Royal Mail workers could be asked to check up on vulnerable residents during rounds, despite some postal staff relying on foodbanks and struggling to make ends meet themselves. The scheme will be trialled in Northumberland, with Royal Mail’s chief executive telling The Times their “great, trusted teams see things that …
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Britain’s Prince Harry has won the first stage of his libel claim against the publisher of The Mail on Sunday after a UK High Court judge ruled an article about the prince’s legal claim against the UK Home Office was defamatory. Harry is suing Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) after the …
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Royal Mail managers are set to go on strike later this month in a dispute over plans to slash jobs and pay. Unite, their trade union, said the industrial action will impact the postal service across the UK “immediately”. It said more than 2,400 managers will be protesting against plans …
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Published: 12:00 PM July 9, 2022 Out of control dogs that bit people multiple times have been seized from their owners by Norfolk police. Notoriously aggressive breeds like Rottweiler and Staffordshire Bull Terrier were amongst 31 dogs seized in the last three years after being considered “dangerously out of control” …
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Defending champions the Netherlands open their Euro 2022 campaign against Sweden on Saturday. The Swedes are aiming to avoid another damaging defeat after previous losses to the Dutch in major tournaments. Here, the PA news agency looks ahead to Saturday’s action. Reigning champions looking to hit ground running Netherlands’ head …
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The defence secretary has emerged as a frontrunner for the top job. But how has he voted on key issues? Following the ‘will he, won’t he resign’ political circus, the mainstream media has moved on to fevered speculation about Johnson’s successor. Jumping to front of the bookies’ favourite is defence …
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The news that then-Princess Elizabeth would marry Philip Mountbatten was first announced to the world on July 9, 1947, during the reign of King George VI. They wed later that year, and the Queen and Prince Philip were happily married for 73 years until the Duke’s death in 2021. Widely …
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Rishi Sunak’s bid for Number 10 is the top story on the front pages as the weekend begins. Mr Sunak’s declaration started a “scramble” and “race” for the job, according to the i and The Independent. I WEEKEND: Race is on: Sunak starts Tory leader scramble #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/K7K8wLoIl6 — Neil …
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Three to buy Berkeley Group The Telegraph Investors and experts expect a housing-market bust after explosive price growth of 22% over the past two years. As a result, shares in London-focused Berkeley Group, which delivers 10% of London’s new private and affordable homes, have fallen by 22% since January. But …
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