While the Royal Family greatly contribute to charity work and are committed to good causes, there have been moments when members’ manners have royally slipped. BBC Radio 4 presenter Matthew Parris revealed in The Times how Antony Armstrong-Jones was ‘evidently bored’ when he featured on his programme.  Lord Snowdon’s former wife, …

Make sure to check the opening times before you dash out to the Post Office over Christmas (Picture: Shutterstock) The deluge of Christmas card sending is over and now it is more about thankyou notes and orders from gift vouchers. You might also need to go out to the Post …

Loose Women’s Charlene White has let slip about a mischievous practice one of her co-stars indulges in during the live broadcasts of the hit ITV show. On Caroline Hirons’ podcast, Glad We Had This Chat, Charlene disclosed that Denise Welch has a habit of passing ‘secret’ notes to her while …

Silloth residents have spoken about ongoing issues receiving post from Royal Mail with some waiting more than one week to receive important letters regarding medical appointments, parking fines, insurance, and even birthday cards.  They say that instead of letters being delivered each day, they’re instead being delivered all in one go …

BUSIEST PERIOD: Dan Jarvis stopped off to meet Royal Mail workers at their Pitt Street hub. THE town’s army of busy postal workers received a visit from Barnsley North MP Dan Jarvis during their busiest period last Friday. Christmas is Royal Mail’s most in-demand time, with around double the normal …

The recent suicide of a small-time trader, Sabu, has ignited controversy and protests in Kattappana. Allegedly, the non-release of Rs 25 lakh by a CPI(M)-controlled cooperative bank drove Sabu to take his own life. Senior CPI(M) leader M M Mani addressed the issue, suggesting that Sabu might have been struggling …

A committee of MPs has called for the government to be fined if it fails to provide redress quickly enough to victims of the Horizon software scandal, as its report said the Post Office has spent at least £136m on legal fees. New legally enforceable time limits for each stage …

THE Post Office must be removed from its role handling compensation schemes for the Horizon scandal victims, MPs say. Payouts are not being handed out quickly enough, a report by the Business and Trade select committee said. 1 Liam Byrne says the Post Office must be stripped from handling compensation …

Artist Barbara Rae has said becoming a dame is unlikely to change her work and she will still be putting on her “paint-splattered overalls” to create in her studio each day. The painter and master printmaker has been awarded a damehood for services to art in the New Year Honours. …

The Christmas rush has been and gone, but Royal Mail continues to process large amounts of post through its national and international networks. The postal service is responsible for mail collections and deliveries across the UK as the nation’s flagship postal carrier. It transports letters and parcels through air, rail, …