Sir, Your leading article is right to recognise that although the chancellor must reduce the government’s exposure to volatile energy prices, he must be prepared to offer targeted relief on energy bills where appropriate (“Ending Energy Subsidies”, Dec 30). As a children’s charity delivering more than 440 services across the …
Read More »Death notices and funeral announcements from Hull Daily Mail – December 26 to January 1
Announcing the passing of a loved one in local news media is a long-standing tradition and we are proud of the trust placed in us to make these important announcements. Every notice published to our newspaper and news site also appears on funeral-notices.co.uk – the UK’s number one site for …
Read More »Beaming King Charles and Queen Consort greet wellwishers as they attend service at Sandringham
Beaming King Charles and Camilla, Queen Consort, greeted wellwishers as they attended the New Year’s Day service at Sandringham this morning. The royal couple visited the Church of St Mary Magdalene on the estate for today’s service, days before Harry’s tell-all book is released. The King, 74, was sporting a tweed coat, …
Read More »Live: Wales breaking news plus weather and traffic updates (Sunday, January 1)
Extinction Rebellion to ‘shift away from public disruption’ The Extinction Rebellion climate campaign has said it is to temporarily stop using public disruption tactics, which have frustrated commuters and businesses over the last four years, because “very little has changed”. Hundreds of the activists have been arrested after blockading traffic, …
Read More »Royal Mail too confrontational over postal strikes, says ex-boss
Royal Mail too confrontational over postal strikes, says ex-boss: Rico Back believes that board has wasted time and ‘not executed properly’ By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 16:50 EST, 1 January 2023 | Updated: 17:15 EST, 1 January 2023 The former chief executive of Royal Mail has criticised …
Read More »All the strike dates in January in Wales including rail workers and driving tests
More disruption is expected across public services in the coming weeks as further industrial action takes place. Several days of strike action saw major services grind to a halt in December with nurses, ambulance crews, Royal Mail and train staff among those who walked out in disputes over pay and …
Read More »Hard-working Brits at risk of losing their jobs because of crippling rail strikes
WORKERS are at risk of losing their jobs because of the crippling rail strikes — with five more days of action starting tomorrow. Bosses may have to decide to shut up shop, with small firms caught up as “collateral damage” in long-running disputes. 1 Rail strikes are estimated to have …
Read More »Readers’ poll: Would it matter if the post was no longer delivered on Saturday? | Comment
Royal Mail is losing £1 million a day, and says delivering letters outside the Monday to Friday working week has become uneconomic. However, under the universal service obligation the postal service has to deliver letters to every address in the UK six days a week — and the government has …
Read More »Will postal strikes hasten the end of your daily delivery? | News
Chrissie Brinton received a birthday card last Thursday. That might sound nice, but her birthday was a fortnight earlier. She and four other family members with December birth dates had to celebrate without the usual jolly notes from friends and relatives. They were collateral damage in a brutal industrial dispute …
Read More »Nearly half of Brits want Harry stripped of royal title
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s attacks on the Royal Family in their recent Netflix series have led nearly half of Brits to think Harry should be stripped of his royal title according to a new poll. After their bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey last year, the Sussexes made new allegations …
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