A Royal Caribbean passenger was reportedly ‘sliced open’ after a waterslide shattered on board. The individual was travelling on the Icon of the Seas, the biggest cruise ship in the world, that had departed from Miami on 2 August and was due to return on 9 August. On Thursday (7 …
Read More »Appointments: LPFA, Rebalance Earth, SEI, Scottish Widows | People News
The London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA) has appointed Luke Webster to its board, a decade after he stepped down as the fund’s chief finance and risk officer. Webster is currently the bursar at Corpus Christi college at the University of Oxford, and has held a number of senior finance roles …
Read More »Massive counterfeit stamp stash uncovered in West Derby home
Between March 2022 and February 2024, Scott Clegg sold counterfeit stamps with a face value of just over £650,000 15:59, 08 Aug 2025Updated 17:00, 08 Aug 2025 Scott Clegg of Eaton Road, West Derby(Image: Merseyside Police) A man who made a small fortune selling counterfeit stamps on eBay was caught …
Read More »Belfast Council probe as hundreds of Irish language street sign letters held up by Royal Mail
Council officer tells elected reps the delayed letters do “not change the figures in terms of meeting the 15 percent” for signs already approved Stock Royal Mail image (Image: (Image: Getty Images)) Belfast City Council is conducting an investigation into the hold-up by Royal Mail of hundreds of resident responses …
Read More »Politicians ready to ‘turn up the heat’ on Royal Mail
NORTHERN Isles MP Alistair Carmichael says it is time to “turn up the heat” on Royal Mail to end staffing issues at the Lerwick sorting office. He claimed the company had shown a lack of effort in tackling concerns over staffing in Shetland and said a “public campaign” was now …
Read More »Investigation launched as hundreds of responses to Irish dual language street sign surveys ‘held up by Royal Mail’ – The Irish News
A council investigation is underway into a Royal Mail hold-up of hundreds of residents’ responses to surveys on Irish dual language street signs in Belfast. The probe began after Belfast City Council staff noticed responses to surveys on having new dual language signs was “unusually low”. As a result of …
Read More »Meghan Markle’s close pal calls out ‘ridiculous double standards’ in royal family: She’s ‘vilified and trolled’
Meghan Markle’s close pal has hit out at the “ridiculous double standards” she claims exist within the royal family. Bryony Gordon, who struck up a friendship with the Duchess of Sussex in 2018, called out what she sees as Markle’s unequal treatment compared to other members of the Firm. “Can …
Read More »Royal Mail explains it’s common to not get post for several days for this simple reason | Personal Finance | Finance
Royal Mail has clarified its policies around cases where a person is receiving no post. The update came after a person posted on social media that they had gone almost two weeks without getting any letters. They claimed they then visited their local delivery office where they were handed 12 …
Read More »Scientists thought this Argentine glacier was stable. Now they say it’s melting fast
An iconic Argentinian glacier, long thought one of the few on Earth to be relatively stable, is now undergoing its ”most substantial retreat in the past century,” according to new research. The Perito Moreno Glacier in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field for decades has been wedged securely in a valley. …
Read More »People moves: SEI Master Trust adds director to board | News | IPE
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