Thousands of Royal Mail stamps are set to be unusable withing months as a new system is introduced, with some left set to be thousands out of pocket. Brits have been warned that their ‘1st’ and 2nd’ class stamps will be unusable from January 2023 as Royal Mail begin rolling out …
Read More »Welling’s Marfa Ekimova on winning gold at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham
Marfa Ekimova admitted it was a dream come true after winning gold at her first Commonwealth Games. The 17-year-old from Welling led the way in the women’s individual all-around final in Birmingham with a score of 112.300. Marfa Ekimova – won gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Picture: …
Read More »Five-day tip spree by organised gang in London results in £100,000 bill | UK | News
The building, which was locked and on the market for letting, was broken into at the end of July and has been filled with thousands of tons of trade waste. Witnesses said trucks had queued to dump waste at the industrial estate in Croydon, south London, for five days and …
Read More »Hunter 350: Royal Enfield’s new bike entry after a long wait, launched at Rs 1.49 lakh
Royal Enfield has today launched the Hunter 350 bike. The company has launched it in the market with three price ranges apart from two variants – Retro and Metro. The ex-showroom price of its base variant is Rs 1.49 lakh. This bike will especially attract the youth. Royal Enfield has …
Read More »Fixing chronic problems with flying training was RAF chief’s ‘only priority’ and could take years to resolve
Ben Wallace, the defence secretary, instructed the head of the Royal Air Force to fix chronic problems with flying training for new pilots as “his only priority”, a defence source has said. That was more than two-and-a-half years ago. On Friday, Sky News revealed that the RAF’s flying training is …
Read More »Thousands of Royal Mail stamps set to be unusable within months
A new barcode system will mean thousands of Royal Mail stamps are set to be unusable within months. The traditional stamp system will soon be replaced with a new barcode system. People with current stamps have been warned to use them or lose them within the next few months, Birmingham …
Read More »Neighbours torn as road closures solve their school-run nightmare by passing problem to others
An experiment which will see traffic barred from streets around schools will be great for those living there but could just move the problems of school-run congestion elsewhere, according to some of the residents who will benefit. Roads near three schools will be closed to traffic at drop-off and pick-up …
Read More »James Tate admits seeing Royal Aclaim win the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes at York would be ‘sweet’
Trainer James Tate admits seeing Royal Aclaim win the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes at York would be ‘sweet’ and insists the three-year-old filly has a shot as she is a ‘fast learner with a lot of natural talent’ James Tate grew up watching racing stars win the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes So, …
Read More »When her Royal Navy pilot father’s plane disappeared, Melanie Leschallas searched for answers
Melanie Leschallas, 55, has no memories of her father. All she can do is conjure them from pictures. ‘I have a photo of him holding me as a baby. I feel the touch of his tweed jacket, his arms cradling me, the quality of his smile, a sense that all …
Read More »Royal Mail faces clash with union over plans for UK business
Just a day before Royal Mail revealed plans last month to drop its iconic group brand and potentially split the business, postal workers voted to go on strike. Staff wanted industrial action over pay, as inflation rocketed to its highest level in four decades. Royal Mail said the following day …
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