It’s a picture that has been burnished into the collective memory. Queen Elizabeth II smiling, a little frail, clutching her late husband’s shepherd’s crook while a roaring fire blazed behind her, just 24 hours before she died. We all remember the time, and indeed the place: September 8, 2022, at …
Read More »Great-grandad, 111, is world's oldest living man – BBC News
He worked for Royal Mail, for Shell, and for BP until he retired in 1972. He said his earliest memory was his first day at school at Lawrence Road … Source link
Read More »WATCH: Jessica Sheldon outlines latest development in Royal Mail stamp scandal
GB News’ Digital Finance Editor Jessica Sheldon has revealed that Royal Mail has admitted branding a genuine stamp as “counterfeit”, as our exclusive investigation into the postal service continues. Jessica told GB News host Martin Daubney: “We’ve had a really interesting development this week with a lady who has found …
Read More »Royal Mail’s failure to deliver letters on time is a danger to public health
SIR – I received an NHS letter postmarked February 9 at 12.30pm on February 16. My X-ray appointment was for 3pm. Thankfully I was able to attend. Had the appointment been sooner, it would have been another one missed. Catherine Pepinster (Comment, April 4) is right that Royal Mail holds …
Read More »Boeing pays Alaska Air $160m after mid-air blowout – BBC
Royal Mail wants to cut days for second-class post … A construction worker helps build the “Signature Bridge" on January 05, 2024 in. US jobs boom … Source link
Read More »111-year-old man takes title of World’s Oldest Man, Guinness World Records says
(Gray News) – Guinness World Records says a man in the U.K. is now the oldest man in the world. According to a news release Friday, John Tinniswood, aged 111 years and 222 days old, was verified as the oldest living man on Thursday. GWR says Tinniswood now holds the …
Read More »Royal Mail’s cuts pose risk to patient safety, warn NHS chiefs
Last week, the annual British Social Attitudes survey found that public satisfaction with the NHS had dropped to its lowest level on record, with fewer than one in four happy with the service. The public’s unhappiness was driven by GP and dental practices but reflected across all services. New data …
Read More »Royal Mail delivers card 27 years after it was posted
Her plea reached Ms Meleyal, who now lives in Hull, who said she “was shocked but pleased as punch that someone was thinking of me all that time ago”. “At first I thought it was a joke but when I got the letter I was excited and when I found …
Read More »Royal Mail delivery worker explains: “The Communication Workers Union is facilitating a race to the bottom”
The World Socialist Web Site spoke with Ian, a member of the Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee (PWRFC) in the south Midlands, England, about the decimation of conditions for frontline workers at Royal Mail delivery offices. The interview was conducted prior to Wednesday’s announcement of Royal Mail proposals to reduce the …
Read More »US Navy destroyers can hunt subs. But a dedicated frigate is better
The Type 23 does have the Magazine Torpedo Launch System, which enabled me to lob a torpedo straight into the water next to the ship. That’s a lot, lot better than nothing (as many warships have) and I found it a comfort. But I’m a big fan of ASROC and …
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