The Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) and the Race Equality Foundation have called for mandatory ethnicity pay gap (EPG) reporting for a broader range of employers, warning that current voluntary measures have reached their limits. In a new paper published this month, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Ethnicity, the organisations argue …
Read More »Pass go, collect Monopoly stamps
The 10 stamps include images of some of the locations from the classic game, including Old Kent Road, Liverpool Street Station and Park Lane, as well as Free Parking and Chance. Royal Mail is also launching a limited-edition run of 5,000 Monopoly postbox playing tokens. The stamps feature images of …
Read More »Pass go, collect Monopoly stamps
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Read More »St Blazey dog owner facing court after postman attacked
A dog owner from the St Blazey area has been summonsed to court after their pet allegedly attacked a postman. St Austell Police said the incident happened in late 2024 when it was alleged the dog, while loose in a local park, bit the Royal Mail worker who was completing …
Read More »‘Rural Postbus Error’ stamps to be sold at auction for thousands
JERSEY is no stranger to notable auction sales, with a variety of lots – from sought-after number plates to a stash of vintage gentlemen’s magazines – making headlines in recent years. And a “remarkable” pair of stamps expected to fetch thousands of pounds could soon be added to that list, …
Read More »Painting Over Crosswalks Will Not Make Florida Less Gay
Workers remove part of the rainbow crosswalk intersection of Ocean Drive and 12th Street in Miami Beach, Florida, on Sunday. Amanda Rosa/Miami Herald via Getty Images It’snosecret that the current administration has been doing everything it can to isolate and instill fear in trans and queer people all across the …
Read More »Despite Greene report warnings, N.L.’s ‘perilous’ tide of red ink continues to swell
A new government will be sworn in after the Newfoundland and Labrador election on Oct. 14. But the incoming administration will face existing problems related to the province’s fiscal situation. (Mark Cumby/CBC) The warnings were blunt about the way ahead — and how Newfoundland and Labrador arrived here in the …
Read More »Printing blunder could turn 44p stamps into £20k+ collectors’ items
A pair of “rare and desirable” stamps made valuable by a printing error 40 years ago – that have previously been sold for £22,000 – are due to go under the hammer at an auction in town tomorrow. Once worth a combined 44p, the stamps depict the bygone Royal Mail …
Read More »Myleene Klass says her home is like ‘Fort Knox’ after stalker found guilty
Myleene Klass’ stalker was found guilty on Tuesday after sending her ‘disturbing’ unwanted letters and an air pistol Myleene Klass says her home is like ‘Fort Knox’ after stalker found guilty(Image: PA) Myleene Klass has said her home is now like “Fort Knox” and “Alcatraz” after a stalker posted an …
Read More »Four dead after building collapse in central Madrid
Four people, including the lead architect, have been killed after a building under renovation collapsed in central Madrid on Tuesday. Three construction workers were injured in the incident near the city’s opera square. Fire crews worked through the night using drones and rescue dogs to search the rubble. The cause …
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