[ad_1] A daughter was awarded £1,000 after her mother’s ashes were mistakenly sent through an EU country, opened by border force officials and arrived with some of the contents spilling out. The woman, known as Mrs R in proceedings, paid £1,440 for a direct cremation for her mother, known as Mrs M, with the company…

[ad_1] The A9 is closed to recover a Royal Mail lorry that crashed off the road in heavy snow and icy conditions. BEAR Scotland confirmed the major road will be closed for two hours from 9am on Tuesday to recover the lorry which crashed on Monday. Images showed the large lorry having crashed off the…

[ad_1] Prince Harry’s UK return news sparks reactions from royal experts Prince Harry is reportedly expected to get back his long-fought-for police protection team on trips to Britain as decision is pending. A UK based royal commentator and broadcaster reacted to reports of Harry’s potential UK return, saying the Home Office’s U-turn will be celebrated….

[ad_1] Spotify’s chief HR officer, Anna Lundström, spoke exclusively to HR magazine about how the music streaming giant is preparing its workplace for the future, by harnessing a culture of innovation and creativity. With 10 years at Spotify under her belt, Lundström currently oversees all aspects of the company’s HR setup. Having worked…

[ad_1] Liverpool illuminated in green over the weekend to honour the memory of James Lee Williams – better known as The Vivienne – the trailblazing RuPaul’s Drag Race UK winner who passed away tragically a year ago. To mark the first anniversary of Williams’s death on 3 January 2025, more than a dozen venues and monuments across Liverpool…

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[ad_1] A sale of a 221-acre plot of farmland next to the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus near Chilton, in the south of the county, was completed on October 8. Landowner the Crown Estate – a collection of lands and holding belonging to the monarch as a corporation sole – has big plans for the…