NATWEST is making a major change to four of its accounts tomorrow – and customers need to check if they’re affected now. The bank is cutting interest rates on the accounts after the Bank of England (BoE) dropped its base rate from 4.5% to 4.25% in May. 1 NatWest is cutting interest rates …
Read More »Royal Navy sailor arrested over bomb hoax ‘prank’ on nuclear submarine that sent naval base ‘into lockdown’
By TOM COTTERILL Published: 07:30 EDT, 14 July 2025 | Updated: 07:37 EDT, 14 July 2025 A Royal Navy submariner who sent Britain’s Trident nuclear submarine base into lockdown after allegedly staging a bomb hoax ‘prank’ has been arrested. The sailor – believed to be a Petty Officer on HMS …
Read More »Man who admitted murder of Phoenix Spencer-Horn jailed for 23 years
Warning: This article contains graphic detail A MAN who admitted murdering his 21-year-old girlfriend and trying to cover up her death has been sentenced to 23 years in prison. Phoenix Spencer-Horn was found dead at her flat on Glen Lee in East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, in November last year. At …
Read More »Motorcyclist fighting for his life in hospital after crash in Swindon
It happened on the A419 Dorcan slip road. Author: Shaunna BurnsPublished 13th Jul 2025Last updated 13th Jul 2025 A man is fighting for his life in hospital after crashing on his motorbike on the A419 Dorcan slip road. At around 4.40pm yesterday (12/07) , police responded to a single vehicle …
Read More »Government to consult on the future of Post Office
The Department for Business and Trade has launched a national consultation – or “Green Paper” – on the future of Post Office. A Green Paper is a Government consultation which invites feedback on an area of Government policy or legislative proposals. Anyone, including members of the public, can respond to the …
Read More »Prince Harry and King Charles’ aides meet for rumored peace talks for first time since royal rift
Could a royal reconciliation finally be in the cards? King Charles and Prince Harry’s aides were spotted together for a secret meeting last week in what is the strongest signal yet that both camps are ready to put an end to their years-long feud. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s …
Read More »Ofcom’s “reform” of Royal Mail letters opens the spigots for Křetínský’s profiteering
Regulator Ofcom has confirmed that UK’s Royal Mail can scrap Saturday delivery of Second Class letters, reducing this service to alternate weekdays. The changes will take effect from July 28. Under the guise of “USO reform”, Ofcom’s measures will downgrade the Universal Service Obligation, which mandates six-day-a-week letter deliveries to …
Read More »PDMR Share Dealing | Company Announcement
Personal Group Holdings plc (“the Company”) PDMR Share Dealing Personal Group Holdings Plc operates an HMRC approved Employee Share Ownership Plan (the “Plan”) which allows employees and directors of the Company the opportunity to acquire ordinary shares of 5p each in the Company (“Shares”) currently held …
Read More »Employee-owned Post Office model ‘unlikely to be considered until 2030’
The current level of taxpayer funding for the Government-owned postal service is unsustainable, the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) said in a new Green Paper on the organisation’s future. This sets out its views on how the Post Office should be run in the future, including possible changes to …
Read More »Post Office ownership could be handed to sub-postmasters
Thousands of sub-postmasters across Britain could be handed ownership of the Post Office, ending 365 years of government ownership. Ministers are considering changing the retail business’s ownership structure to a mutual model, as they hope to overhaul its culture and avoid future miscarriages of justice in the wake of the …
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