[ad_1] King Charles has sent a special Royal Mail post box to scientists in the Antarctic just in time for Christmas. Station support assistant, Kirsten Shaw, who runs the British Antarctic Territory Post Office at Rothera Research Station, wrote to the monarch asking for a replacement for the base’s previous hand-painted replica box. The Royal…
[ad_1] Scientists working at a remote British research station in the Antarctic received a special delivery of a new Royal Mail post box in time for Christmas – thanks to the King. Kirsten Shaw, a station support assistant who runs the British Antarctic Territory Post Office at Rothera Research Station, wrote to the monarch asking…
[ad_1] If you have recently discovered some Royal Mail first or second-class stamps with Queen Elizabeth II’s head on, you might want to know if they are still valid to use. Many might be wondering if you can still use them to post your Christmas letters or parcels at the Post Office this December. It…
[ad_1] Several Northern Ireland postcodes are included in the alert — full list in article Rob Currell GAU audience writer 20:07, 13 Dec 2025 It’s a busy time of year for Royal Mail workers (stock photo)(Image: Getty) Royal Mail has delivered an urgent Christmas alert as postal services across 58 postcodes nationwide encounter significant disruption…
[ad_1] It might be traditional to write to Father Christmas with a gift list, but when Kirsten Shaw wanted a new postbox for staff at the UK’s Rothera Research Station in Antarctica, she wrote to the king. The request has resulted in a special delivery for Shaw – a station support assistant who, among myriad…
[ad_1] A person has been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after a vehicle crashed into parked cars and a garden wall in South Gloucestershire. Just after midnight today (Saturday, December 13) officers were called to Kingswood near Bristol, following a collision involving a grey Volkswagen Golf. Images from the crash scene along New Cheltenham…
[ad_1] Hannah McKay / POOL / AFP via Getty Images With the holiday season in full swing, members of the royal family are beginning to show off their Christmas cards on social media. But how do you get lucky enough to receive one in your mailbox, addressed to you personally? As it turns out, you…
[ad_1] Helen Morgan, Liberal Democrat MP for North Shropshire, said a number of constituents had raised the issue with her office. It comes after a resident in another part of the county – Newport, revealed earlier this week that she had received no post for 11 days. Mrs Morgan said she understood that it is…
[ad_1] A cache of 95,000 photos found in the home of paedophile Jeffrey Epstein included several with people involved in sex acts. The committee is “going through” the 95,000 photos handed over by his estate(Image: AP) A trove of 95,000 photos found in Jeffrey Epstein’s home shows “people engaged in sexual acts”, a US congressman…
[ad_1] Machetes, zombie knives, nunchucks and Samurai swords were among the items confiscated Police made sure the community felt their presence when it came to knife crime (Image: Northumbria PCC) Hundreds of knives and other dangerous weapons have been seized or handed over as part of action to tackle serious violence across the Northumbria Police…