Royal Mail

Royal Mail postmen should not be sacked if they are caught urinating during rounds, a tribunal has suggested, after one worker was dismissed for relieving himself in a lay-by. Roo Rawal was fired for gross misconduct in 2017 after he was filmed allegedly urinating in a “very busy street” near his …

    British postage stamps which often portray the monarch will honour a different Queen in a new Royal Mail series – the veteran rock band that is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The set of 13 stamps on sale next month will feature artwork from their most popular album covers, …

The royal family of Luxembourg has shared new pictures of the adorable Prince Charles.  Born on May 10, the Prince, who is the son of Prince Guillaume, 38, and Princess Stéphanie of Luxembourg, 36, looks adorable in the sweet snaps shared by the grand ducal family on Instagram.  In the …

FOLLOWING the death of George Floyd, the spectre of the Civil War is rising once again to haunt America. Protesters are destroying monuments to leaders of the slave-owning Confederacy and have even toppled a statue of Ulysses S Grant – the general whose armies crushed the Confederacy – because of …

A woman watched in horror as a postal worker ran over her dog in his van. Tamsin James made the heartbreaking decision to put 15-year-old Daisy to sleep following the incident at her farm in Allanton this month. The accident was witnessed by Tamsin’s seven-year-old daughter Enid. Tamsin said: “As …

Who doesn’t love the look and scent of freshly cut flowers in their home? Natural decoration from Mother Nature, the gift of fresh flowers is a present that’s universally welcomed. They work for everything from anniversaries, weddings, graduations, get well wishes, condolences, birthdays and even literal birth days when exhausted …

Good morning, this is James Murray bringing you the main stories and must-reads on Wednesday 24 June. Top stories Anthony Albanese is to pivot his party’s policies on carbon capture and storage technologies in an attempt to end political warfare over the climate and energy. The Labor leader will use …

The Countess of Wessex organised PPE shipments for ambulance crews and hospital staff across the UK during a visit to St John Ambulance hub today.  Sophie, 55, who has been at the forefront of the royal family’s response to the crisis, joined the organisation’s Operational Support Hub in Gosport to …

A POSTMAN sacked for peeing in public should have kept his job because Royal Mail staff are often forced to do so, an employment tribunal has ruled. Roo Rawal, 41, a postie for 17 years, was dismissed for gross misconduct for urinating in a lay-by when caught short as he …

A different kind of Queen is set to grace Royal Mail stamps as a new collection featuring the iconic British rock band will be released later in the summer, 50 years after the group first formed. They are the third band to be honoured by the Royal Mail after the …