Dozens of cutting-edge, green vehicle technology projects including ultra-lightweight vehicles, zero emission buses and new battery technology are set to benefit from £88 million of joint funding to take the UK a step closer to net zero. Today [Tuesday 17 September], Minister for Industry and Decarbonisation Sarah Jones will visit …
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The government has turned down a request by campaigners to “call in” the Royal Mail’s planning application to build a distribution centre at Patcham Court Farm. Resident Paul Mannix put together the “statement of case” before Brighton and Hove City Council’s Planning Committee approved the application, subject to conditions. Mr …
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Queen Jetsun Pema of Bhutan has shared two new photographs of her daughter on her first birthday to mark a national holiday. The Queen of Bhutan, who has been dubbed the Kate Middleton of the Himalayas, took to Instagram to share the sweet images of Sonam Yangden Wangchuck. The 34-year-old …
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Born November 2, 1857, in Delaware, USA, Jackson was one of more than 30,000 African American freedom seekers to come to Canada on the secret routes of the Underground Railroad. The son of an enslaved mother and a free father, Jackson was also legally enslaved. His father died before he was …
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Prince Harry celebrated his 40th birthday weekend by attending a charity tennis tournament in honour of one of his wife Meghan Markle’s closest friends. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex appeared at the George Zajfen Tennis Tournament in Los Angeles on Saturday in honour of Kelly McKee Zajfen’s late son …
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Flooding sparked by Storm Boris in central Europe has burst dams, knocked out power, and killed at least 11 people, authorities said Monday as some communities were cut off four days into the disaster. However, Greenpeace has already come out and said that it should be climate-wrecking corporations paying for …
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Beleaguered Royal Mail is at the centre of another growing storm – after it emerged the boss of its parent company is trying to get his salary DOUBLED. This is despite the business being an utterly failing one. Royal Mail: money for nothing As This Is Money reported: International Distribution …
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In a surprising move, the Royal Family acknowledged Prince Harry’s birthday on their official social media platforms for the first time in three years. This courtesy is usually extended to all working royals, but given the Duke of Sussex’s estrangement from The Firm, it was unexpected. King Charles and the …
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The future of the Royal Mail and other European parcel and letter carriers is in part dependent on revisions to the Universal Service Obligation, which often requires letters to be delivered to homes on a daily basis. As we have already discussed on this channel, cutting this requirement to 2 …
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Plus advice from an expert on final things to check the day of moving September is the month of new routines for many households, and a new study shows that more than one in four people have itchy feet and are currently looking to move house. 26% of Brits want …
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