They have provided dispatches back home from the battlefield, declarations of love, and notes of thanks for Christmas gifts. Yet handwritten letters face a new threat in the internet age — from Royal Mail itself. The founder of the Handwritten Letter Appreciation Society (HLAS), now in its seventh year, says …
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Sir, Matthew Parris is of course right that the optics of Israel’s military action are hugely disturbing (comment, Apr 6) but sadly the truth of this and many other wars in the past is that optics must taken second place to the reality of why the war is being fought …
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Communications regulator Ofcom announced plans to probe the prices of recently-privatized Royal Mail, news that sparked uncertainty in the postal industry, say reports. Royal Mail warned that the investigation will likely lead to time of insecurity over Royal Mail prices charged to postal operators, as Ofcom’s probe could last up …
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Netflix’s The Gentlemen outfits tell a quintessentially British story – of a second son inheriting a family estate that, as he discovers to his horror, has declined into rack and ruin. Needless to say, it is also a story of Barbour jackets, wellies and Prince of Wales checks. According to …
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Royal Mail has spelled out proposals to end six-day-a-week letter deliveries in a submission to postal regulator Ofcom. The plan will see the destruction of up to 17,800 jobs at the national carrier. The projected job cuts are part of a global war against postal and logistics workers—including at Amazon, …
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An “Update on the USO—live Q&A with Dave Ward & Martin Walsh,” broadcast on the CWU (Communication Workers Union) Live YouTube channel last Wednesday, was a shambolic affair. Chris Webb, CWU Head of Communications, claimed the meeting allowed members “to have a say where the Universal Service operation goes.” This …
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Melanie Brown has continued to fuel speculation about Spice Girls reunion plans by sharing a picture of their mural at Wembley Stadium with a teasing caption. The poster at the London stadium shows Brown, Geri Halliwell, Mel Chisholm and Emma Bunton posing in outfits from their 2019 tour when they …
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ROYAL MAIL is being urged to investigate its systems after an investigation found some stamps are being deemed “counterfeit” by Royal Mail, while other stamps from the same book are not. Royal Mail yesterday told ministers it would investigate problems with new barcoded stamps to try and “ascertain the source …
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When it comes to favourite outfits, why not get a little extra wear down the generations? This applies to royal mother-daughter pairings just as much as anyone else, including the late Queen and Princess Anne, Queen Mary of Denmark and Princess Isabella and Queen Letizia of Spain and daughter Princess Leonor. A …
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For years, Prince Andrew has been fighting to rebuild his image, first because of his relationship with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and then after his car-crash Newsnight interview. Netflix’s film Scoop, about his Newsnight interview with Emily Maitlis and based on the book by ex-BBC producer Sam McAlister, came out yesterday. …
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