Royal Mail

We all expect a better service since first-class stamps have risen in price twice in six months. I’ve had to write important letters to a contact in Hertfordshire on five occasions hoping it would reach the destination very soon. I sent them first-class every time and posted them on Monday …

The Newbury Weekly News goes to print on a Wednesday afternoon. But as one issue wraps, the work of volunteers at Kennet Cassette – Newbury’s talking newspaper for the blind and partially sighted – is just getting started. Volunteers recording the 2,500th edition of the Kennet Cassette The charity, founded …

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 — Umno Youth chief Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh today proposed a royal commission of inquiry into the losses incurred at sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional through investments in Fashion Valet Sdn Bhd. He said the losses involving the e-commerce platform as well as in the case …

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King Charles enjoyed a fresh start to the day as he stepped out into the cold to attend a church service. The monarch, 75, appeared on good form as he braved the chilly November morning to attend a Sunday service at the Church of St Mary Magdalene on the Sandringham …

The reverberations from Wednesday’s Budget continue – and they are not good ones. As much as I hate to say this, it looks like the country is heading for the buffers – plagued by anaemic economic growth, weighed down by a bloated and inefficient public sector, and undermined by a …

ROYAL Mail and The Postal Museum have announced a partnership with Cornish business Flotsam Flo to upcycle a selection of Royal Mail's old trolley … Source link

The late Queen had planned to end Harry and Meghan’s lease of Frogmore Cottage and replace the pair with Prince Andrew, it has been has revealed. The revelation is contained in an updated biography by acclaimed royal writer Robert Hardman, serialised by the Mail. Read the full extract here. According …

Airline bosses have launched a crackdown on passengers who hover around the departure gate in a bid to board their flight before they are given the green light by airport staff. Nicknamed “gate lice” by industry insiders, such pushy passengers have become an increasing irritant for carriers as travel demand …

Rumours had long swirled that fashion designer Misha Nonoo played a pivotal role in introducing Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. However, in his memoire Spare, Harry confirmed that it was in fact his childhood friend, Violet Von Westenholz, who brought them together. Regardless, Meghan and Misha’s enduring friendship remains a …