Royal Mail has clashed with the main union representing postal workers as they staged another strike in the long-running dispute over jobs, pay and conditions. The company said it has written to Dave Ward, general secretary of the Communication Workers Union (CWU), claiming a pattern of “wholly unacceptable behaviour” on …
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In a three-sentence statement released May 2, the Communications Workers Union (CWU) Postal Executive announced it had reached an agreement with Royal Mail for members in Fleet, the company’s maintenance division. Fleet employs around 1,000 vehicle technicians at a network of 110 workshops across the UK. The statement read: “BREAKING: …
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The Royal Family today asked people for their favourite memories of King Charles III and Queen Camilla’s Coronation to mark the first anniversary of the momentous day. Gun salutes will be heard across London today in celebration of the Coronation with 41 volleys fired at noon by the King’s Troop Royal …
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A man and a woman have sadly died following a collision yesterday evening, Sunday 5th May, near to North Frodingham. The collision occurred at around 8pm when a white BMW and a black Audi collided on Frodingham Road near to the junction with Cross Road between Brandesburton and North Frodingham. …
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A Goldman insider says one of the “big reasons” to go ahead with the removal of the bonus cap was to compete with other financial centres better. Richard Gnodde, Goldman’s international chief, said years ago that removing the bonus cap would “put the UK on the same footing, aside from …
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Princess Anne has demonstrated her importance to a monarchy hit by illness by undertaking a third of all royal engagements in the first four months of this year. The Princess Royal has been the lynchpin holding it all together while the King and the Princess of Wales have been undergoing …
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Post Office services in a Leicester suburb could be on the move if residents back a new plan. The operator of the service at 19-21 Main Street, Evington, could be incorporated into their existing business in Welland Vale Road, more than a mile away. A Post Office spokesperson said the …
Read More »Photos have emerged showing Prince Andrew’s crumbling home where the out-of-favour duke is staying despite not being able to afford its £400,000-a-year upkeep costs. The pictures show Royal Lodge, where the Duke of York has lived for two decades, with its iconic white paint crumbling away from the walls, and …
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* LOCAL NEWS: A body was pulled from the Vltava near Štefánik Bridge in Prague on Sunday evening. A witness alerted authorities around 7 pm. Police are investigating the deceased’s identity, with a possibility it could be the 29-year-old Briton missing since April 27th after jumping from a party boat. …
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King Charles’s spirits remained high as he was spotted beaming after attending church this morning. The monarch, 75, is reported to be on the brink of a row with his brother Prince Andrew over the state of the crumbling Royal Lodge, where the Duke of York lives – but as …
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