Maidstone East
Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) Planning Committee last night approved plans for the redevelopment of the Former Royal Mail Sorting Office site, at Maidstone East, for mixed-use development which is predominantly residential. The development will include 180 apartments, 1,863 square metres of commercial and/or community space and around one acre of …
Read More »Post Office ditches MoneyGram after cyber attack
MoneyGram services will no longer be available in thousands of Post Office branches from today, as its contract renewal is cancelled in the wake of a major cyber securuty incident. A new contract between the companies was set to begin this week, but following the major cyber security incident at MoneyGram …
Read More »Video shows Evri driver attacking customer’s dogs with mop through letterbox
A usually ‘friendly and happy’ Evri delivery driver has been sacked after he was caught on camera shoving a wooden mop through a customer’s letterbox to ‘hit’ her beloved Labradors. Zoe Mitchell says the ‘happy chap’ driver has been her regular for around five years so was stunned when her …
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