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The stamps celebrate the 150th anniversaries of the formation of the Rugby Football Union and the first international match between England and Scotland in 1871. Images shown on the stamps include: Women’s Rugby World Cup Final, 2014 Five Nations Championship, 1970 Women’s Six Nations Championship, 2015 Five Nations Championship, 1984 …

Royal Mail’s ambition to deliver to remote communities is moving forward with a trial of autonomous flights between Kirkwall and North Ronaldsay in the Orkney Islands. Royal Mail team up with Windracers to deliver mail to North Ronaldsay by drone (Credit Colin Keldie Courtesy of SATE) The two-week trial will …

The trial, with drone operating company Windracers, is part of the UK Research and Innovation-funded ‘SATE’ project – a bid to better connect remote island communities. The drone is a UK-built fuel-powered twin-engine Ultra, and will operated from Kirkwall Airport on a 35 mile each-way flight. Ultra, deigned for Windracers …

Prime Minister Boris Johnson prepares his keynote speech in his hotel room in Manchester before addressing the Conservative Party conference on Wednesday (Stefan Rousseau/PA) (PA Wire) The Prime Minister will declare he has the “guts” to reshape the British economy and solve major domestic problems on the same day as …

The interior of Amazon’s first 4-star store outside of the US (Amazon/PA) (PA Media) Amazon is to open its first general store in the UK, selling items including books, technology and toys, as the online retail behemoth continues its expansion in physical retail. The US company will open the first …

Royal Mail (LSE: RMG) shares have recently experienced a significant pullback. Since early June, the RMG share price has fallen from 615p to 412p – a decline of 33%. We need to put this fall in perspective however. Over a 12-month timeframe, the stock is still up around 70%. So …

The company has started a two-week trial of scheduled, autonomous flights between Kirkwall and North Ronaldsay in the Orkney Islands with Windracers Ltd to help better connect remote island communities. The mail is being carried by a large, twin-engine, UK-built unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) named Ultra which can transport 100kg …

Drones are being used to deliver post to a remote island as part of moves to reduce carbon emissions. The company has started a two-week trial of scheduled, autonomous flights between Kirkwall and North Ronaldsay in the Orkney Islands with Windracers Ltd to help better connect remote island communities. The mail …

Drones are being used to deliver post to a remote Scottish island in a trial by the Royal Mail. A two-week test of autonomous flights between Kirkwall and North Ronaldsay in the Orkney Islands is being undertaken with Windracers to help better connect remote island communities. The mail is being …

Fiorentina striker Dusan Vlahovic has been heavily linked with a move to English football (Getty Images) Dusan Vlahovic will not be signing a new contract at Fiorentina in a sizeable boost to the striker’s transfer suitors, a list previously believed to include the likes of Tottenham, Arsenal, Liverpool and Atletico …