Martin Lewis has called out to the public to “stock up” on stamps in anticipation of yet another price increase by Royal Mail slated to take effect from April 7. From this date, the cost of a standard first-class stamp will jump from £1.65 to £1.70, while that for a …
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This Day In History archive 1866 – Andrew Rankin patents the urinal. 1912 – First Lady Helen Herron Taft and the Viscountess Chinda, wife of the Japanese Ambassador, plant two Yoshino cherry trees on the bank of the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. 1915 – Typhold Mary (Mary Mallon) is …
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Royal Mail has successfully reached its target of 90% automation across its parcel operations. The milestone is a significant achievement, marking a major step forward in efficiency and improved service. It forms part of the business’s wider modernisation strategy, which has seen substantial changes across Royal Mail. The company beat …
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Owen Haggerty, from Johnstone in Renfrewshire, was sentenced to three months behind bars last month after reportedly trying to break up a street brawl. The Daily Record newspaper reported his mother Kirsty Reynolds wrote to the King of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, asking for a royal pardon for …
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Royal Mail has hit its target of automating 90% of its parcel operations following several technology investments in recent years as part of its wider modernization strategy. These investments include the opening of two state-of-the-art, automated parcel hubs in Warrington and Daventry that can process up to 1.5 million parcels …
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words by staff writer Get on down to Highton Bowls Club for your Sunday fix of fresh air, good food and live music. Local performer Astrid Armstrong is returning to the stage for a Sunday sesh at Highton Bowls Club next month and the best part; it’s free!! Astrid Armstrong …
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Bill Murray regrets turning down the opportunity to work with Clint Eastwood. During an appearance on The Howard Stern Show this week, the Ghostbuster star revealed that he once called the famed actor-director “out of the blue” about working together because he felt Eastwood always gave his on-screen sidekicks “a …
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Like Britain’s red phone boxes designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, few things are as iconic of the nation as our red post boxes bearing the elegant Royal Cyphers of kings and queens. This week, Royal Mail revealed it had placed the first postbox bearing King Charles III’s cypher in …
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A King’s Guard horse has lunged towards a tourist’s face in the latest incident involving the animals – while she was standing underneath a sign warning people they could bite. The female tourist was trying to pose for a photo outside the Household Cavalry Museum in London when she was …
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Daily Mail journalists select and curate the products that feature on our site. If you make a purchase via links on this page we will earn commission – learn more By REBEKAH ABSALOM Published: 03:02 EDT, 27 March 2025 | Updated: 04:37 EDT, 27 March 2025 Prince Harry was reportedly …
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