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Read More »Will Your Christmas Post & Parcels Arrive on Time? Here’s What You Need to Know
As Christmas approaches, nearly nine in ten Brits remain unaware of the UK’s last posting dates, while over a third admit to leaving gift buying to the last minute. To help avoid festive disappointment, Simon Coles, Postmaster at Copperhouse Post Office in Hayle, is urging customers to plan ahead and …
Read More »FCA Faces Criticism from MPs: ‘Incompetent’ and ‘Toxic’ Regulator
FCA Under Fire: MPs Label UK Financial Regulator ‘Incompetent’ and ‘Toxic’ The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), tasked with overseeing the country’s banking and financial sectors, has come under severe criticism in a damning report released by a coalition of Members of Parliament (MPs). Describing the regulator as “incompetent” and …
Read More »Last post dates for Christmas 2024 with one on December 23
The Post Office has issued a reminder of the last days to send your cards and parcels as 90% of us have no idea when the key dates are. New research reveals nearly 9 in 10 Brits are unaware of last posting dates and over a third leave gift buying …
Read More »Five companies top managers went crazy for in 2024 with 89% to 341% gains
With 2024 nearing its end, Citywire Elite Companies went on the hunt for the five stocks that have gained the most in popularity this year with the top investors we track. Citywire ranks and rates companies based on the conviction shown towards their shares by Elite Investors – the top …
Read More »Royal Mail’s obligations must be kept in check – Derry Daily
SDLP Foyle MLA Mark H Durkan has said universal service obligations must be upheld and monitored as part of the approval by the UK Government to sell Royal Mail’s parent company. The £3.6 billion sale of the International Distribution Services (IDS), to Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský’s EP Group, comes amid …
Read More »MP visits Keynsham Delivery Office to show festive support for local posties
Dan Norris MP meets staff at Royal Mail’s Keynsham Delivery Office MP Dan Norris dropped into the Royal Mail’s Keynsham Delivery Office to say ‘thank you’ to local postmen and women at their busiest time of the year. On his early morning visit to the centre in Ashton Way, the …
Read More »We told Post Office about system problems, says Fujitsu • The Register
Fujitsu has said it continually told the Post Office about problems with Horizon, the computer system at the center of one of the UK’s widest miscarriages of justice, as its client prosecuted branch managers for accounting discrepancies. Speaking at the closing statements of the statutory inquiry into the complex computer …
Read More »Are postage stamps and parcels too expensive in the UK?
Royal Mail is a household name, and its posties, red vans and logos can be found all across the nation almost every single day – but they’re enduring a torrid time as costs rise and performance falls. Its parent company have just been sold to a new billionaire owner, and …
Read More »Harry and Meghan’s ‘holiday’ card sparks wild conspiracy theories: Royal fans spread baseless claims photo of Archie and Lilibet is ‘faked’ with Photoshop and they’ve used ‘AI children’ in deliberately blurred image
Social media conspiracy theorists have seized on Meghan and Harry’s Christmas holiday card to spread wild conjectures about the couple including a ludicrous allegation they used AI or ‘borrowed’ children to play Archie and Lilibet. A group of Twitter critics of the Sussexes have insisted a photo is ‘digitally altered’ …
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