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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 …

I am writing in response to the concern raised by Serena Nuttall (Letters, 10 April) regarding postal votes cast in upcoming elections arriving after the deadline of 10pm on polling day and being ineligible to be counted. Given the very rapid decline in service levels provided by Royal Mail, the …

SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will relinquish his office on May 15 and hand the post to his deputy Lawrence Wong, his office said Monday. Lee, 72, will formally advise the city-state’s president to appoint Wong, who is currently deputy prime minister and finance minister, to …

THE Scottish Trade Union Congress has unanimously backed calls to defend vital postal services and workers. Concerns have been growing among workers and customers that the universal service obligation (USO) on Royal Mail could be under threat.  The USO guarantees a one-price-goes-anywhere service across the UK six days a week, but despite assurances from the then …

Royal Mail said all the mail inside was removed and not damaged. Tracey Fudge Postbox topper before it was damaged by fire in Asker Lane, Matlock … Source link

Meanwhile Baroness Altmann, vice chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Consumer Protection, said the law should be changed so that only the Post Office can sell stamps. The former pensions minister said: “We actually got caught out by that last year. My uncle had his birthday last summer and …

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh are ‘setting the perfect example’ for Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, a royal expert has claimed. Prince Edward and his wife Sophie were granted their new titles in March 2023 to commemorate the Duke’s 59th birthday and have stepped up their royal duties in the …

The sun is out, the birds are tweeting … and those grey hairs are glowing like a halo in the bright light of spring, sending many of us sprinting to the salon. But the monthly visits to keep our roots under control do not come cheap — so how can …

An essential repair scheme designed to strengthen the historic road bridge at Stamford Bridge, near York, is due to begin on Monday 20 May. East Riding of Yorkshire Council is to invest £350,000 in repairing and improving road safety on the Grade II listed structure, following years of damage. Unavoidably, …

Amersham’s finest residents were celebrated a special council awards ceremony last month. Following on from the Amersham Town Council’s Annual Town Meeting at Amersham Free Church on March 27, town mayor councillor Elizabeth Shepherd presented the 2024 Amersham Town Council Citizen of the Year Awards. Angela Loewi was named as …