Netflix is facing fury over plans to dramatise Princess Diana’s final moments in its new season of The Crown. The hit series, which has repeatedly been accused of blurring the lines between fact and fiction, is reportedly set to cover the hours before the royal’s tragic death in Paris in …
Read More »DX Express ties Silva ribbon to go electric in London
Courier firm DX this morning told investors its London parcel delivery fleet will begin a switch to electric vehicles, care of an alliance with fellow logistics operators Silva Brothers. Twenty EVs painted in DX’s livery are on central London’s roads now, carrying the first of an intended 750,000 parcels per …
Read More »Edinburgh Hogmanay street party set to return as organisers promise ‘spectacular midnight moment’
The organisers of Edinburgh’s Hogmanay celebrations are planning a “spectacular midnight moment” as the world famous street party prepares to take place for the first time since the Covid pandemic. Some 30,000 revellers are expected to see in 2023 at a street party in the Scottish capital. As well as …
Read More »Train strikes: Workers vote on further six months of walkouts
In recent months, rail workers, dock workers, and BT and Royal Mail employees have been involved in industrial action. Nurses, doctors and teachers are also being balloted on whether to join the picket line and this week unions are expected to vote in favour of co-ordinating any strike action. Source …
Read More »Royal Mail announces date stamps without barcodes won’t be valid – and what to do with them
Stamps with the Queen’s face and without a barcode won’t be valid after January 31 2023 Royal Mail has announced that stands without barcodes can’t be used beyond January 31 next year. In a leaflet sent out to households, Royal Mail told households: “We’re adding barcodes to our regular stamps. …
Read More »Royal Mail strike dates: Every Royal Mail strike date in October, November and December affecting Herts residents
Royal Mail workers are set to strike on Thursday (October 20) which will be fourth strike out of 21 strikes in a long-running dispute over pay and conditions. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said 115,000 members across the UK would walk out in a 24-hour strike on Thursday, starting at …
Read More »Royal Mail stamps: The date your stamps will become invalid | UK | News
Royal Mail has tacked barcodes alongside the Queen’s frilled portrait to the right to allow workers to scan packages. Customers can also use the stamps to create a digital footprint with the firm’s official app. Post Offices and shops have now started selling the new versions, and in four months, …
Read More »Royal Mail strike dates: Every Royal Mail strike date in October, November and December affecting Herts residents
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Read More »Paisley posties’ jobs at risk as Royal Mail announce mass cuts
Paisley posties’ jobs could be at risk after Royal Mail announced it will be making up to 6,000 redundancies across the UK. The firm, which was sold off by the Conservative/Liberal Democrat government to private investors less than a decade ago, has said it will be cutting around 10,000 roles …
Read More »When is the Royal Mail strike this week? Full list of planned postal strikes, and how the post is affected
Royal Mail workers will strike again this week, as part a long-running dispute over pay and working conditions. Staff represented by the Communication Workers Union (CWU) are holding 19 days of action across October and November. The walkouts have already caused widespread disruption to postal services, with the potential for strikes to continue into the festive period. Here’s …
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