Royal Mail is all set to cut 2000 management jobs amid its struggle to battle the coronavirus pandemic. The British postal services company, established back in 1516, is now looking to sack one-fifth of the company’s management employees aiming to save £130m in costs. The coronavirus pandemic has taken a …
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The UK’s amphibious troops will now wear the White Ensign flag on their sleeve for the first time ever in their 350-year history. Sophisticated uniforms for the Royal Marines have been unveiled as part of the UK Ministry of Defence’s Future Commando Force programme to modernise the elite commando unit. …
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In more than 30 years of working for Royal Mail, one postman said he had never witnessed a period anywhere near as hectic as the peak of the coronavirus pandemic. With the country in lockdown and all but essential shops closed, Britons stuck at home went on an online shopping …
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At Buckingham Palace there are many secret rooms which are known not only for researchers, historians and journalists, but tourists. Experts told about the ownership of these areas, revealing some of the mysteries. The existence of certain rooms that are known for a long time. For example, Queen Victoria in …
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A royal author has claimed that Prince Charles ‘saw problems ahead’ when Meghan Markle joined the Royal family, despite being a fan of her headstrong personality. According to Nigel Cawthorne, author of Prince Andrew, Epstein and the Palace, the Prince of Wales, 71, was worried as there’s ‘only room for one …
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In this week’s Remember This?, Newmarket History Hound Richard MacLeod highlights how the early establishments provided weary travellers a warm meal and bed, and were the place for a drink, company, entertainment and even murder At one time, Newmarket had more taverns and hotels per capita than any other place …
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Cornwall’s most famous rock star is being celebrated on a set of special stamps. Roger Taylor is featured in his rock star pomp on stamps issued to celebrate Queen, the group in which he has been the drummer for decades. The stamps, which also feature images of some of their …
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Not many people can say they have been sent a letter from a giant, but for one Mellis Primary School pupil, that is the end of a beautiful fairytale. Sophia Nunn has been reading Jack and the Beanstalk as part of her online education during lockdown, with the seven-year-old set …
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SINCE coronavirus first hit Inverclyde our key workers have been a class act. individuals, teaming up with long-established local business Dallas Carpets for our Nominate Your Key Worker campaign. CLAIRE AMBER YOUNG reports = DEDICATED Greenock postal worker Anton Duncan says the increase in the number of parcels he’s been …
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Queen and Adam Lambert launched a new online “Lockumentary” series’, Roadies In Lockdown. The pilot episode premiered on June 26. Watch the pilot episode of “Roadies in Lockdown” here: The first episode featured Andy Bews, the show stage manager, who narrates the preparation they had on a Queen and Adam Lambert …
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