[ad_1] More than 550,000 working days were lost to strikes in August and September – the highest in a decade ONS has published estimates for number of days lost to strikes over the summer More than 550,000 missed due to industrial action in August and September Most disputes over pay as soaring inflation rate squeezes…
[ad_1] Royal Mail is asking households to post Christmas cards and parcels in plenty of time as it manages its busiest period of the year amid the risk of more industrial action by staff. The postal service is reminding people of the final posting dates for both international and UK deliveries, which need to reach…
[ad_1] King Charles’ decision to allow the Princess Royal and the Earl of Wessex to deputise for him when he cannot fulfil official duties is a snub to Prince Harry that will make him ‘furious’, a royal expert said last night. The ‘slight’ to the Duke of Sussex and the monarch’s disgraced brother Andrew, called ‘necessary’ by…
[ad_1] 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 announced in a signed…
[ad_1] 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 protects the town’s architectural…
[ad_1] 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 Mobile Transfer: smart switch…
[ad_1] 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 to its unfortunate fate?…
[ad_1] 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 they have been contacted…
[ad_1] 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 promote women’s boxingCredit: Unified…
[ad_1] 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 the Invictus Games in…