From 7 April 2025 the price of Second Class stamps will increase by 2p (2.4%) to 87p and the price of First Class stamps will be £1.70, an increase of 5p (3%). The new price of Second and First Class stamps remains below the European average prices of £1.41 for …
Read More »How China’s wine culture and museums are keeping Royal Selangor’s pewter relevant in a changing market
China’s growing wine culture has driven demand for pewter wine accessories, leading to a 190 per cent increase in Royal Selangor’s drinkware sales over the past five years. Royal Selangor is expanding into new product categories, including ambient lighting and a dedicated pen collection, while maintaining a balance between modern …
Read More »Royal Mail complaints – I tried to get in touch but gave up
My advice would be not even to try. If you do you will find yourself wading through a sea of corporate arrogance and dismissiveness designed to keep customers at arms length, waste their time and avoid any additional work on behalf of the organization. Consider the following case: An order …
Read More »Condah Hills: Premium grazing property for sale in Western District. | Farm Online | ACT
Mr Myers was born and raised in the Western District and has owned substantial holdings in the Dunkeld area including the town's Royal Mail Hotel. Source link
Read More »Exclusive: Royal Mail suffers alleged data breach as threat actor claims 144GB stolen
In a post to a popular hacking forum, a threat actor going by the moniker ‘GHNA’ claimed to have breached the Royal Mail Group, exfiltrating 16,549 files totalling to 144GB of data. According to the post, the breach was “courtesy” of a company called Spectos, a German data collection, analysis …
Read More »Are we too suspicious of a prank story nowadays?
Watch: A look back at the BBC’s 1957 April Fool’s spaghetti harvest Some 68 years ago today, millions of people tuned into a BBC Panorama report about a Swiss family harvesting spaghetti from trees. It may sound implausible, but many viewers believed it. Watch the grainy black-and-white footage today and …
Read More »Teens found with stolen car and burglary tools in Rockford | News
ROCKFORD, Ill (WREX) – Rockford Police responded to a call about car burglaries early Saturday morning on Laramie Drive. When officers arrived, they found a running car that had been reported stolen earlier. Two teenagers were found nearby with burglary tools. A 17-year-old teenage boy is facing charges including Burglary …
Read More »For the new WH Smith owners, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
There are usually two types of rebrand: the complete pivot (Royal Mail to Consignia) and the barely noticeable (Channel 5 to 5). WH Smith’s retail business is about to try a third: the copycat. As part of an upcoming sell-off, the newsagent’s two businesses will split, with the travel arm …
Read More »Was Meghan Markle actually the ‘Spare’ instead of Prince Harry? After joining the Royal Family she ‘could not find her place’ in the supporting cast and instead wanted to become the ‘most loved and best-known royal’, book claims
When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle walked down the aisle in May 2018, the nation looked forward with optimism to what the pair of energetic royals would achieve. Good-looking and well spoken, the hope was that the Sussexes would connect with young people to reverse their growing sense that the …
Read More »eBay: Royal Mint rarest coins as 20p coin sells for £232
We are all being urged to check our wallets for rare coins, as they are widely sought after by collectors. Some coins are made with minting errors which make them not only rare, but also extremely valuable to the right collector. One 20p coin, minted back in 1983, was made …
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