The late Queen refused to open an airport terminal after her relative wasn’t allowed to bring his shotguns on board a plane to the Scottish Highlands, he has claimed. Lord Ivar Mountbatten, Queen Elizabeth II’s third cousin once removed, was on his way to Balmoral for a shooting weekend when …
Read More »Women’s science award backed by Royal Society criticised for allowing trans entrants despite landmark Supreme Court gender ruling
By SAM MERRIMAN, SOCIAL AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT Published: 14:19 EDT, 19 August 2025 | Updated: 14:30 EDT, 19 August 2025 A prestigious women’s science awards backed by the Royal Society has been criticised for allowing transgender women to enter despite the landmark Supreme Court gender ruling. The L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in …
Read More »Belfast postman accused of interfering and stealing mail has case sent to Crown court
He faces a further count of stealing packages of an unknown value belonging to Royal Mail. During preliminary enquiry proceedings Catney confirmed … Source link
Read More »Evri to support Vinted’s trial of reusable packaging
Evri has announced a collaboration with European second-hand fashion marketplace Vinted, which will see the carrier become the first in the UK to offer customers free reusable packaging in a number of dedicated Evri ParcelShop locations across the UK. Vinted’s delivery arm Vinted Go recently signed a four-year extended contract …
Read More »eBay UK Makes Massive Price Hike For Simple Delivery Royal Mail 0-1kg Medium Parcels
eBay UK has announced a massive price hike is coming for private sellers forced into using Simple Delivery managed shipping if they choose to limit the carrier to Royal Mail only. The update was posted today in the eBay UK community forum, informing sellers the rate change will take effect …
Read More »Upgraded postbox spells end for Dipton ‘yarn bombers’
The red postbox outside The Hungry Caterpillar, a post office in Dipton, Stanley, was ‘removed’ overnight on Tuesday (August 19) and will be replaced by an automated solar-powered mail system. The biggest change to the design of the red postbox since its introduction more than 175 years ago, it is …
Read More »AMANDA PLATELL: Prince William needs to man up. His new obsession suggests he has forgotten everything the late Queen stood for… this is why I fear for the future
News that the privacy-obsessed Prince William has found his ‘forever home’ in the isolated eight-bedroom Forest Lodge, where he says he will live even after becoming King, should raise red flags about what the heir might sacrifice to shield his family. What damage will William’s control-freak tendencies and stubborn insistence …
Read More »Royal Mail reveals reason for removal of red pillar post boxes
Residents have noticed that iron red pillar post boxes have started to be removed in the town, including outside of post offices. The doors of the pillar boxes have been removed, and cling film has been wrapped around them. One resident who expressed concern over the loss of the ‘historical landmarks’ said: “Post offices …
Read More »Malvern MP backs Royal Mail campaign to protect postal workers
WEST WORCESTERSHIRE MP Dame Harriett Baldwin has urged local people to plan ahead to protect postal workers from injuries while delivering mail. Over 2,000 people were injured by dogs last year when delivering post and packages and the MP met with postal staff in her constituency to hear about the …
Read More »Falls Road HMO application refused despite recommendation by council officials
There are currently only four HMOs on the entire length of the Falls Road 18:30, 18 Aug 2025Updated 09:31, 19 Aug 2025 A HMO application for a house in West Belfast has been rejected, despite meeting the criteria and threshold for the area. The application was unanimously refused by elected …
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