One of the closest aides to the late Queen has reportedly confirmed she was one of 10 courtiers who were interviewed over claims Meghan Markle ‘bullied’ Palace staff. Samantha Cohen, who was nicknamed ‘Samantha the panther’ for her no-nonsense attitude, served as Queen Elizabeth’s press secretary for 17 years and …
Read More »CRAIG BROWN: Test your letters knowledge Part 1… Dear all, is this the end of gutter maggot insults?
By Craig Brown for the Daily Mail Published: 16:41 EDT, 15 April 2024 | Updated: 17:21 EDT, 15 April 2024 The heroic founder of the Handwritten Letter Appreciation Society, Dinah Johnson, fears that the Royal Mail’s proposal to reduce delivery days to two or three a week will spell the …
Read More »Rugbeians urged to make postal votes count as new rules come into force
POSTAL voters intending to take part in Rugby’s local elections next month have been urged to make their votes count by sticking to new rules. Rugby Borough Council has launched the ‘Are You Election Ready?’ campaign to raise awareness of the changes, which come into force for the first time …
Read More »bpost doubles capacity at Charleroi sorting center
bpost is increasing its sorting capacity at its at Charleroi X (Fleurus) facility with the installation of a new parcel sorting machine. The site will be expanded by 9,000m² to accommodate the new equipment, enabling bpost to handle 170,000 parcels a day upon completion in Q3 2025. Once finished, the …
Read More »Labour leader Keir Starmer boasts of readiness to “kill millions of people” in nuclear war
Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer has boasted that he is prepared to “kill millions of people” by using Britain’s nuclear bombs against an enemy state. He did so in an interview with ITV News during an April 12 visit to the BAE Systems shipyard in Barrow, England, where Britain’s …
Read More »Police block part of Potteries Way roundabout as driver taken to Royal Stoke
One lane of a busy roundabout remains coned off this afternoon after a crash. Sand has been put down on the carriageway and cobbles have been displaced on the roundabout linking Waterloo Road, Potteries Way and Hope Street, in Hanley. The temporary repair work means traffic travelling down Waterloo Road …
Read More »The Post Office inquiry is finally exposing the part politicians played in the Horizon scandal | Sam Fowles
If the Horizon inquiry has one consistent theme, it’s ignorance. Alan Cook (managing director, 2006-2010) wasn’t even aware that the Post Office oversaw prosecutions of subpostmasters, he told the inquiry last week. Sir Michael Hodgkinson (chair, 2003-2007) knew nothing of the problems with Horizon (and seems to have done nothing …
Read More »Why customers went cold on Pret’s coffee subscription
It quickly became the must-have membership of the Covid era. When the Pret coffee subscription was launched in September 2020, it cost £20 a month, with the first month free. Customers loved it. Five drinks a day, ranging from coffee and tea to smoothies, and a sign-up process which saw subscribers sent …
Read More »Prince Harry faces £1m bill after he ‘comprehensively’ lost his High Court battle with the Home Office for downgrading his police protection when he and Meghan quit royal life
Prince Harry was today ordered to reimburse taxpayers after losing his High Court battle with the Home Office for downgrading his police protection. He potentially faces a bill of around £1million when his own legal costs are taken into account. A judge rejected a bid to halve the amount he …
Read More »Royal Mail hands out fines as genuine stamps ‘mistaken’ for counterfeits
The UK has been flooded with forged stamps recently, despite barcodes being introduced -Credit:In Pictures via Getty Images Royal Mail has issued a warning to UK residents, advising it’s “better to be safe than sorry” after acknowledging that their machines can sometimes incorrectly identify legitimate stamps as fakes. A number …
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