Royal Mail reveals commemorative James Bond stamps

London design studio Interabang has created the special range which celebrates more than 60 years of the world’s most famous spy. By Henry Wong June 18, 2020 1:50 pm June 18, 2020 1:50 pm The Royal Mail has unveiled a range of stamps that celebrates the films of James Bond. …

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UK will (at last) use Apple/Google contact tracing tech

In a sudden moment of clarity, the UK government has decided to abandon its own attempt to create a contact tracing app in favor of using technology developed and provided by Apple and Google. Private lives are healthy, too Apple and Google introduced their own joint take on contact tracing a few …

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U.S. Postal Service Status on International Mail Shipments (6/18/2020)

With the coronavirus COVID-19 emergency continuing to spread around the globe, mail and small parcel operations are impacted worldwide. Between a shortage of commercial passenger airlines to carry the mail and local authorities and transit/destination postal services shutting down or restricting services, sending international packages with the U.S. Postal Service …

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‘If anyone deserves a statue it is Claudia’

Claudia Jones. Photo­: BCA AS statues are being torn down or removed in the wake of international outrage over the brutal police killing of George Floyd, a conversation has begun about which figures might replace them or be commemorated separately. Claudia Jones, whose elevation into public consciousness over the years …

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