LAWSON WRIGHT, 53, of Dene Road, Oxford, admitted assisting in the importation of 1,000 diazepam tablets. The class C drugs were found at the Royal Mail International Logistics Centre in Langley, Berks, on November 19 last year. He was fined £330 and ordered to pay £119 in costs and surcharge. …
Read More »Hertfordshire roadworks: All road closures and improvement works set to affect driver this week
We know there is nothing worse than being stuck in traffic when you have plans. To help you avoid any lengthy car journeys we have rounded up the roadworks across the county this week (Monday, November 21 – Sunday, November 27), as listed by Hertfordshire County Council and National Highways. …
Read More »UK faces fresh wave of strikes over pay
LONDON The Communication Workers Union in the U.K that said postal workers had voted overwhelmingly for more strikes this year and next, affecting deliveries in the run-up to Christmas and opening hours at post offices. class=’cf’> The CWU said those in charge of Royal Mail, which employs delivery workers, …
Read More »Dragon Destiny is our Hunts Post children’s book this week.
Dragon Destiny is the epic finale of a magical series which began with Dragon Mountain. During a Summer camp holiday in rural China, 12-year-old Billy stumbles across an ancient secret: Four powerful warrior dragons, hidden deep within the mountain. Billy and his friends set off on an adventure to free …
Read More »‘IS bride’ Shamima’s UK citizenship hearing today
Shamima Begum, who lost her British citizenship after joining the Islamic State group in Syria, will on Monday have her case reviewed, with her lawyers arguing that she was a “victim of trafficking”. She is one of hundreds of Europeans whose fate following the 2019 collapse of the so-called Islamic …
Read More »Florence + The Machine postpone UK tour dates after singer breaks foot
Florence + The Machine have been forced to postpone the rest of their UK tour after lead singer Florence Welch discovered she was performing on a broken foot. The indie rock band kicked off their Dance Fever tour at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris on November 14 and had performed …
Read More »Joe Lycett shreds £10K as David Beckham’s World Cup deadline expires
The popular comic gave an ultimatum to the former footballer last week over his controversial deal with Qatar to promote the upcoming world cup. David Beckham is an ambassador for Qatar ahead of the World Cup and is being paid to endorse them. In a video posted to social media, Lycett …
Read More »Trains, post and even coffin-making: Every strike likely to affect UK by end of 2022
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email As inflation has climbed steadily up this year, workers have seen how rising prices are eroding their earnings – just as employers have been trying to make savings …
Read More »RCN criticises Health Secretary over negotiating stance in nursing dispute
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has hit out at the Health Secretary, accusing him of “showing no sign” of wanting to properly negotiate on pay. On Sunday, Steve Barclay insisted that his “door is open” and that he had been meeting with trade unions in recent days. He told …
Read More »Cop27, a failure that will not curb ecological collapse
News A promise to reach the peak of global emissions by 2025 was not in the final agreement. By Sophie Squire Downloading PDF. Please wait… Sunday 20 November 2022 Issue 2832 Protesting at Cop27. Egyptian authorities confined demonstrations (Picture: @edwinNamakanga on Twitter) The Cop27 climate conference has disgracefully failed to …
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