Yesterday senior MPs called on Royal Mail to stop the fines, which increased last October from £2.50 to £5, as it investigates issues with new barcoded stamps. A spate of customers claim they have been wrongly surcharged. The Liberal Democrats said it was “ridiculous” customers were being caught up in …
Read More »US House speaker says spending, sanctions bills to come Tuesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said spending legislation will be released later on Tuesday with lawmakers still hammering out final figures, as the House prepares to vote on four separate measures providing aid to Israel and Ukraine. The measures, which would also include aid to Taiwan and U.S. …
Read More »Ex-Post Office Boss Says Lawyers Ignored Prosecution Risks
By Sophia Dourou (April 16, 2024, 6:39 PM BST) — The Post Office’s former chief executive said Tuesday that he was “surprised” that in-house lawyers who prosecuted sub-postmasters based on faulty IT data ignored the risk of failing to disclose certain key facts in court…. Law360 is on it, so you …
Read More »Another free compost giveaway in Driffield
Free compost giveaways for East Riding residents are to return in May. East Riding of Yorkshire Council will be handing out 5,000 bags of compost – 60 tonnes – to local residents over nine events between May 13th and 28th. As normal, residents are invited to drive along to their …
Read More »Hull Royal Infirmary car park operator lodges bid to waive improvement requirements to keep operating
The operator of a car park used by Hull Royal Infirmary staff, patients and visitors is bidding to waive requirements that it improves the facility so it can keep operating. An application lodged by Bank Parking for the Fountain Street car park is seeking to remove a planning condition requiring …
Read More »DeKalb County opens applications for summer job training program
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. – Hundreds of DeKalb County teens and young adults can get a jump start on securing jobs for the summer. Applications are now open for the county’s eighth-annual DeKalb Virtual Career Academy. It’s a summer job training program that pays $10 per hour from June 3 to …
Read More »The Rules Islanders Need To Know For Police And Crime Commissioner Election Postal Voting
Tuesday, 16 April 2024 10:11 By Dominic Kureen @WriteOnDom People who have registered for postal votes will see their ballots for the forthcoming Hampshire & Isle of Wight Police & Crime Commissioner election arrive in their letterbox over the next few days. Most postal votes are returned via Royal Mail, …
Read More »ReFuels mulls raising $187 million to expand UK's biogas station network
… Royal Mail with bio-CNG produced from waste products which it distributes through the natural gas pipeline grid. In addition to producing … Source link
Read More »Last chance to register to vote in May elections
Elections for a Mayor for the Liverpool City Region and a Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner take place on Thursday, May 2, 2024. If you’ve recently moved house, changed your name, or never registered to vote before, you must register online by 11.59pm on Tuesday, April 16 2024 at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote. If you want …
Read More »King Charles waves to royal fans as he returns to Clarence House after trip to Scotland with Queen Camilla to celebrate their anniversary
King Charles cheerfully waved to royal fans and tourists today as he left Clarence House after returning from a short trip to Scotland with Queen Camilla where they celebrated their 19th wedding anniversary. Pulling out of his central London home in his maroon state Bentley limousine the monarch, who was diagnosed …
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