We have some wearying stories to tell this week so we thought we would start with a good news one and are giving the floor to our colleague Tim O’Brien to share his tale of two postal services. How do we get our daily fix of anxiety, now that for …
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The “most romantic village in the world” is encouraging people to send cards to everyone they have missed this Valentine’s Day. The village of Lover, in Wiltshire, has launched a “send a little love” campaign, in a bid to broaden the appeal of Valentine’s Day beyond just romantic couples, to …
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There was a time when the relationship between Prince Charles and his elder son worried courtiers. As a youngster, a hot-headed William would often challenge his ‘Pa’. For instance, his anger about the illegal wildlife trade led him to urge that the Royal Collection should get rid of its 1,200 …
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Meghan Markle has erased her first names from Archie’s birth certificate in favour of Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Sussex ‘in a nod to Princess Diana’. The first names ‘Rachel Meghan’ were removed from the mother section of the birth certificate to bring it in alliance with Diana’s preferred …
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As the ancient proverb says, when the gods wish to destroy a man, they first make him mad. The contortions and swerves of the European Union over vaccines in the past few days certainly suggest that it is losing its reason. Perhaps in time these events will weaken its strange …
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LOS ANGELES, United States: QY Research has recently published a market research report titled, “Global Couriers and Messengers Market Report, History and Forecast 2015-2026, Breakdown Data by Companies, Key Regions, Types and Application“. Analysts have used primary and secondary research methodologies to determine the path of the market. The data …
Read More »Private equity giant Permira was hailed as the saviour of Paperchase last Thursday when its debt management business bought the stationery chain out of administration in a pre-pack deal that saved 1,000 jobs. While most staff are being kept on, others have not been so lucky. The company, which was …
Read More »Families who send parcels to relatives in the EU are being slapped with unexpected charges as a result of post-Brexit rules that came into force on January 1. Those who send gifts to and from EU countries are the latest to be unexpectedly caught by new rules over tax and …
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How rapid Covid-19 tests at work can reboot the economy as Bentley, Tata and John Lewis save a fortune with 15-minute swabs for staff John Lewis revealed it had conducted more than 45,700 tests with employees Retailer said testing had saved 6,643 working days for 2,286 staff members Firm is …
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File photo of the dome and minarets of a new mosque seen in the Israeli-Arab village of Abu Ghosh, near Jerusalem November 22, 2013. In a Holy Land rich with religious sites, the new Abu Ghosh mosque is rare – as is the hilly village from which it rises. — …
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