An independent investigation into the integrity of the current version of the controversial Post Office Horizon system and its ability to identify discrepancies will be completed in the autumn. The controversial system, which is at the centre of the Post Office scandal, could be used in branches for another eight …
Read More »Emma Gilthorpe resigns as chief executive of Royal Mail | Royal Mail
The chief executive of Royal Mail has left after just over a year, weeks after the delivery company’s owner was sold for £3.6bn to a Czech billionaire. Emma Gilthorpe, who joined from Heathrow airport in May 2024, left the company on Thursday, and will be replaced on an interim basis …
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Read More »Kate Middleton Ascot confusion deepens as everyone misses key ‘friend’ detail
Princess Kate did not attend Royal Ascot with her husband, despite originally being listed in the carriage procession, but confusion has deepened after the attendance of several of her close pals The Princess of Wales skipped Royal Ascot after attending Trooping the Colour and Garter Day in quick succession(Image: PA) …
Read More »Ascot 2025: Royals feel the heat as they face 32C temperatures at Ladies’ Day on hottest day of the year so far
New royal favourite Harriet Sperling joked with the King on the hottest day of the year so far as she joined the family at Royal Ascot for the second time this week. But Peter Phillips’ NHS nurse girlfriend of more than a year kept her cool, despite Britain seeing highs …
Read More »With his ‘golden share’ in U.S. Steel, Trump turns to a mechanism more common elsewhere in the world
U.S. President Donald Trump turned to a little-used mechanism—the “golden share”—to ensure that a Japanese-owned U.S. Steel doesn’t become a threat to national security. Nippon Steel, the U.S. steelmaker’s soon-to-be owner, is granting Washington special authority over the company’s operations, though the extent of those powers remains unknown. Yet while …
Read More »Millions of UK households who have instant coffee in their kitchen warned
Scientists have discovered it could cause a disease that destroys your eye sight, with millions of UK households warned. Scientists have discovered it could cause a disease that destroys your eye sight, with millions of UK households warned. A warning has been issued for UK households with instant coffee in …
Read More »Princess Beatrice shares a rare public kiss with husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi as temperatures soar at Royal Ascot
Princess Beatrice and husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi packed on the PDA at Royal Ascot today as they shared a rare public kiss. The affectionate couple were spotted laughing and pointing as they followed the day’s action, clearly caught up in the excitement of the track at the Berkshire racecourse. Beatrice, …
Read More »Compensation scheme for Capture victims announced
The government has announced a compensation scheme for postmasters who suffered financial shortfalls due to a faulty Post Office IT system that preceded the Horizon scandal. The Capture software was a faulty computer system used by postmasters in more than 2,000 branches in the 1990s. It comes as Sky News …
Read More »Swarm warning – keeper says you will see black clouds of 50,000 bees
One of the UK’s leading beekeepers is warning that soaring temperatures over the next few days could cause a “massive increase” in swarming bees – but urges the public not to panic. Laurence Edwards, 39, runs Britain’s fastest-growing bee supplier, Black Mountain Honey. Founded in 2020, it now raises over …
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