A biker who was injured in a crash on the A419 is now in a critical condition after discharging himself from hospital, Wiltshire Police say. Emergency services were called to a single-vehicle road traffic collision on the A419 slip-road at Dorcan at around 4.4pm on Saturday (12 July). The incident …

The biker, a man in his 60s, was involved in a single-vehicle crash while riding a Kawasaki motorbike on the slip road to Wheatstone Road and the Royal Mail facilities in Dorcan. Police were called to the scene at around 4.40pm and closed Faraday Road where the rider was discovered …

A Royal Mail apprentice who has already helped recruit better posties and managers has won a prize for her contribution and dedication. Angelina Theophanous, 20, from North Finchley, was named Apprentice of the Year at the inaugural Heart of Royal Mail Awards. The awards received more than 7,500 nominations from …

Wokingham’s Liberal Democrat MP, Clive Jones has slammed the regulator Ofcom for “letting Royal Mail off the hook”. His condemnation comes after the announcement that they would allow the company to abandon second-class deliveries on a Saturday, and cut them back throughout the week. Jones said that the decision would …

British postal service and courier company Royal Mail recently revealed images of 10 Special Stamps being issued to celebrate 65 years of the most beloved marmalade-loving bear – Paddington. Six stamps in the main set are taken from Ivor Wood’s strip cartoons of Paddington, originally published in the London Evening …

A huge fire continues to burn through the night at former RAF Wigsley, built between 1941 and 1942 as a satellite base for the Royal Air Force – there are still buildings from the war on the site The fire at Wigsley Old Airfield(Image: nottsfire) Fire crews have been called …

Images obtained by the the Mail On Sunday show Meredith Maines, the duke’s chief communications officer, and Liam Maguire, who runs Harry and Meghan’s UK public relations team, meeting the King’s communications secretary Tobyn Andreae at the Royal Over-Seas League near Clarence House. The Mail reports it is not known …

Scrolling through the comments underneath an article about Worthing in West Sussex, I felt a prickle of doubt. ‘Probably the blandist of the Sussex seaside towns,’ one commentator complained.  ‘So, it’s like joining the afterlife a little early?’ another wag asked. And honestly? A small town with a ‘retirement-home feel’ …

While South East Water’s hosepipe ban will be in place from July 18, Yorkshire Water has already introduced its restrictions Lauren Haughey Lifestyle and Money Reporter and Kathryn Riddell Multimedia Journalist 20:26, 12 Jul 2025 A person holds a garden hose (Image: PA) Parts of the UK are gearing up …

In one of the biggest shake-ups in mail services over the past 50 years, it was this week announced that Royal Mail had been given the go-ahead to cut back on second-class postal services Royal Mail is no longer required to deliver second-class mail on a Saturday, and collections will …