UK roundup: House of Fraser plan strikes £600m buyout | News

The trustee of House of Fraser’s Beatties & Jenners Pension Scheme has insured some £600m (€698m) of liabilities via a buyout with the Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC). The transaction covers 3,850 deferred members and 5,050 pensioners. In August 2018 the pension scheme entered Pension Protection Fund (PPF) assessment in August …

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Lovesick Royal Mail driver harassed woman at work

A Royal Mail driver subjected a co-worker to a frightening campaign of harassment after becoming besotted with her. Michael Proctor began by giving the woman money he said he had found in a tin in his garden. His attentions grew more alarming and included threatening to kill himself when she …

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Amazon Announces Drone Delivery Plans

Amazon has announced that it would begin using drones to deliver items before the end of the year. The tech company has designated Lockeford, California as the test bed for sending out drivers entirely and carrying products into the air. Instead of delivering goods to a front door, the drone will …

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Exhibition looks at The Queen on postage stamps

One of the many Platinum Jubilee exhibitions that are taking place looks at the most reproduced image ever created — of The Queen on a postage stamp. Exhibits in the exhibition include the three main portraits used by Royal Mail as well as a selection of Omnibus editions, Jubilee series …

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