THE number of NHS workers on the receiving end of violent assaults at work has risen by over a third since before the pandemic. Analysis of annual returns of NHS boards in Scotland has revealed that there were nearly 20,000 assaults on NHS staff in Scotland in the year to …
Read More »Dad fighting £170 parking fine at Fantasy Island after dyslexic son enters wrong digits
A stressed dad says he has been “hounded” for seven months over a parking ticket due to his dyslexic son accidentally entering the wrong digits on the machine. Kieran Ramsey, 29, parked at Fantasy Island car park in Skegness with his one-year-old son on Saturday, April 23 and paid for …
Read More »Kate returns to host Westminster Christmas carol service in memory of the Queen
The Princess of Wales will return to host a special Christmas carol service at Westminster Abbey which will pay tribute to the late Queen. The celebratory event held on Thursday December 15 will honour the values Queen Elizabeth II demonstrated throughout her life, “including empathy, compassion and support for others”, …
Read More »Jockey Michelle Payne wows in a custom royal blue outfit at the 2022 TAB Champions Stakes Day
Jockey Michelle Payne wows in a custom royal blue outfit with an edgy harness at Stakes Day at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne By Savanna Young For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:21 EDT, 4 November 2022 | Updated: 23:21 EDT, 4 November 2022 Jockey Michelle Payne turned heads in a royal blue …
Read More »QR scanners aim to make Isle of Man Post Office returns easier – BBC News
The devices print postage labels for UK retailers offering returns via Royal Mail once a unique QR code is scanned. Source link
Read More »Royal Mail: Islay residents hit by severe delays as postal workers quit over workload
Islay residents are waiting more than ten days for their post to arrive because Royal Mail staff are quitting over severe workloads. Parcels have been piling high in vans, with former postal workers saying health and safety was being seriously compromised. Some islanders have been waiting weeks for their deliveries …
Read More »Workplace trade union reps form Basingstoke solidary group
TRADE union reps have come together to form a solidarity group in Basingstoke. The group, called Basingstoke Solidarity Society, has been set up to build support for striking workers and community campaigns against poverty and the cost-of-living crisis that residents are currently facing. Phil Gordan, a CWU rep for Royal …
Read More »The Scottish artist whose work was collected by Andy Warhol
CROSSED arms and holding some bread next to a sideboard and his stuffed great dane Cecil, Horst P. Horst’s ‘Andy Warhol In His ‘Factory’, is one of the great portraits of the iconic American visual artist. Behind Warhol in the picture, hanging on his panelled boardroom in his famed New …
Read More »Strike action ‘another dagger’ for small businesses crippled by Covid
Small business owners have said they are struggling to survive as postal workers are set to walk out and amid the looming threat of rail strikes. Matt Harris, 49, who runs wine bars Planet Of The Grapes and Fox Fine Wines in London, said that strike action is just “another …
Read More »Prince William wants to break the mould of royal visits with ‘community impact days’
Prince William wants to ‘break the mould’ of royal engagements by raising money for the communities he visits – after Megxit forced him to ‘start from scratch’ on modernising the monarchy, insiders have claimed. The Prince of Wales, 40, was joined by his wife Kate, also 40, on a visit …
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