Sir, Alice Thomson is right (“Westminster is our biggest rotten borough”, comment, Oct 26): our elected representatives daily prove themselves unfit for office by putting up with, and enjoying the benefits of, our “rotten political system”. Voters are being taken for fools in the reappointment of Suella Braverman a week …
Read More »Royal Mail lose mum’s ashes in the post
A woman said she is “heartbroken” after Royal Mail lost some of her mother’s ashes in the post. Christine Evans died in December 2021 after catching Covid-19. She was 62 years old. Honouring her mother, Kayleigh purchased a silver memorial pendant to encase some of Christine’s ashes. The necklace was …
Read More »KATE OSBORNE: Poverty is a political choice that Sunak will continue to make
“Rishi Sunak – a Prime Minister who is twice as rich as the king – will continue to make decisions that benefit the wealthy at the expense of our communities.” Last week at Prime Minister’s Questions I asked Truss about the impact privatisation has on our vital public services like …
Read More »Glasgow list MSP throws support behind postal workers in mail dispute
A Glasgow list MSP has thrown her support behind postal workers in their dispute with mail bosses. Scottish Labour’s Pam Duncan Glancy MSP has now written to Royal Mail urging the postal service to reconsider proposed jobs cuts due that are slated for next year. In her letter the Glasgow …
Read More »Queen Elizabeth’s sweet note to Prince William revealed
A sweet note from Queen Elizabeth II to Prince William has resurfaced in the wake of her death. The correspondence, composed on Buckingham Palace letterhead, was purportedly penned by Her Majesty in the early 1990s and accompanied by an advent calendar she gifted her grandson. “William,” the short note reads. …
Read More »Daughter ‘heartbroken’ after locket of mum’s ashes lost in post
Kayleigh Evans with her mother Christine (Picture: Kayleigh Evans/Media Wales) Royal Mail has apologised to a grieving daughter for losing her mum’s ashes in the post. Kayleigh Evans, 36, posted a silver necklace containing some of Christine’s remains to her only sister 250 miles away on September 21. But the …
Read More »Touching note from the Queen to the Prince of Wales goes viral online
‘William, I hope you enjoy opening this each day, Granny’: Touching note Queen sent to the young Prince of Wales with an advent calendar goes viral Note from the Queen to Prince of Wales has gone viral after being shared online Appears to have been given to royal at Christmas …
Read More »Family’s fury after mum’s ashes are lost by Royal Mail
THE ashes of a grieving woman’s mum have been lost in the post. Kayleigh Evans, 36, encased Christine’s remains in a pendant after she died with Covid aged 62 last December. 1 Kayleigh, 36, lost her mum to Covid at the age of 62, last DecemberCredit: Kayleigh Evans/MEDIA WALES Kayleigh, …
Read More »The biggest supermarket food price increases including vegetable oil rising by 65% and pasta by 60%
The price of daily food items has seen a huge rise and become stark to Herts residents as well as millions across the UK. Shoppers have seen items increase by significant amounts including vegetable oil rising 65 per cent and pasta 60 per cent in a year. According to new …
Read More »100 days left to use stamps without barcode
Royal May said the stamp exchange scheme was not linked to the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Photo: Royal Mail Royal Mail (IDS.L) has asked households in the UK to use all unencrypted stamps in the next 100 days before they expire by January 31. Post office branches will not …
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