The DWP-funded state pension is set to increase in April along with other pensioner benefits. As the cost of living crisis continues to take its toll in households across the UK, many low income households could be struggling to make ends meet. One of the most vulnerable group said to …
Read More »Liabilities were stealthily dumped on state when Royal Mail was privatised a decade ago
© Provided by This Is Money Hefty: Royal Mail pension liabilities Taxpayers are on the hook for more than £50billion of postal workers’ pensions, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. The liabilities were stealthily dumped on the state when Royal Mail was privatised a decade ago under David Cameron’s government, …
Read More »Fertility company plugs new mail-in sperm kits in ‘discreet’ packaging
It’s a different kind of junk mail. UK men now can package and send their semen to see if they can father children. British health technology company Jack Fertility recently debuted its postal fertility test, deemed the first of its kind in the area. Shy guys can collect their own …
Read More »Prince Andrew consults his lawyers in the hope of ending his royal exile
Prince Andrew is to launch a dramatic bid to overturn the multi-million-pound settlement he struck with the woman who accused him of sexual assault. The Duke of York has consulted lawyers in an attempt to get Virginia Roberts to retract her allegations and possibly secure an apology, The Mail on …
Read More »Locals fume after Evri deliveries to Wiltshire disappear
Villagers in Burbage have been left fuming after Evri failed to deliver parcels to the area on a “shocking scale.” A recent post in a Burbage Facebook group, which asked locals if they were missing Evri deliveries, received 74 comments. In total almost 50 people have not received around 80 …
Read More »Households pay tab for £50bn of posties’ pensions
Households pay tab for £50bn of posties’ pensions: Liabilities were stealthily dumped on state when Royal Mail was privatised a decade ago By Patrick Tooher, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 16:51 EST, 21 January 2023 | Updated: 16:51 EST, 21 January 2023 Hefty: Royal Mail pension liabilities Taxpayers are on …
Read More »Royal Mail strike loophole could get tens of thousands of drivers out of speeding fines
A leading motoring lawyer has warned that tens of thousands of British drivers could avoid speeding fines and points through a legal loophole. Nick Freeman, known as Mr Loophole, said that delays to Royal Mail deliveries could help some drivers escape the penalties. Industrial action by Royal Mail workers last …
Read More »Something for keen philatelists – Preview of Royal Mail special edition stamps – NewsBiscuit
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Read More »Why we strike – eight workers on their reasons for joining the picket line in Britain’s new winter of discontent | Industrial action
The doctor: ‘Some of our colleagues are relying on food banks’ Vassili Crispi, 25, LeedsI am originally from Italy, but came to the UK to study at medical school. I wanted to make a difference in people’s lives, and have been a junior doctor for the past year and a …
Read More »Jay Z hits the DJ decks at Kendall Jenner’s 818 launch party at the Atlantis Royal Hotel in Dubai
Jay Z showed off his DJ skills at Kendall Jenner’s 818 launch party, attended by Liam Payne, Winston Duke, Jose Andres and more, at the Atlantis Royal Hotel in Dubai. As he performed behind the decks at the bash, which prohibited phones from the room, the 53-year-old rapper kept celebrities from Sports Illustrated Swimsuit …
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