Ballot boxes arrive for votes to be counted (Image: Getty) A growing crisis in the Royal Mail threatens to throw May’s local elections into chaos, with postal votes and election leaflets delivered late or not at all. Ministers and the Electoral Commission are holding a series of emergency meetings with …
Read More »Martin Lewis urges Brits to ‘stock up on’ item before 10p price rise on April 7
The rise will mean the everyday item has gone up by 137% since 2020 – and money saving expert says people should buy them now 01:03, 21 Mar 2026Updated 07:22, 21 Mar 2026 A big price rise in just two weeks has led Martin Lewis to suggest bulk buying(Image: ITV) …
Read More »Teamsters bureaucracy lines up behind Trump’s DHS nominee Markwayne Mullin
Teamsters President Sean O’Brien appeared in person at Senator Markwayne Mullin’s confirmation hearing this week, following his earlier public endorsement of Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Before testimony began, Mullin embraced O’Brien visually underscoring the political alliance between the Teamsters bureaucracy and the domestic police …
Read More »Royal , Glenys Isabel | Tributes | The Border Mail | The Border Mail
Death Notices 1937 – 2026 ROYAL, Glenys Isabel (nee Rava) Glenys passed away peacefully aged 88. Loving wife to Desmond. Devoted mother of Michelle and Desmond Jnr. Beloved grandma to Mikayla, Blake, Bailey, Toby, Gracey and Jay. #1 TAB in Albury Funeral Mass for Glenys Royal will be offered at …
Read More »David Reed MP with parliamentary debate on Royal Mail delays
David Reed, MP for Exmouth and Exeter East, recently led a parliamentary debate on the issue, highlighting the impact of delays and declining service standards across his constituency. He said: “If there was one word to sum it all up, it would be trust. “Trust in the Royal Mail service …
Read More »Royal Mail performing poorly for first class deliveries in Oxfordshire
A target of 93 per cent is set for the postal company to deliver first class mail to be received within one working day. But in Oxfordshire, the Royal Mail is hitting just 67.2 per cent, Liberal Democrat Witney MP Charlie Maynard said. This is below the Royal Mail’s claim …
Read More »Site where bungalow collapsed among Shropshire locations where landowners have been told to clean up ‘untidy land’
Enforcement notices have been issued for three properties in Newport, Wellington and Sutton Hill over concerns about “untidy land”. According to Telford & Wrekin Council, complaints were received last year about allegedly untidy land on sites in Forton Road in Newport, Victoria Avenue in Wellington and Spring Meadow in Sutton …
Read More »Birthday cards and hospital letters ‘being left behind’ say struggling York postal workers | YorkMix
A York MP says city postal workers are struggling so much that crucial mail is being left behind. Rachael Maskell said that she’d been told that letters weren’t being processed properly in York and claimed Royal Mail is “a failed business”. Her comments came during a Westminster debate on the …
Read More »Forensics raid bins at block of Glasgow flats after woman found dead
The victim has been named as Joanne Newlands and her family have been informed. Police and forensics at the scene Forensic officers have been pictured scouring through bins and a storage area near to a block of flats in Glasgow where a woman was found dead earlier this week. Police …
Read More »Royal Mail performing poorly for first class deliveries in Oxfordshire
A target of 93 per cent is set for the postal company to deliver first class mail to be received within one working day. But in Oxfordshire, the Royal Mail is hitting just 67.2 per cent, Liberal Democrat Witney MP Charlie Maynard said. This is below the Royal Mail’s claim …
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