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Royal Mail has banned a postman from working while the police investigate an incident described as a possible hate crime, after the delivery worker was caught on camera knocking over a rainbow garden gnome and Pride-flagged planter.  The incident occurred on 6 December in east Belfast at around 3.35 pm, according to Ring doorbell …

An employment tribunal has ruled that two Royal Mail workers who were sacked after concerns about overtime payments were fairly dismissed. I Abbott and T Everett both worked in the mail processing unit in Dartford, Kent in administrative roles dealing with staff pay and hours of attendance. Concerns about the …

Shedding staff like autumn leaves, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle face the tenth anniversary of their meeting, later this year, with fewer people around them than either has had in a very long time. Whether a dwindling income played a part in the drop in numbers of staff they don’t …

Prince Harry desperately wants the King to come to his and Meghan’s Montecito mansion in 2026 to see his grandchildren, friends have claimed. Charles and Prince William are set to travel to the US separately in April as part of a trip to revitalise a key trade deal put on ‘pause’ …

ROYAL MAIL HAS admitted to withholding local people’s letters causing a delay to the arrival of Christmas cards as well as vital letters like hospital appointments. West Worcestershire MP Dame Harriett Baldwin has received dozens of complaints from constituents over recent months as people have noticed a reduced frequency of …

Drug dealers operating in the upper echelons of the criminal fraternity often go to extreme lengths in order to conceal their illicit activities and escape the clutches of the law. Here, the ECHO has taken a look at some of the most audacious measures that organised crimes groups have taken …

Police have made an arrest Staffordshire Police have arrested the driver of this BMW A police helicopter was deployed over Stoke-on-Trent overnight. The chopper had been spotted over Park Hall Country Park and was on a training mission. But the plane was later deployed to help capture a 17-year-old BMW …

Jordan Brough is now boycotting EVRI 14:53, 08 Oct 2025Updated 05:54, 04 Jan 2026 EVRI have issued a refund after Jordan tracked his AirPods to an auction house An angry customer has blasted EVRI – after discovering his missing Apple AirPods at an auction house. Jordan Brough, of Meir, had …

News > Antarctic Peninsula Kirsten Shaw with letterbox and letter (Photo: Matt Hughes) In the middle of the eternal ice, a special gift caused a stir shortly before Christmas: the staff of the British Rothera Research Station in Antarctica received an original Royal Mail letterbox, of the classic pillar-box design …

Reports of parcel thefts have dropped by about 80% in the last four years in Essex, according to information obtained by the BBC. In response to a Freedom of Information request, Essex Police handled 613 offences between January and August 2021, compared with 120 during the same period in 2025. …