As the excitement over the US presidential election fades, the focus turns to Europe this week where there is plenty going on despite the restrictions brought by the second wave of coronavirus. In the UK Boris Johnson will try to put the departure of Dominic Cummings, his influential aide, behind …
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In more than three decades as co-owner East Haugh House, a country house hotel and restaurant in Pitlochry, Lesley McGown may have felt she had seen everything life in the hospitality industry could throw at her – until coronavirus struck. And it is fair to say the pandemic, which has so …
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Two houses, two courts, one crown — and a whole lot of style. Season 4 of the cult-favorite period piece “The Crown” is set to return Nov. 15, and royals and commoners alike are gearing up for fresh historical drama. And after the release of the newest trailer, it’s clear …
Read More »The historic, centuries-long link between the Royal Mail and the nation’s network of post offices is set to come to an end as negotiations begin that could lead to the state-owned Post Office handling the packages of rival delivery firms such as Amazon. The Post Office is understood to be …
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Royal Mail set to post a first-half loss of £65m with the pandemic worsening a drop in letter volumes It comes despite a predicted 8% rise in revenues to £5.6bn Covid-19 has prompted a rise in parcel sending with more internet shopping The company taking on 33,000 temporary staff to …
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Qantas boss Alan Joyce says flights between Australia and the UK will only resume when a vaccine starts being rolled out, which likely won’t happen until winter 2021. His statement came as one of the scientists behind the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine Professor Ugur Sahin says he’s confident that normal life will return towards …
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The Duke of Sussex and Meghan Markle signed a multi-million dollar deal with the streaming giant earlier this year, with the couple taking on production roles. Netflix has also enraged Buckingham Palace insiders over their depiction of the Royal Family in their show The Crown, which in its fourth season …
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Bomb squad called to ‘smoking package addressed to Nicola Sturgeon’ at Edinburgh Royal Mail office Police Scotland, the Fire Service and the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit were called to the Sighthill delivery office on Cultins Road at around 10.30am on Saturday. The Scottish Sun are reporting that the package was …
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A ROYAL Mail worker from Darlington has joined a legion of fundraisers taking part in a nation-wide barefoot relay walk. The 700-mile walk, from Land’s End to Edinburgh, is inspired by Major Chris Brannigan – aka the Barefoot Solider – who completed the route solo this summer in honour of …
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A woman who feared that the medication she took to control her bipolar disorder could have caused the baby she was carrying to be born with a deformity took her own life, an inquest was told. Royal Mail worker Zdenka Yabani had become severely depressed after after a scan revealed …
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