Two Royal Mail workers who were sacked after concerns were raised about overtime payments were fairly dismissed, an employment tribunal has ruled. The claimants, Mr I Abbott and Mr T Everett, both worked in a particular area of the mail processing unit in West Hill, Dartford. The claimants both worked …
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s newly-promoted chief communications officer is a long-term ally of the couple who is said to want to focus on their global status. Liam Maguire has been working with the King’s son for more than a decade and was previously the Sussexes’ communications director for the …
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Make sure to check the opening times before you dash out to the Post Office over Christmas (Picture: Getty Images Europe) A deluge of season’s greetings, cash-filled cards and thank you notes made Christmas 2025 a busy time for the Post Office. You might also need to go to the …
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THE First Minister has sought answers from Royal Mail bosses over lengthy post delays which have seen people in Inverclyde miss NHS appointments. The issue was recently raised at the Scottish Parliament by Inverclyde MSP Stuart McMillan during First Minister’s Questions. Mr McMillan outlined the problems faced by constituents after …
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December 31, 2025 13:58 | News Denmark has become the first nation in the world to discontinue public letter delivery due to digitisation. Swedish-Danish postal company PostNord delivered its last letters on Tuesday, local time, ending 401 years of the service. Denmark is one of the most digitised countries in …
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The revolving door of being Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s publicist continues to spin with the confirmed departure of James Holt. The tally to have fallen by the wayside is now at twelve in the space of five years: a rapid turnover of just over two every 12 months. Only …
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A “wholly innocent” man who was strip searched by police at his family home is to be awarded £11,000 in damages after a judge ruled on Tuesday that the search was unlawful. Officers were sent to the property in Portadown, County Armagh, in September 2017 after Royal Mail staff intercepted …
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He claimed police took him into the bathroom and asked him to strip naked so that his genitals and rear area could be inspected. Up to eight officers entered the house and initially detained the plaintiff while he was alone in the property An innocent man strip searched at his …
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Greater Manchester Police (GMP) say they have set up an operation because of a rise in the seizures of parcels coming into the UK, and say they have noticed an increase in these crimes in Whitefield, Bury specifically. Operation Concept is the name for the collaborative work between UK Border …
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