[ad_1] Royal Mail has asked the Government for an early move to cut its letter service to five days a week as it unveiled hefty losses after a hit from crippling strike action. Boss Simon Thompson vowed to do “whatever it takes” to turn the group around after half-year results showed it tumbled to a…
[ad_1] Labour’s Conrad Whitcroft was never seriously in the running. While the energetic Mr Gordon and his team have rattled more letterboxes than the Royal Mail, Mr Whitcroft combined canvassing with his day job for an insurance company and his duties as a City of York councillor. He even went to work on polling day…
[ad_1] Lizz Lloyd, the Royal Mail’s health and safety director, said: “Almost half of attacks happen at the front door and over a quarter in the front garden.” The Guildford postcode was the joint eighth highest risk postcode area in the country. Royal Mail said this was the first time the GU postcode was featured…
[ad_1] If Jonathan Reynolds was expecting a honeymoon period as the new business secretary, a glance at the mounting list of issues that require his attention will quash that idea. From a potential renationalisation to angry steelworkers and posties, Reynolds has an overflowing in-tray. So acute are some of the problems that Keir Starmer’s chief…
[ad_1] The British monarchy has undergone substantial change over the last few years, with the death of the beloved Queen Elizabeth and the departure of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who left the UK for a new life in the US. But amid all the disruption, one hard-working member of the royal family has…
[ad_1] It showed a lurcher dog ‘being cooked’ under a banner that read ‘The Great Dog Roast’ and took place on July 3 in Henley. A crowd of 300,000 were gathered to witness the rowing event attended by celebrities and royalty. Attendees at the Henley Royal Regatta were stunned (Image: SWNS) A silicone model was…
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR, July 6 — Three Malaysian destinations have been ranked in the top 25 best tourist attractions in Asia by online travel platform Tripadvisor. Out of eight million listings, the three locations in Kuala Lumpur have earned a place in the Tripadvisor annual The Travelers’ Choice Awards Best of the Best (Asia) list…
[ad_1] Over the course of decades, Princess Anne has rightly earned a reputation for stylish thrift with her regular recycling of outfits. The Princess Royal will happily appear in trusty favourites – some of which are older than her children – at high-profile events. But the woman who has played a key role in Anne’s…
[ad_1] Ukraine’s national postal operator is boosting its processing and delivery capacity with the opening of a new automated logistics terminal in Odesa. The facility includes sorting lines for small and large postal items and can process three parcels per second – equating to up to 270,000 parcels per day. Together with the restructuring of…
[ad_1] As rumours continue to circulate, a Royal expert has suggested that King Charles might bestow the title of princess upon Zara Tindall. Zara, 43, Princess Anne’s daughter, was not given the title in her youth after her mother declined Queen Elizabeth II’s offer. The Princess Royal preferred for Zara and her brother Peter to…