Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The lead campaigner in the UK Post Office Horizon scandal has accused the government of treating victims with “vindictiveness”, as he criticised officials for deterring ministers from engaging with sub-postmasters. …
Read More »Is Peter Phillips the most unlucky in love royal? Princess Anne’s son, 46, splits from girlfriend of three years Lindsay Wallace after divorcing Autumn Kelly (and let’s not forget his controversial business ventures)
His grandmother Queen Elizabeth II was happily married to her ‘strength and stay’ Prince Philip for 73 years until his death in 2021 – and his sister Zara Tindall still looks just as loved-up with her husband Mike as the day they were married in 2011. But Peter Phillips certainly …
Read More »King Charles waves to royal fans as well-wishers cheer for the monarch amid his cancer treatment
King Charles III has been spotted waving to royal fans as he left Clarence House in London today. The monarch was pictured greeting well-wishers outside the royal residence as he was driven out in his state Bentley limousine. It is not known where His Majesty, who wore a grey suit and blue …
Read More »An American mailman refused to believe this could possibly have happened and it’s today’s funniest, most exasperating thing
Poke Staff. Updated April 10th, 2024 It all started when author and all-round Twitter must-follow James Felton shared a picture of the very odd place this package of magnets ended up. ordered magnets and the package landed like this pic.twitter.com/THlzVSd2i1 — James Felton (@JimMFelton) April 8, 2024 And it prompted …
Read More »Kate Middleton breaks tradition with note thanking royal fans for their ‘kind’ wishes amid her health battles
Kensington Palace has posted thank you cards to members of the public who sent their well wishes to the Princess of Wales as she undergoes chemotherapy. Kate, 42, announced via an emotional video message at the end of March that she is in the early stages of treatment after a …
Read More »Royal Mail: Here’s how to send supportive letters to Princess Kate and King Charles
Britain’s Catherine, Princess of Wales during a visit to Dadvengers, a community for dads and their children, in north London on 1 November 2023 and Britain’s King Charles III during the Royal Family’s traditional Christmas Day service at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham on 25 December 2023. (Yui …
Read More »Lost in the Mail for Nearly 27 Years, Card Finally Reaches UK Woman
The card came from her former partner’s mother. Alphie Meleyal, now 60, finally got a card mailed to her in 1997 after BBC Look North highlighted the nearly 27-year delay. The card came from her former partner’s mother. Sent in the wake of Ms Meleyal’s split with her then-partner Mandy, …
Read More »Martin Audio CDDs and ADORN help boost the Sandbox VR experience
Martin Audio CDDs and ADORN help boost the Sandbox VR experience UK – Described as “a futuristic VR experience” Sandbox VR offers teams of six the opportunity to visit original worlds, experience journeys to space or survive zombie ambushes. Inspired by Star-Trek’s Holodeck and described by customers as “the greatest …
Read More »US Postal Service seeking to hike cost of first-class stamp to 73 cents
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service signaled plans Tuesday for a rate increase that includes hiking the cost of a first-class stamp from 68 cents to 73 cents, part of an overall 7.8% increase to take effect this summer. The request was made to the Postal Regulatory Commission, which …
Read More »Six things we learned from Alan Bates at the Post Office Horizon inquiry
Campaigner Alan Bates said the Post Office is an “atrocious organisation” and “needs disbanding” during his appearance at the public inquiry into the Horizon scandal. The former sub-postmaster, who has spent more than 20 years fighting to uncover the biggest miscarriage of justice in British legal history, also spoke about …
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