Polling day ‘ran smoothly’ but there is ‘room to improve the experience for some’, according to the independent body which oversees elections. At the close of the polls last night, Vijay Rangarajan, chief executive of the Electoral Commission, said: ‘Overall, our initial assessment is that polling day ran smoothly and …
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The prince should turn it down. Prince Harry “needs to do the honorable thing” and “just say no” to his controversial Pat Tillman Award, royal expert Richard Eden said. Eden, who is the diary editor for the Daily Mail, made the comments while speaking on the Daily Mail’s Palace Confidential …
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Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie have shown signs of ‘solidarity’ with King Charles and Prince William since Prince Harry’s move to the US, a royal expert has claimed. The York sisters appear to have become a beacon of strength amid testing times for the Firm, including Charles and the Princess of …
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MP for Leicester West, Liz Kendall, has been appointed as the new Secretary of State for Work and Pensions at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). MP for Leeds West, Rachel Reeves, has also been appointed as Chancellor of the Exchequer, making her the UK’s first female Chancellor. The …
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Lady Amelia Windsor was spotted cosying up to her boyfriend Ollie Lewis at Wimbledon on Friday. The royal, 28, looked effortlessly chic in a green dress, which she paired with a cream trench coat as she stepped out for day five of the Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn …
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Royal Mail has asked the Government for an early move to cut its letter service to five days a week as it unveiled hefty losses after a hit from crippling strike action. Boss Simon Thompson vowed to do “whatever it takes” to turn the group around after half-year results showed …
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Labour’s Conrad Whitcroft was never seriously in the running. While the energetic Mr Gordon and his team have rattled more letterboxes than the Royal Mail, Mr Whitcroft combined canvassing with his day job for an insurance company and his duties as a City of York councillor. He even went to …
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Lizz Lloyd, the Royal Mail’s health and safety director, said: “Almost half of attacks happen at the front door and over a quarter in the front garden.” The Guildford postcode was the joint eighth highest risk postcode area in the country. Royal Mail said this was the first time the …
Read More »If Jonathan Reynolds was expecting a honeymoon period as the new business secretary, a glance at the mounting list of issues that require his attention will quash that idea. From a potential renationalisation to angry steelworkers and posties, Reynolds has an overflowing in-tray. So acute are some of the problems …
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The British monarchy has undergone substantial change over the last few years, with the death of the beloved Queen Elizabeth and the departure of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who left the UK for a new life in the US. But amid all the disruption, one hard-working member of …
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