Inverness chosen as special postboxes mark Mother’s Day

Royal Mail is launching specially decorated postboxes to mark Mother’s Day, with Inverness chosen to host Scotland’s decorative box. The postboxes, three of which are for letters and cards and the fourth for parcels, are decorated in a plum colour and feature testimonies from Royal Mail employees. The designs incorporate …

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Your three-minute digest | Business

1 The government will invest almost £100 million creating new wind turbine ports in northeast England, with a big renewables company announcing plans to make crucial parts in Teesside. Two sites, in Teesside and Lincolnshire, will create capacity for seven companies to make parts for the offshore wind industry. The …

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Special postboxes mark Mother’s Day

Royal Mail is launching specially decorated postboxes to mark Mother’s Day. The postboxes, three of which are for letters and cards and the fourth for parcels, are decorated in a plum colour and feature testimonies from Royal Mail employees. The designs incorporate images of the workers’ mothers, an account of …

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Shine a spotlight on shadow banking | Business

Some financial blow-ups seem to come out of nowhere. But politicians and regulators must have noticed Lex Greensill. The Aussie financier was part of the British establishment. In 2017, Prince Charles presented him with a CBE for “services to the economy”. A year later, the former PM David Cameron became …

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