A Telegraph investigation in April found Chinese factories were offering to flood Britain with forged stamps in what security experts described as an “act of economic warfare”. The data log, obtained under Freedom of Information laws, shows the Post Office recorded 27 accusations that postmasters were selling fake stamps between …
Read More »Food fit for a King: What the Royal Family loves to eat – Charles has avocado for lunch, Princess Kate enjoys a surprising supper and Queen Camilla tucks into fish and chips
One may imagine the dinner table at Buckingham Palace features a spread of the world’s finest delicacies and luxurious dishes. However, the reality of what the Royal Family enjoys to eat seems very different to a regal feast. For breakfast, porridge topped with honey is on the menu for Queen Camilla , …
Read More »Surrey woman left fuming after town left without reliable Royal Mail post for four months
A Surrey woman who says her town has been suffering from an unreliable Royal Mail post service for more than four months has said that the situation has left her “fuming”. Every day Emma Hensby waits to hear the sound of the postman but is often disappointed. Her flat in …
Read More »Owner of Surrey salon wrecked after Mini crashed through it left ‘devastated’
The salon owner says she thinks staff might not want to stand at the front of the building anymore A car crash that left a shop owner of 26 years “devastated” after a Mini ploughed into a shopfront in an up-market Surrey village. The Virginia Water salon, The Glasshouse, was …
Read More »Millions to benefit from modernised pensions system – PAYadvice.UK
Millions of workers stand to benefit from greater financial security in later life following a consultation launch Government has unveiled plans to modernise pensions and give workers greater security in retirement Consultation has launched to extend Collective Defined Contribution (CDC) pension provision, helping support the Government’s growth mission Regulations form part …
Read More »USPS to continue nationwide delivery of COVID-19 test kits
By Linn’s Staff The United States Postal Service announced Oct. 2 that it will continue to deliver COVID-19 test kits nationwide. Households in the United States and its territories can order up to four test kits at no cost via the website www.covidtests.gov. The ordering period for the test kits …
Read More »Post Office cleaner spent years sweeping dust from ‘ragged pipes’ – he had no idea how deadly it was
An 83-year-old man who worked as a cleaner for the Post Office for more than 30 years has been found to have died as a result of exposure to asbestos. Joseph Chumnery, who was born in the West Indies in 1940 before moving to the UK aged 19 or 20, …
Read More »Kind postie joins dying man for ‘final friendly chat’ one last time
A postie joined a dying man for a final chat and a joke, after two decades of friendly banter. Anthony Jacobs, 76, sadly passed away last week, but not before seeing his loyal and cheerful postman one final time. For the last 20 years or so, Mark Miller has been …
Read More »New York Common Earmarks Nearly $3B in Investments in August
The New York State Common Retirement Fund made close to $3 billion in commitments in August, nearly all of which were earmarked for the pension fund’s public equities, real estate and credit portfolios, according to its latest monthly transaction report. The $268 billion pension fund committed $1 billion within its …
Read More »Acrisure London is fundraising for Epilepsy Society
Amelia tragically died at home on the 20th December 2018 aged just 21. Around her 16th birthday, she developed epilepsy in the form of Petit Mal seizures or temporary absences from her surrounding situation. Supported by her dedicated medical team, she began a journey to tackle her condition using various …
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