13 September 2022 Transport / Logistics Services UPS is trialling four wheeled pedal-assist eQuad delivery vans in Norwich to see how they compare with their diesel equivalents. The four wheeled e-cargo-bikes are three metres long and 84cm wide and can carry up to 210kg per trip. The batteries offer around 37 …
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M@ Visit This Free Roof Garden On Holborn’s Post Building The view across Bloomsbury towards the Northern Heights Did you know you can get views like this, just five minutes from Tottenham Court Road tube? This is the outlook from a little-known roof garden on The Post Building — a …
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Royal fans have sympathised with King Charles after noting that the new monarch looked ‘devastated’ this evening during a vigil for Queen Elizabeth. All four of Her Majesty’s children gathered around her coffin today in a poignant evening vigil inside St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh. After a short procession, King Charles …
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A number of big chains plans to shut their larger stores for the Queen’s funeral on Monday 19 September 2022, including Aldi, Lidl and Sainsbury’s. The day of the Queen’s funeral, Monday 19 September, has been declared a national bank holiday, which means there will be changes to opening hours …
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A royal historian has claimed to know the real reason for the reported rift between Prince Harry and William. The estrangement between the two brothers who were previously close is said to have started months after Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding in 2018. In an updated edition of his book …
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It’s hard to know what’s appropriate to write sometimes when faced with an event that profoundly affects the nation, and the entire world. The death of the Queen has prompted a period of reflection and great sadness for many people. It has also led to a great many questions from …
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13 September 2022 PAULINE MACLARAN For the last 70 years, Britain has become accustomed to the iconic profile of Queen Elizabeth II on stamps and coins. Now that King Charles III has ascended the throne, it will probably take time for many to adjust to the new royal order. Changes …
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Workers at Felixstowe port and dozens of further education colleges are set to walk out More disruption is set to hit the UK economy this autumn as trade unions have announced a fresh set of strike dates. This follows a summer in which workers walked out across the country in …
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Following the announcement that HM The Queen’s State funeral will be marked as a Bank Holiday, Royal Mail has announced that services will be suspended on Monday 19 September. The close relationship between the monarch and the British postal service has endured for more than 500 years, ever since King …
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“This bank holiday will operate in the same way as other bank holidays, and there is no statutory entitlement to time off”, a spokesperson for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has said. “However, we would expect that many workers will be able to take the day off …
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