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From Monday, 7 October, Royal Mail will increase the price of first-class stamps by 22 per cent, bringing the cost from £1.35 to £1.65. Second-class stamps will remain at 85p. As the festive season fast approaches, Brits might feel the pinch when sending Christmas cards, with many considering alternative methods …

STOCK EXCHANGE: London centre prepares to sell its Euroclear holding Credit: CC/Gren Time to sell THE London Stock Exchange (LSEG) is preparing to sell its holding of approximately 5 per cent in Euroclear, the Belgian-based global provider of financial market infrastructure services. The LSEG owners have now hired bankers at …

New metro line to take passengers to Rincón de la Victoria. Credit: Junta de Andalucía Regional government is studying the possibility of a new Metro train line reaching out east, as far as Rincón de la Victoria. The Regional Government of Andalusia has received proposals from six companies for the detailed technical studies …

Complaints against water companies rise by almost a third in 2024 with billing making up half of the disputes The final decision of whether water companies will increase bills is due in December ( Image: Getty Images) Complaints against water companies have risen by almost a third due to concerns …

Worries are mounting over the wellbeing of missing Yorkshire mum Victoria Taylor, as friends rally to organise a large-scale search along the river path where she was last seen. The mystery surrounding her disappearance continues to deepen. Victoria’s friends have been relentlessly scouring the thick undergrowth by the River Derwent …

Richard Colville was first employed by Buckingham Palace in 1947 as press secretary to King George VI and dedicated more than 20 years to royal service. However, the former Royal Navy commander had no experience with journalists – and it showed.  He treated the media ‘with a mixture of intolerance, scorn and …

Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie have been through an ‘extraordinarily difficult’ period since controversy emerged around Prince Andrew, a royal expert has said. The Duke of York, 64, was plunged into scandal after his relationship with American financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was thrust into the spotlight in 2019. He …

Ever since she has been part of the Royal Family, Meghan Markle’s fashion failsafe has never been far away. The  Duchess of Sussex has embraced the halterneck as her go-to look for everything from royal engagements to glamorous red-carpet appearances.  First catching global attention at her 2018 wedding reception, the halterneck …

Martin Lewis warned Britons to “stock up” on a £1.35p item as an imminent price hike approaches. The price of one standard first-class stamp will jump by a whopping 22 percent from Monday, October 7, increasing from £1.35 to £1.65. Mr Lewis, founder of consumer finance site MoneySavingExpert.com, has been …

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s celebrity friends may be distancing themselves from the couple following the Sussexes attacks on the Royal Family. According to the Daily Mail’s Richard Eden, “family is everything” to David and Victoria Beckham, once friends of Meghan and Harry’s. However, the couple is “not impressed” with …