Postal services around the world are pausing deliveries to the US over confusion around new import taxes that must be paid on parcels from the end of the month, BBC reported. US President Donald Trump signed an executive order last month ending the global import tax exemption on low-value parcels, which takes …
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DHL Group and DHL Parcel Germany are temporarily suspending the shipment of parcels and postal items to the U.S. as the country prepares to close off the duty-free de minimis provision on Aug. 29. Last month, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to suspend the trade exemption, which allowed …
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Friday, 22 August 2025 17:55 The Isle of Man Post Office is suspending services to the USA this weekend. Any mail sent to America from Saturday, August 23 will be returned to sender, though letters and correspondence are unaffected. The change is due to a recent decision by the US …
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Northern Trust patients affected were from similar geographic area Whiteabbey Hospital, Co Antrim An NI health trust has said it is investigating the cause of an appointment letter blunder that led to several missed appointments in its X-ray department last week. The Northern Trust has said a postal error may …
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Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Friday that his country will drop some of its billions of dollars in retaliatory tariffs on US goods, though it will keep levies on autos, steel and aluminium. It comes a day after he and President Donald Trump spoke over the phone for …
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The postal services of Germany and France on Friday announced a raft of restrictions on package deliveries to the United States due to tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump. DHL, which owns the Deutsche Post service, said that from Saturday it would “temporarily suspend” its standard category of US package …
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By John Freeman on August 22, 2025 • Dark Horse Direct has dived into the world of the hit Netflix Original series Blue Eye Samurai – the story of a samurai who cannot be swayed from her quest for revenge – with a new Blue Eye Samurai: Mizu Statue. Inspired by promotional key …
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Last post? Post Offices are being subsidised by loyal subpostmasters in an ‘untold scandal’ (Image: Daily Express) Britain’s army of loyal postmasters are paying to keep counters open for their communities in another Post Office “scandal”. Many are subsidising loss making businesses from their own pockets or forced to plough money from …
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PayPoint is to slash retailer commissions on parcel services, blaming InPost’s acquisition of Yodel earlier this year. As first reported by Convenience Store, letters sent to major chains this week announced commissions for most Yodel parcels will drop by more than a quarter from 35p to 25p, while store-to-store parcels …
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The Royal Chilterns Way is a 175-mile route designed for ‘bike-packing’ adventures or day rides. The route was launched by Cycling UK on Monday, August 18, as part of its Adventure Route Series. Robin Tucker, secretary of Cycling UK Oxfordshire, said: “I’ve ridden some of these trails before, but joining …
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