Post affected by Manxman cancellations

Tuesday, 19 August 2025 14:55 The Isle of Man Post Office has said today’s postal services have been affected after the Manxman’s sailings were cancelled. Mail from yesterday can’t be delivered to the UK and will miss its connection into the Royal Mail delivery network. Inbound mail from the UK …

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Royal Household Bureau: Princess Bajrakitiyabha remains in critical condition with low blood pressure

Doctors continue intensive treatment with medication, antibiotics, kidney replacement therapy, and ventilator support at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital. BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand’s Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavati is still suffering from low blood pressure despite continuous treatment for a severe infection, according to a fifth statement released by the Royal Household …

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Royal Mail reveals reason for removal of red pillar boxes

The Star received correspondence from residents who had noticed that iron red pillar boxes had started to be removed in St Helens, including outside of post offices. The doors of the pillar boxes have been removed, and cling film has been wrapped around them. One resident, who expressed concern in a letter to the …

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Women’s science award backed by Royal Society criticised for allowing trans entrants despite landmark Supreme Court gender ruling

By SAM MERRIMAN, SOCIAL AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT Published: 14:19 EDT, 19 August 2025 | Updated: 14:30 EDT, 19 August 2025 A prestigious women’s science awards backed by the Royal Society has been criticised for allowing transgender women to enter despite the landmark Supreme Court gender ruling. The L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in …

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Evri to support Vinted’s trial of reusable packaging

Evri has announced a collaboration with European second-hand fashion marketplace Vinted, which will see the carrier become the first in the UK to offer customers free reusable packaging in a number of dedicated Evri ParcelShop locations across the UK. Vinted’s delivery arm Vinted Go recently signed a four-year extended contract …

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Upgraded postbox spells end for Dipton ‘yarn bombers’

The red postbox outside The Hungry Caterpillar, a post office in Dipton, Stanley, was ‘removed’ overnight on Tuesday (August 19) and will be replaced by an automated solar-powered mail system. The biggest change to the design of the red postbox since its introduction more than 175 years ago, it is …

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