The Royal Mail has expanded its digital proof of posting service to include international parcels at all 115,000 postboxes, enabling customers to send items abroad with confidence. Using the Royal Mail app, small businesses exporting small items and customers sending to family and friends abroad will now be able to …
Read More »Ringleader and drug smuggling gang jailed
An organised criminal gang which smuggled millions of pounds worth of cannabis from the US into south Wales through the post have been jailed. The operation was led by 28-year-old Abubakr Khawar from the Riverside area of Cardiff, who was sentenced to eight years at the city’s crown court on …
Read More »De minimus expires, halting US shipments
In recent weeks, multiple shipping services have halted US imports, as de minimis exemptions expired on Aug. 29. The de minimis exemption applies to international imports valued at $800 or less from tariffs. This will impact small consumer orders, such as orders from international vendors through platforms such as Etsy, …
Read More »Oxford University couple buy BBC’s Homes Under the Hammer property
Andy and Trang, who both work at Oxford University, featured on the popular daytime television show in series 28 aired on Wednesday, September 10. The couple bought a Victorian home in Grandpont, south Oxford, a three-bed mid-terrace home, at auction for a whopping £460,000 despite being valued at just £295,000. …
Read More »Ukrposhta entered the top 3 postal operators in the world
Ukrposhta received the Rising Star award and entered the top 3 postal operators in the world with the highest growth rates. Ukrposhta received the international Rising Star award from the Universal Postal Union (UPU), a UN agency that unites 192 countries around the world, informs Ministry of Community and Territorial Development …
Read More »Winnall could be turned into ‘student village’ with new flats plan
Pro Vision has applied, on behalf of Merlion Capital Partners, to construct the flats in Winnall, opposite the Royal Mail depot. The building would house 336 students, with the application also covering the demolition of the existing building, alterations to access, parking, landscaping and associated works. This is the second application …
Read More »From dead ladybirds to ‘disappearing’ wedding suits… customers tell of the times they have been failed by Royal Mail
Furious Royal Mail customers have revealed their nightmare experiences at the hands of the once-trusted postal service, from dead ladybirds to ‘vanishing’ wedding suits. Britain’s national courier was taken over by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky in a £3.6million deal earlier this year. But the acquisition has had no tangible effect on the …
Read More »Barry man is part of organised crime group sentenced to over 38 years
TEN members of an organised crime group have been sentenced following a proactive investigation led by Tarian, the Regional Organised Crime Unit (ROCU) for southern Wales. Tarian, working in collaboration with UK Border Force, the Royal Mail, and international partners, established Operation Flueggea to dismantle a sophisticated organised crime group …
Read More »Royal daughters who have raided their mother’s designer wardrobes – and vice versa
When it comes to favourite outfits, why not get a little extra wear down the generations? This applies to royal mother-daughter pairings just as much as anyone else, including the late Queen and Princess Anne, Queen Mary of Denmark and Princess Josephine, and Carole Middleton and the Princess of Wales. …
Read More »Portsmouth superfan has wig posted back to bookshop
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