The government has reportedly brought in Royal Mail and logistics group DHL to help ease the backlog of millions of passport applications. Yesterday, it emerged that prime minister Boris Johnson would consider privatising the Passport Office after complaints the service is “not fit for purpose”. Johnson is expected to call …
Read More »CBG joins Dangote, Standard Chartered Group on Commonwealth Board
Daniel Addo, CEO Of CBG (3rd From Right), Ben Gomaddo-Cobblah , Country Director Of Commonwealth (2nd From Right) Consolidated Bank of Ghana (CBG), has been accepted to join the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council, a major Commonwealth organ created by the 54 Commonwealth Heads of Government to promote trade, enterprise …
Read More »Green light for 140 Daventry homes | Midlands Property News
A national developer’s plans to build 140 homes on disused land in Daventry have been green lit. Bellway has gained planning permission to redevelop the former Drayton Lodge farm and hotel site off Staverton Road. The 11.1-acre site forms part of the Daventry Sustainable Urban Extension (SUE), which is set …
Read More »EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Who needs Harry’s ‘protection’? Queen seeks security chief for royal residences
Prince Harry claimed that he’s ensuring his grandmother is ‘protected’, but the Queen has shown she’s perfectly capable of looking after her security herself. I can disclose that the Royal Household is quietly seeking a new ‘physical and technical security adviser’. It advertised for the £50,000-per-year position on the royal …
Read More »The Queen’s never-before-seen secret rooms at Buckingham Palace revealed
April 27, 2022 – 08:08 BST Chloe Best The Queen’s London residence, Buckingham Palace, has several secret rooms including a cinema and post office – get all the details The Queen may now be primarily based at Windsor Castle, but for many years Buckingham Palace was the monarch’s …
Read More »Lawyer hits out over delays in compensating staff wrongly convicted in Post Office scandal
Lawyers representing Post Office workers wrongfully convicted of crimes have hit out over delays in agreeing damages. Between 2000 and 2014, more than 700 sub-postmasters were wrongly accused of theft, fraud and false accounting due to a flaw in a computer system Horizon. A number of them even ended up …
Read More »Godwin sells 783-bed Nottingham student scheme to Bricks Group
Godwin Developments announces that it has completed the sale of the Bendigo Buildings – a consented scheme for new contemporary purpose-built student accommodation in Nottingham – to Bricks Group. On completion the development, which is situated in central Nottingham, will comprise 783 beds including of a mix of modern studio …
Read More »Hull lawyer hits out over delays in compensating staff wrongly convicted in Post Office scandal
Hull lawyers representing Post Office workers wrongfully convicted of crimes have hit out over delays in agreeing damages. Between 2000 and 2014, more than 700 sub-postmasters were wrongly accused of theft, fraud and false accounting due to a flaw in a computer system Horizon. A number of them even ended …
Read More »Kate and Anne to hold joint visit to royal medical colleges
The Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Royal will take part in a joint visit to medical colleges working in the areas of maternal healthcare. Anne is patron of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) while Kate is patron of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), and the …
Read More »‘Meghan will never come back. She disliked England’, says ex-Vanity Fair editor Tina Brown
Meghan Markle would not want to return to the UK for more than a fleeting visit if Harry mends his relationship with his father and brother because ‘she disliked England’, the former editor of Vanity Fair has claimed. Tina Brown has said she believes Prince Harry may even want to …
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