This week will see the Super-Transporter 5 fly into retirement Beluga Airbus (Image: Birmingham Live) Airbus is retiring one of its first-generation BelugaST cargo aircraft. The European manufacturer is transitioning fully to the newer BelugaXL fleet. The BelugaST, formally known as the A300-600ST Super Transporter, supported Airbus production for more …

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ROYAL Mail has warned that 121 postcodes are being hit by serious delivery delays due to high levels of sickness. The disruption is concentrated in the West Midlands, where more than 60 areas have seen little or no post delivered, leaving residents frustrated. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank …

Ireland’s parcel network is under strain and the warning signs have been building for some time. Consumer behaviour has changed dramatically with more frequent online purchases, unpredictable spikes in volume and an expectation of faster, cheaper, seven-day delivery. What has not kept pace is the underlying logistics architecture. Most operators …

There have been reports of problems in Shifnal, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Telford, and Newport – by no means an exhaustive list – with significant numbers of residents saying they have not received any mail since Christmas. But is it really all down to the weather? We have had a few days …

Black Country MP Mike Wood has kept a diary of problems with the mail service after being inundated with complaints from constituents.  While the problem has grown significantly in recent months, his log goes back to the start of 2023, proving that this is not just a recent problem. The …

Inverclyde’s annual celebration of the area’s talented performers and musicians kicks off on Monday, and festival president Isabel Lind told the Tele she couldn’t wait for things to get underway. Excitement is building among the festival’s organisers and participants, not just for this year’s event, but also ahead of next …

King Charles and Queen Camilla have today been seen for the first time in their new electric £160,000 Lotus Eletre sports car. The 77-year-old monarch and Camilla were driven in the Royal Claret motor for the Sunday Church service in Sandringham this morning.  A beaming Charles, who had placed an order …

HERE is a selection of letters from Bromsgrove and Droitwich Standard readers this week. Royal Mail issue been going on since before the snow I HAVE been having issues with Royal Mail since before the snow. I’ve had medication not delivered three times now (from Pharmacy2U). I’ve also bought and …

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor ‘stayed on at Jeffrey Epstein’s beach house’ in Florida instead of going to Princess Eugenie’s 11th birthday party at Disneyland, a royal author has claimed.  Andrew Lownie, who spent four years researching the disgraced ex-Prince’s biography, has given a searing account of Andrew’s hedonistic life in his tell-all …