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  Two-person delivery specialist ArrowXL and delivery management platform Scurri have forged a strategic partnership which will allow retailers on the Scurri platform to deliver bulky and larger size online orders across the country. ArrowXL makes over two million deliveries on average each year, providing delivery coverage to 98% of …

In the run-up to the next Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee (PWRFC) meeting this Sunday, workers at Royal Mail have continued to make their opposition felt to the betrayal inflicted by the Communication Workers Union (CWU) against their year-long struggle. They recounted how the Business Recovery, Transformation and Growth (BRTG) Agreement …

Kate, who is Commodore-in-Chief of the Fleet Air Arm, erupted in laughter as she was being shown around Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Yeovilton in Somerset – one of the busiest military airfields in the UK. During the visit, the princess spent time in the air traffic control tower and …

Royal fans have taken to social media to praise Kate Middleton’s poise after the royal was filmed disembarking a helicopter gracefully – in heels.  Footage was shared from a visit the Princess of Wales, 41, made to a Royal Navy air base today. The mother-of-three, who is commodore-in-chief of the Fleet …

After a torrid 12 months for International Distributions Services marred by a bitter industrial dispute and ballooning losses, analysts at one of the City’s top stockbrokers believe investors should start buying shares in the owner of Royal Mail. Shares in the FTSE 250 group, which also owns GLS, the overseas …

A Scottish postman was not racially discriminated against by an English colleague who repeatedly told him he couldn’t understand what he was saying, an employment tribunal has ruled. The postman, Peter McCalam, brought a claim of racial discrimination against Royal Mail following a meeting with his manager, Alan Wiggs, …

The Vulcan Restoration Trust, who lovingly care for the ex-Royal Air Force XL426 jet, held their Summer Taxi-Run 2023 event on Saturday. Turnout – people gathering at the perimeter fence outside St Laurence and All Saints Church, in Aviation Way, to witness the jet bombing down the runway (Image: Simon …

Anti-immigration protesters have clashed with a counter demonstration outside an RNLI lifeboat station. The right-wing activists claimed the maritime charity acts as a “taxi service” for illegal immigration, whereas their opponents said it was “disgusting” to target the organisation. Groups of about 30 anti-immigration demonstrators gathered at Cross Wall Quay …

© Reuters Royal Mail owner, IDS, gets broker boost, UK arm undervalued Proactive Investors – Royal Mail (LON:) owner, International Distributions Services PLC rose nearly 3% to 264.50p, as JP Morgan highlighted the potential upside from the firm’s UK business. The investment bank has upgraded the mail delivery firm to …