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ROYAL MAIL has announced that due to rising prices, the cost of a first class stamp will be £1.25 from next month. It is the second price increase this year – in April, the cost rose from £1.10. Last year, it was 85p. The company says it reported a £419m …

A Chinese-speaking cyber-criminal group named “Smishing Triad” has been observed conducting a large-scale smishing campaign targeting US citizens. This campaign has skillfully impersonated various postal and delivery services, including Royal Mail (UK), New Zealand Postal Service, Correos (Spain), PostNord (Sweden), Poste Italiane, Italian Revenue Service, USPS, Poczta Polska (Poland), J&T Express …

And if you’re anything like me, you would much rather be spending your money on items for your newborn than clothes that you’ll only need for a few months of your life. A 2019 survey found mums-to-be spent £700 on average on their maternity clothes. That’s a huge expense when …

The future of the Royal Mail is in doubt after it failed to hit its delivery targets in every UK postcode this summer. Households in postage blackspots are waiting up to two weeks for deliveries, putting the NHS under strain as missed hospital appointments become a “continuous occurrence”. A cancer …

US sailmaker and sailing apparel brand North Sails has partnered with 727 Sailbags to “provide a second life to old, tired sails” to help minimise the sport’s environmental impact and divert old sails from ending up in landfills. 727 Sailbags creates handcrafted bags and clothing out of 100% recycled sailcloth, …

Two furious business owners contacted Royal Mail about the unusual closure of a postbox after a metal telecommunications pole was installed nearby in Marazion, Cornwall A postbox in Marazion, Cornwall has been taped up and closed ( Image: Greg Martin / Cornwall Live) Royal Mail postboxes in a quaint village …

Smishing is a type of cyberattack in which attackers use SMS (text messages) to trick individuals into revealing the following type of Personal and financial data or information:- Passwords Credit card numbers Debit card numbers Banking Credentials Make download malicious software In attacks like this, threat actors mimic government, bank, …

The inaction here is bewildering. Yes, any federal government will want to be careful to protect rural and regional services; Graham agrees. But the need for reform is blindingly obvious, and the cost to taxpayers will only grow as AusPost’s losses do. The substantial losses posted recently by Britain’s Royal …

Plans to resurrect Monarch Airlines six years after it collapsed have been put in doubt. A company named Monarch Airlines Limited has been registered at Companies House, and a website and social media activity began earlier this month, pledging to “usher in a new era for one of the UK’s …

High end Indian restaurant chain Dishoom is planning on opening its first bar in Brighton. The new venue in East Street will be called Permit Room – a name Dishoom already uses for its drinks menu. It has already successfully applied for an alcohol licence for 31a and 32 East …