King Charles will meet cancer patients to show the illness ‘doesn’t have to be scary’ in his first public engagement since his own diagnosis. The Monarch will return to royal duties on Tuesday with the blessing of his doctors by visiting a cancer treatment centre with his wife Queen Camilla. The …
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By Jessica Clark Updated: 16:51 EDT, 27 April 2024 Taxpayers could be on the hook for a multi-million-pound bill to help Royal Mail deliver post. The 500-year-old postal service, which this month became a takeover target, has urged the Government to contribute to the cost of distributing letters. It has …
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Our latest, all-star Under The Flyover podcast from Inside Croydon is a recording from a special event staged earlier this week by the David Lean Cinema. All Of Us Strangers is the acclaimed movie from director Andrew Haigh, which was named as the British Film of the Year – and …
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Royal Caribbean saw stronger-than-usual demand as Americans take to the seas More than half the cruise operator’s earnings growth stemmed from price hikes Its share price was near a record-high on Friday and up 17 percent this year By Neirin Gray Desai Consumer Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 17:00 EDT, 26 April …
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The NHS is to use Google’s autonomous drones to fly blood samples between London hospitals in an effort to speed up medical tests. Wing, the drone operator owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, has been chosen to deliver high-priority samples between Guy’s and St Thomas’ hospitals in south London. The …
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POSTAL SERVICE: Losses for PostNord in 2024’s first quarter Photo credit: CC/Harri Blomberg Like Royal Mail in the UK, Denmark’s PostNord has noticed a drop in the number of letters that people and businesses write and send. The service, which is jointly owned by the Danish and Swedish states, delivered …
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Air mail: Orkney residents to receive post by drone. ODN · 1:25. What do you think: Royal Mail could be allowed to scrap Saturday post deliveries, as … Source link
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Queen Máxima of the Netherlands was typically chic in an olive green gown and statement headpiece as she and her family attended King’s Day celebrations today. The Dutch royal family were out in full force for the annual festival, which marks the birthday of King Willem-Alexander, this year heading to the …
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Union leaders have conceded for the first time that they will accept an end to six-day-a-week letter deliveries, clearing the way for Royal Mail to enact historic cuts to postal services. The Communication Workers Union (CWU), which represents 110,000 postal workers and brought services to a standstill with industrial action …
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