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Man cornered by police in dead-end tells them: ‘I have got a bit of weed on me’
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Read More »Royal Mail to hike price of first AND second class stamps in weeks – how to beat the rise
ROYAL Mail is hiking the price of first and second class stamps again in just a few weeks. The price of a first-class stamp will go up by 5p, bringing the cost to £1.70, the postal service has confirmed. 1 Royal Mail is increasing the price of stamps again in AprilCredit: Image courtesy of …
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Today Royal Mail confirmed it planned to raise the price of stamps again – the sixth rise in first class stamp prices in three years. And that means, the price of a first-class stamp is getting closer to the £1.89 average cost of a greeting card in the UK. The …
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Stamp prices are set to rise again in April, the Royal Mail has announced, marking the sixth price hike in three years. The cost of a first-class stamp will climb to £1.70, a 5p increase, while second-class stamps will be 87p, a 2p rise, when the changes come into effect …
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This will be the sixth time since 2022 that Royal Mail have increased first-class stamp prices Royal Mail to increase price of stamps and how much you will pay(Image: 2024 Getty Images) The Royal Mail has announced the cost of a first-class stamp will rise next month. The 5p increase …
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Royal Mail is hiking the price of first and second class stamps again. The last rise was only in October last year The price of a first-class stamp will go up by 5p, bringing the cost to £1.70, the postal service has confirmed. Similarly, the cost of a second-class stamp …
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