Will you be getting your mail today? (Picture: Getty Images) It’s nearly time for the August bank holiday – a day for (most) people to enjoy a day off work. With the weather set to be warm and sunny it could provide a welcome opportunity for many to enjoy a …
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Diana, Princess of Wales is an iconic and contradictory figure who still fascinates decades after her death. She championed the disadvantaged, from those with Aids to the homeless, and was labelled “the People’s Princess” because of her common touch which could bridge social divides. But she also fought personal demons …
Read More »Rory McIlroy makes FedEx Cup history with stunning success
Rory McIlroy remarkably overturned a six-shot deficit in the final round of the Tour Championship to become the first player to win the FedEx Cup three times. McIlroy carded a closing 66 at East Lake to finish 21 under par, a shot ahead of Sungjae Im and Scottie Scheffler, who …
Read More »Jack Harlow ‘hungry’ and ‘focused’ ahead of MTV VMAs
Jack Harlow has said he is “hungry” and “focused” ahead of the MTV VMAs where he is vying for some of the top prizes. The Kentucky rapper, 24, was among the first on the red carpet outside the Prudential Centre in Newark, New Jersey. He is also presenting the show, …
Read More »What’s in the Aldi and Lidl middle aisles on Sunday, August 28?
The middle aisle of both Aldi and Lidl is popular with shoppers keen to find a bargain on anything from beauty must-haves to DIY essentials. Whether it’s Aldi’s Specialbuys or Lidl’s Middle of Lidl, the latest offers are always worth checking out and there are some fantastic buys from Sunday, August 28. Let’s take a look at some of the …
Read More »Funding shortfall puts brakes on Arrival’s electric bus factory | Business
Electric buses to be built at a new factory in Oxfordshire have been delayed by at least 18 months because their maker cannot raise more capital. Arrival, a trailblazer of Britain’s transition to zero-emission automotive manufacturing, was founded by Denis Sverdlov, 44, a Russian tycoon. It reversed on to the …
Read More »Support for striking workers declared by 600 Labour councillors | Labour
More than 600 Labour councillors have declared their full backing for all rail, postal, dock and other workers on picket lines, as the party comes under continuing pressure over its stance on strikes. Amid a wave of strikes over pay and increasing talk of coordinated industrial action this autumn, the …
Read More »UK's biggest unions propose co-ordinated strikes this autumn – BBC News
The seaside town where dockers are striking · Thousands of Royal Mail workers go on strike · Train drivers at three more operators vote to strike. Source link
Read More »Report: Perak Umno to start ‘free Najib’ royal petition soon
Jailed former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak waves to his supporters as he leaves the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex, in Kuala Lumpur August 25, 2022. — Picture by Firdaus Latif By Shahrin Aizat Noorshahrizam Sunday, 28 Aug 2022 7:18 PM MYT KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 — Perak Umno chairman …
Read More »Are Post Offices open tomorrow? If the Royal Mail strikes could impact postal services on Bank Holiday Monday
Royal Mail employees have been striking at the end of what has been a summer of widespread industrial action and the strikes are set to cause far-reaching delivery disruption over September. On Friday, more than 115,000 members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) went on strike outside Royal Mail offices up and …
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