The Royal Mail has announced a new milestone for methods to cut emissions rates among its fleet of vehicles using a major new fuel. Royal Mail has used a diesel susbstitute to help slash its emissions rates by the equivalent of 30,000 tonnes of harmful carbon dioxide. The company has …
Read More »La Poste launches scratch-and-sniff stamp that smells like baguettes
French post office La Poste has introduced a stamp designed by Stéphane Humbert-Basset that gives off the scent of bread when scratched to celebrate the baguette. The stamp has a “bakery scent”, which was achieved through the use of microcapsules that are embedded within the ink of the stamps to provide …
Read More »Are UK boards ‘too hot to trot’ in selling off companies?
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Companies myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Stuart Chambers stands on the brink of an unusual feat in the UK corporate world — presiding over the sale of three big London-listed companies to a foreign buyer. He was …
Read More »Five-word Royal Mail warning issued to everyone with a phone
Everyone with a phone is being warned about a scam message claiming to be from Royal Mail. Security experts fear many people may fall for the trick, especially if they are expecting to be contacted by Royal Mail. Households have been told about signs to watch out for meaning a …
Read More »Canada Post letter carrier speaks out against management harassment
Some 50,000 postal workers at Canada Post are currently working without a contract. Around 42,000 members of the urban postal operators (UPO) bargaining unit and 8,000 rural and suburban mail carriers (RSMC) are being blocked from waging a genuine struggle against Canada Post’s sweeping concessions demands by the Canadian Union …
Read More »Paula Vennells: How Post Office chief’s distinguished career fell apart
The distinguished business career of ordained priest Paula Vennells crumbled following the Post Office Horizon scandal. ITV drama, Mr Bates vs The Post Office, ensured a spotlight was firmly placed on the 65-year-old, who was in charge of the Post Office during one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in …
Read More »Royal Mail shares crash as City fears a big fight with unions over pay
ROYAL MAIL today ramped up its cost cutting plans and said prices would have to rise, potentially setting itself on a collision course with already fractious staff and with the City. Critics say its performance during lockdown was “a mirage” and that management won’t be able to reinvent the business …
Read More »Camilla makes Bridgerton admission during Chelsea Flower Show royal visit
Camilla said “I watched the first lot” during her visit to a garden based on the Penelope Featherington character from the hit Netflix Regency-era show. The royal couple were accompanied by the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester as they visited the world-famous Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Chelsea Flower Show on …
Read More »Windrush 75 Special Stamp issue
2023 marked the 75th anniversary of the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush in the UK. Supple Studio was asked to design a set of eight stamps, to be issued by Royal Mail, to celebrate the influence and contribution of the Windrush Generation to the UK. Originally briefed as a set …
Read More »Queen Camilla wanted to be beautiful heroine from court of Sun King Louis XIV
She finds love for a third time and refuses to become the King’s mistress, later escaping and setting out on a dangerous and dramatic journey to find her first husband. Originally published from 1957 to 1985, the book series is said to have sold more than 150 million copies worldwide …
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