A cabbie who won the lottery six weeks ago claims he still hasn’t been paid his winnings. Taxi driver Ray Laird scooped £800 after buying a ticket at a One Stop on March 2. The 69-year-old says the sum would help him to pay his mortgage for two months whilst …
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One of the closest aides to the late Queen has reportedly confirmed she was one of 10 courtiers who were interviewed over claims Meghan Markle ‘bullied’ Palace staff. Samantha Cohen, who was nicknamed ‘Samantha the panther’ for her no-nonsense attitude, served as Queen Elizabeth’s press secretary for 17 years and …
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By Craig Brown for the Daily Mail Published: 16:41 EDT, 15 April 2024 | Updated: 17:21 EDT, 15 April 2024 The heroic founder of the Handwritten Letter Appreciation Society, Dinah Johnson, fears that the Royal Mail’s proposal to reduce delivery days to two or three a week will spell the …
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POSTAL voters intending to take part in Rugby’s local elections next month have been urged to make their votes count by sticking to new rules. Rugby Borough Council has launched the ‘Are You Election Ready?’ campaign to raise awareness of the changes, which come into force for the first time …
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bpost is increasing its sorting capacity at its at Charleroi X (Fleurus) facility with the installation of a new parcel sorting machine. The site will be expanded by 9,000m² to accommodate the new equipment, enabling bpost to handle 170,000 parcels a day upon completion in Q3 2025. Once finished, the …
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Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer has boasted that he is prepared to “kill millions of people” by using Britain’s nuclear bombs against an enemy state. He did so in an interview with ITV News during an April 12 visit to the BAE Systems shipyard in Barrow, England, where Britain’s …
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One lane of a busy roundabout remains coned off this afternoon after a crash. Sand has been put down on the carriageway and cobbles have been displaced on the roundabout linking Waterloo Road, Potteries Way and Hope Street, in Hanley. The temporary repair work means traffic travelling down Waterloo Road …
Read More »If the Horizon inquiry has one consistent theme, it’s ignorance. Alan Cook (managing director, 2006-2010) wasn’t even aware that the Post Office oversaw prosecutions of subpostmasters, he told the inquiry last week. Sir Michael Hodgkinson (chair, 2003-2007) knew nothing of the problems with Horizon (and seems to have done nothing …
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It quickly became the must-have membership of the Covid era. When the Pret coffee subscription was launched in September 2020, it cost £20 a month, with the first month free. Customers loved it. Five drinks a day, ranging from coffee and tea to smoothies, and a sign-up process which saw subscribers sent …
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Prince Harry was today ordered to reimburse taxpayers after losing his High Court battle with the Home Office for downgrading his police protection. He potentially faces a bill of around £1million when his own legal costs are taken into account. A judge rejected a bid to halve the amount he …
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