Luton Borough Council Home News The countdown to the parliamentary election in Luton on Thursday 4 July is underway. Residents will go to the polls to elect a Member of Parliament for the ‘Luton North’ and ‘Luton South and South Bedfordshire’ constituencies. Luton residents 18 years and older are reminded …
Read More »The Post Office scandal highlights the need for vigilance when it comes to legal privilege
Legal professional privilege (LPP), which allows a party to withhold documents from disclosure, is a cornerstone of the UK legal system. Upholding LPP enables candid discussions between clients and their lawyers, ensuring informed decision-making and representation. However, it is open to misuse. That includes consultations with solicitors used in furtherance …
Read More »Watch: What huge Cannock parcel centre looks like a month on from devastating fire
The blaze broke out at Super Smart Service in Cley Road, Norton Canes, on May 9, with flames seen coming from the building at around 6.15am. Residents were urged to close their windows and all nearby businesses were evacuated, as crews from three of the region’s fire services were called …
Read More »Royal Mail’s long road from Tudor technocrat to Czech Sphinx
Eleven years ago, before the privatisation of Royal Mail, an analyst at Canaccord Genuity lobbed a small incendiary into the Square Mile. According to Graham Simpson, Vince Cable, the business secretary leading the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition’s sell-off, had got it disastrously wrong. It was not because the privatisation of a …
Read More »Special school firm settles out of court with pupil after Bristol abuse scandal
A young man with profound learning difficulties has been awarded an out-of-court settlement from a company that runs special needs residential schools across the country, after he was abused in a school in Bristol. But no one has been prosecuted over the abuse at St Christopher’s School in Westbury Park, …
Read More »Your three-minute digest – The Times
7 Bankers advising Daniel Kretinsky, the Czech billionaire, on his £3.6 billion takeover bid for the parent company of Royal Mail are seeking to shore … Source link
Read More »This is Royal Mail’s last chance, says posties’ trade union boss DAVE WARD
Privatisation of Royal Mail is one of the biggest scandals of recent times The obvious and right answer is to renationalise Royal Mail But a Tory or a Labour government are unwilling to contemplate this By Dave Ward Updated: 16:55 EDT, 9 June 2024 Perhaps it seems highly unusual for …
Read More »Swansea man jailed for multiple ‘frenzied’ domestic violence offences
In November 2023, 25-year-old Parry-Watts, of Ravensfield, Gowerton, was physically violent with his then girlfriend before throwing an item of furniture which struck the woman. Parry-Watts sat on top of his ex-partner and quizzed her about messages on her phone – slapping her across the face if he got an …
Read More »Royal Ascot is the ultimate goal and it is crunch time for Team Gosden
ROYAL ASCOT is where the very best at Clarehaven Stables shine the brightest. Think of all the wonderful winners and brilliant racehorses that John Gosden has saddled at Britain’s flagship Flat meeting. Covid was a horrible period for all but Team Gosden momentarily lifted the gloom behind closed doors when …
Read More »‘I thought Australia Post was bad’
A Brit has shared their shock after a letter sent from a town just an hour away ended up going on a “world tour” to Australia. The UK resident said they got quite a surprise when they opened their “hospital appointment letter”, only to discover it had “somehow ended up …
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