Post Office campaigner Alan Bates, former prime minister Gordon Brown and artist Tracey Emin are among the famous faces recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours list. The highest award went to Mr Brown who was made a Companion of Honour, while Sir Alan was knighted in recognition of his campaigning …
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Royal Mail has banned its 100,000 posties from flying England flags during the Euros. Bosses say displaying mini flags on vehicles and letter trollies could spark streets clashes – and claim the red and white emblems could even cause crashes. 1 Royal Mail has banned its 100,000 posties from flying …
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Good knight HERO Post Office whistleblower Alan Bates more than deserves his knighthood. We hope he very soon receives a very big compensation cheque to go with it. 1 It is an astonishing turnaround for Post Office whistleblower Alan Bates to be knightedCredit: Alamy It is an astonishing turnaround for …
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The familiar red, Royal Mail pillar box at the corner of my street on the fringes of Richmond Park in South-West London features the cypher of Edward VII. Across the country there are still postboxes from Queen Victoria’s reign, which carry the letters VR — which stands for Victoria Regina. …
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About Jamie Ashcroft Jamie Ashcroft, the News Editor for Proactive UK, has developed an impressive career in financial journalism, focusing on the small-cap sector for over fourteen years. Before joining the Proactive team, he was a stockbroker during the global financial crisis, a role that complemented his educational background – …
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Immingham is once more without its own Post Office after the temporary branch in the Civic Centre closed this week. The Post Office told Grimsby Live it hopes to restore service to Immingham “as soon as possible”. In the meantime, it advised customers to visit South Killingholme, Healing and East …
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Lionel Messi insists a big part of Aston Villa’s success last season was down to Emi Martinez after he helped the club qualify for Champions League football. Only one goalkeeper in the Premier League recorded a better Post-Shot Expected goals minus Goals Allowed value – which works out how many …
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Royal Mail has announced a UK-wide ban until “July 14”. Royal Mail has moved to ban its 100,000 posties from flying England flags during Euro 2024 to avoid sparking streets clashes, according to reports in the Sun newspaper. Royal Mail has banned its 100,000 posties from flying England flags during …
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The Princess of Wales and King Charles III were reunited on the Buckingham Palace balcony today for the first time since they both began cancer treatment. Kate joined members of the Royal Family to watch a spectacular flypast by the RAF as she made a triumphant return to public life at …
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By Jon Hopkins Updated: 21:51, 14 June 2024 As Euro 2024 started in Germany last night, it was not just the football that was taking a kicking. Stocks across the region were also getting booted around the park, most notably those on the Paris bourse amid political uncertainty in France. …
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