The Bishop of Worcester John Inge owned up on Twitter to being the intended recipient of a letter addressed to “The Lord Bishop and his sexy wife, Worcester” – a “joke” letter from a friend which the Royal Mail managed to deliver even with the scant details Bishop of Worcester, …
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Read More »Antrim Man Receives Letter Posted With His ‘Life Story’ Rather Than His Address
An Post has a reputation for getting letters to their destination no matter what is written on the envelope, whether it’s just a name and a county or just a few landmarks. The Irish postal service is a dab hand at working out directions, no matter how cryptic or sparing …
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Read More »Royal Mail text scam warning as fraud victims hit by ‘really sneaky trick’ | Personal Finance | Finance
“Linking to the Royal Mail social platforms is also a really sneaky trick”, she added. However, people should check the URL again as it can make it clear that it is a scam. After putting in fake details, Lucia waited to see what would happen, and how the scammers would …
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The new year will bring only minor relief from exploding rent and real estate prices, analysts say, setting up a continued period where Central Floridians feel priced out of their own communities. Two analysts that spoke to Eyewitness News forecast that the increase would not match the speed of price …
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Read More »Royal Mail successfully delivers letter addressed to ‘The Lord Bishop and his sexy wife’
She also recently founded Welfare for Healthcare, an initiative to support communities during the Covid pandemic. Ms Colston was as pleased as her husband to be addressed in such complimentary terms. “She thought it was very amusing and was happy for me to tweet it,” said Dr Inge. “I’m all …
Read More »What the papers say – January 8
Saturday’s papers feature stories on the pandemic, a royal development and more Colston controversy. The Daily Mail runs an exclusive interview with alleged Jeffrey Epstein victim Carolyn Andriano. Ms Andriano, who testified against Ghislaine Maxwell last month, said Virginia Giuffre told her in 2001 that she slept with the Duke …
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