Princess Diana’s biographer claims that the royal family has a ‘history’ of seeking help from professional bodies for psychological issues. Andrew Morton, who famously penned Princess Diana’s blockbuster biography in 1992, revealed that the Queen herself received help with ‘breathing and relaxing’ during her Annus horribilis in 1992. He also pointed to …
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The only thing Back’s £1.8bn “transformation plan” succeeded in transforming was relations with the unions, and not for the better. He infuriated the Communication Workers Union, first by trying to force through changes to pay and working conditions while commuting from his luxury Swiss apartment, then refusing to jet into Britain …
Read More »Newark couple married for 60 years receive card from old friend the Queen
A couple who were in rival bands when they met have celebrated 60 years as a married couple. Michael and Pauline McGrady, of Newark, were due to have a party at the Palace Theatre. Their son, Darren, who cooked for the Queen for 11 years before being poached by Princess …
Read More »Coronavirus in Scotland RECAP: Nicola Sturgeon says easing of lockdown restrictions to go ahead as planned
HealthCoronavirus Live updates on Covid-19 in Scotland, the UK, and around the world. Tuesday, 30th March 2021, 6:34 am Updated Tuesday, 30th March 2021, 1:47 pm The latest updates on Covid-19 in Scotland. Hello and welcome to our live blog for Tuesday, March 30. Follow along here to stay up-to-date …
Read More »MediaZest winning new business at ‘encouraging’ rate
Audio-visual creative company MediaZest updated the market on new business wins on Tuesday, reporting that it had continued to secure new project work since its last update on 11 February at “an encouraging rate”. The AIM-traded firm, which was holding its annual general meeting, said more than £0.25m of confirmed …
Read More »Royal Mail offering Parcel Collect free until end of May
Royal Mail is to offer its doorstep collection Parcel Collect for free until the end of May. The service was launched last October and cost an extra 72p per parcel or 60p per pre-paid return in addition to the cost of postage. Royal Mail will collect up to five parcels …
Read More »Conroy Gold reports positive results from Ireland zinc sampling
Ireland and Finland-focussed exploration and development company Conroy Gold announced results from an infill zinc-in-soil sampling programme on the northern Aughnagurgan section of the 20 square kilometre zinc zone it discovered in the Longford-Down Massif in Ireland on Tuesday. The AIM-traded firm said 23 of the 65 samples collected recorded …
Read More »Doorbell cam catches ‘porch pirates’ stealing parcel of toys grandmother had bought for grandson
Moment doorbell cam catches heartless ‘porch pirates’ stealing parcel of toys grandmother had bought for her young grandson Patricia Kaplan, 65, ordered toys to be delivered to home in Andover, Hampshire The semi-retired maths teacher said postwoman left the parcel on her doorstep But later discovered it was no longer there, …
Read More »Ikea and ITV invest in what3words expansion
The investment by Ingka Group, the holding company behind Ikea, was followed by British television operator ITV investing £2m to acquire a minority stake in the company. The what3words app functions by dividing the world into 57 trillion three-metre squares. Each of these squares is given a unique three-word identifier …
Read More »What does the latest research say about how customers now value delivery as online shopping expands? – Delivery
We round up the latest delivery research and news to find out what customers now value about delivery at a time when ecommerce has expanded enormously during the Covid-19 pandemic, and as shopping behaviour shifts further online. The importance of speed and cost – and sustainability Shoppers say the …
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