Sign up to our daily newsletter Sisters Jemma and Emily from Florians Florist in West View bought 100 ice pops to give to Royal Mail workers during what has been one of the hottest days of the week. Hartlepool experienced temperatures of 26C on Thursday, prompting the sisters to show …
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Even shipping early—real early—this holiday season is going to cost more. The U.S. Postal Service has filed notice of a temporary price hike to offset costs during the peak shipping season. If approved by the Postal Regulatory Commission, as it is expected to be, the higher prices would kick in …
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Two-thirds of the financial wealth of British households is saved for private pensions. Yet the UK pension system is highly inefficient. On a conservative estimate, if the UK system matched best practice in the Netherlands, Canada or Denmark, for the same pension payments British savers could expect a reliable income …
Read More »The Royal Mint has revealed the Queen’s signature will be appearing on a collection of coins for the first time. The £5 denomination coin collection highlights the Queen’s service as her Platinum Jubilee year is celebrated. The Royal Mint said the collection pays tribute to the Queen’s commitment to the …
Read More »A beachgoer in South Carolina was killed after a loose beach umbrella impaled her in the chest. The umbrella was blown from its anchoring by the wind and hit Tammy Perreault while she was at a Garden City beach on Wednesday, Horry County Chief Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard said. Perreault, …
Read More »A beachgoer in South Carolina was killed after a loose beach umbrella impaled her in the chest. The umbrella was blown from its anchoring by the wind and hit Tammy Perreault while she was at a Garden City beach on Wednesday, Horry County Chief Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard said. Perreault, …
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Prince William and Kate Middleton’s Royal Foundation increased its income from £6.7 million to more than £20.4 million in two years, figures reveal – days after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle dissolved their UK charity Charity coffers for the Cambridge’s Royal Foundation now total £20.4million Meghan and Harry’s UK charity, …
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On Tuesday, August 9, Communications Workers Union (CWU) in Britain, which represents Royal Mail postal workers, announced four days of strike action aimed at obtaining a wage increase in line with inflation. The strikes are scheduled for August 26 and 31 and September 8 and 9. 115,000 postal workers will …
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The boss of Britain’s train drivers’ union has warned that his members are prepared to continue strike action into the winter in a dispute over pay, ahead of another walkout that will lead to a weekend of severe disruption. Aslef will shut down large parts of the rail network when …
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Royal Mail is ready to talk with the Communication Workers Union (CWU) to avoid a strike disrupting mail services in the UK later this month the company announced this week. But, after failing to come to terms on a new contract, the CWU announced it intends to call upon its …
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