First class stamp price to rise to £1.10

The price of a first class stamp is to rise above £1 in April, Royal Mail has announced. From 3 April, first class stamps will increase by 15p to £1.10, while second class stamps will rise by 7p to 75p. Royal Mail said the increases were needed to ensure the …

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Colchester: Man imported £8,000 of cannabis from America

Customs officers at Heathrow and a Royal Mail depot intercepted two boxes of cannabis in December 2020 which were addressed to Charlie Bishton, Ipswich Crown Court heard. One of the consignments was described as containing blankets and the other was said to contain ‘Back to School’ stationery. When police officers …

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