Royal Mail

A ban on old ‘non-barcoded’ stamps has been delayed until next summer in a remarkable victory for The Mail on Sunday and letter writers across the UK. The Royal Mail’s climbdown also sees forms and freepost envelopes being made available at post offices, making the process of swapping old stamps …

Special delivery: Daniel Kretinsky can raise his stake in Royal Mail above 25 per cent At the sporting events where they are spotted together, Daniel Kretinsky and Anna Kellnerova could easily blend into the crowd. But the bespectacled 47-yearold lawyer and his much younger showjumper girlfriend are one of the …

Scotland’s first McDonald’s swung open its doors in Dundee 35 years ago this month. The new restaurant lit up Reform Street, offering locals cheap, tasty American-style fast food late into the night. Then-manager Dave Jeffrey, from Angus, was working in Birkenhead when he was asked to help open the branch, …

Alan John Park, a long-time member of the Royal Canadian Air Farce comedy troupe, has died. Park died Thursday at the age of 60, eight years after he was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Born in Scarborough, Ont., Park spent most of his life making people laugh across Canada. The comedian …

A PARKING plea has come from dozens of residents who have signed a petition to stop ‘dangerous parking’ near an Aldi in Bucks. The petition that has been submitted to Buckinghamshire Council calls for better safety measures in Cambridge Street, Aylesbury. It says ‘dangerous parking’ is plaguing the area between …

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and Prince Joachim have both arrived at Copenhagen City Hall to celebrate the monarch’s 50-year reign in the first public show of unity since the Royal Family’s row over titles. Joachim, 53, who is Margrethe’s youngest son, was joined at the event by his second wife Princess …

Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie stepped out together to meet ‘incredible veterans’ at the Royal British Legion Industries charity to mark Armistice Day this week. The royal sisters placed a wreath at the location, as well as meeting staff members and veterans at the charity, which helps the veteran community with …

KFC has apologized for accidentally sending an automated push alert to its app users in Germany that appeared to urge people to order food to commemorate the 84th anniversary of Kristallnacht — the Night of Broken Glass — when Nazis terrorized Jews throughout Germany and Austria. The company faced an …

A new Christmas market is coming to Essex this winter, offering a whole host of cosy and festive activities for the whole family. The Shoebury Christmas Market will be opening its doors for one day only in December, and there will be a range of things to do, drink and …

An Essex supermarket has displayed a beautiful poppy dress as one of many ways it is marking Remembrance Day. The dress, which is at Morrisons on Canvey Island, has been made by students from Cornelius Vermuyden school. It has been created from green foliage, scattered with red poppies, and the …