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St Andrews will feel like the Open title defence I never had – Rory McIlroy
Rory McIlroy is relishing the title defence he never had in the 150th Open Championship at St Andrews. McIlroy led from start to finish to win the 2014 Open at Royal Liverpool, but was prevented from attempting to retain the Claret Jug on the Old Course the following year after …
Read More »Drug driver caused A66 collision havoc which led to injury
A DRUG-driver crossed on to the wrong side of the A66 before ploughing into a car driven by an Eden postman who suffered a spinal fracture. Lucas Keane, 25, was at the wheel of a Volvo V40 which other motorists had earlier seen swerving on the M6 southbound before leaving …
Read More »Royal Mail chairman Keith Williams: If we don’t deliver change, we face extinction | Business
An airline check-in assistant, a railway worker and a postie walk into a bar. This summer of discontent is no joke, but if you were to try adding some levity to the industrial disputes that have brought swathes of Britain grinding to a halt, the punchline could well feature Keith …
Read More »Why curtain is coming down on the ‘Rent-a-Kents’, writes RICHARD KAY
Just in case anyone had any doubts, the sound of popping champagne corks said it all this week — nothing much has changed in the extravagant lives of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent. Waiters expertly and silently weaved through a crowd of chattering guests to top up drinks here …
Read More »Multiple people taken to hospital after three-car pile-up on country road
Multiple people have been taken to hospital following a three-vehicle pile-up MULTIPLE people inside three cars involved in a pile-up on a country road have been taken to hospital. The crash happened this morning just before 10am on the A283 in between Pulborough and Storrington. The road was closed for several …
Read More »Queen offers condolences to Japan’s Emperor after fatal shooting of Shinzo Abe
The Queen has offered her condolences to the people of Japan following the fatal shooting of their former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The head of state said in a short statement she had “fond memories” of meeting the politician six years ago and paid tribute to his wish to “forge …
Read More »Royal Mail staff ‘using foodbanks and withdrawing savings to buy nappies’
Royal Mail workers could be asked to check up on vulnerable residents during rounds, despite some postal staff relying on foodbanks and struggling to make ends meet themselves. The scheme will be trialled in Northumberland, with Royal Mail’s chief executive telling The Times their “great, trusted teams see things that …
Read More »Prince Harry wins first stage of libel claim against Mail on Sunday publisher
Britain’s Prince Harry has won the first stage of his libel claim against the publisher of The Mail on Sunday after a UK High Court judge ruled an article about the prince’s legal claim against the UK Home Office was defamatory. Harry is suing Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) after the …
Read More »When Royal Mail strikes are happening and how it’ll affect your post
Royal Mail managers are set to go on strike later this month in a dispute over plans to slash jobs and pay. Unite, their trade union, said the industrial action will impact the postal service across the UK “immediately”. It said more than 2,400 managers will be protesting against plans …
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