The Princess Royal and the Earl of Wessex will join members of the royal family who can stand in for the King when he cannot fulfil official duties in a move making it even less likely that Prince Harry and Prince Andrew will be called to do so. King Charles’ intention was …
Read More »Wokingham’s former post office given protected status
A historic town centre building has been granted extra protection by Wokingham Borough Council. The former Broad Street post office, which recently celebrated its 90th birthday, has been added to the council’s register of buildings of traditional local character after a nomination by the Wokingham Society – a civic group that …
Read More »Four security-risk Android apps you need you delete today
A cybersecurity firm is warning more than one million Google Play users to delete four security-risk Android apps that are a danger to their privacy. The research by MalwareBytes (opens in new tab)has found the four infected apps are: Bluetooth App Sender Bluetooth Auto Connect Driver: Bluetooth, USB, Wi-Fi …
Read More »How Tall Was the Titanic – Actual Size Guide
Known as the unsinkable ship and appearing in countless movies and documentaries, the Titanic is history’s most infamous ship. Many people have wondered how something that was designed with so much thought and detail could have possibly met such a tragic end on its maiden voyage. Did its size contribute …
Read More »UK faces late parcel deliveries over Black Friday and Christmas
UK consumers should prepare for late deliveries during the Black Friday sales next week and in the lead up to Christmas, couriers have warned, as retailers brace for strikes by Royal Mail postal workers during the key shopping period. Delivery companies including UPS and Yodel told the Financial Times that …
Read More »British boxing’s only female promoter Susannah Schofield fighting for change and wants the sport BACK on BBC
BRITISH BOXING’S only female promoter is fighting to get the sport back on the BBC. Susannah Schofield OBE invested thousands of her own pounds to get her Unified Promotions show on in Rotherham’s Magna Carta arena last month. 3 Susannah Schofield is heading up Unified promotions in her effort to …
Read More »Harry in Hawaii! Duke of Sussex made a solo surprise appearance
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle shared a photo of themselves attending a military service in The Hague in April to mark Remembrance weekend – as the Duke was spotted solo at Pearl Harbor wearing a poppy. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex shared the previously unseen photograph from their visit to …
Read More »Short interest in Royal Mail plc (OTCMKTS:ROYMY) fell 44.7% in October.
There was a significant reduction in the number of short positions held at Ultrapar Participates S.A. during October (NYSE: UGP). The total number of borrowed shares to be sold short was 2,790,000 as of October 31. This represents a decrease of 43.5% from the 4,940,000 shares that were borrowed to …
Read More »DPD UK switches HGV fleet to biodiesel
14 November 2022 Transport / Logistics Services La Groupe La Poste owned delivery company DPD UK has announced it is to switch its HGV fleet over to Gd HVO biodiesel in partnership with integrated energy provider, Essar and Green Biofuels Ltd. Gd HVO is a hydrotreated vegetable oil based biodiesel that …
Read More »GMB strike at Jacob’s cream crackers factory Christmas supply fears | UK | News
Jacob’s Cream Crackers and Twiglets may be hard to come by this Christmas as the people who make them started a “permanent strike” today. More than 750 of the 800 workers at the Pladis factory in Aintree, near Liverpool, walked out this morning. And they have vowed to keep the …
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