[ad_1] BBC From the end of April, the 500-year-old Royal Mail will be controlled by a Czech billionaire who co-owns a football club and is a major investor in a British supermarket – so, why would he want this ailing institution? Listen to the audio version of this on BBC Sounds “A pair of scissors,…
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[ad_1] Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of appeasing Beijing by waving through plans for a new Chinese ‘super-embassy’ in London which will include ‘spy dungeons’ in the heart of the City. Planning documents for the controversial embassy on the site of the Royal Mint buildings include ‘two suites of anonymous unlabelled basement rooms and…
[ad_1] The UK steel industry is facing chaos at the moment, with calls for the government to re-nationalise British Steel. It’s a state of affairs almost anyone could have predicted, because privatisation is a scam, and it always leads to worse products and services, and it always ends up costing the taxpayer a fortune. Still,…
[ad_1] Chelsea Football Club Chelsea Football Club has announced a partnership with FPT Corporation, a Vietnam-based technology solutions provider which specialises in supporting digital transformation journeys with AI enabled services and solutions. Todd Kline, President of Commercial at Chelsea Football Club, says: “As we celebrate our 120th anniversary, we know our future will be shaped…
[ad_1] Steve Knight, 63, began his collection 35 years ago after noticing how the iconic red pillar boxes stood out on the UK’s streets. The Colne Valley Postal History Museum, in Halstead, is home to 166 post-boxes, 25 stamp vending machines and thousands of pieces of ephemera. Steve opened the 536 square foot museum, based…
[ad_1] For forty years King Charles has invited a ‘tour artist’ to accompany him, drawing or painting ‘whatever inspires them’ as a unique record of his global travels. But rather than look to Italian greats such as Leonardo da Vinci or Titian for inspiration this week, the monarch decided to commission something with a more…
[ad_1] The royal bodyguard who was with William and Harry on the day Princess Diana died would have been ‘horrified’ at their estrangement, a former colleague told MailOnline today. Graham Craker embraced the role of ‘protector and pseudo-parent’ to the brothers when they were children, especially when they were sent to boarding school and lost…
[ad_1] Fowlmere is one of five places to be selected to trial a new post-box that accepts small parcels. The solar-powered post box will enable users to send some parcels in the post, without requiring a trip to the post-office. Four boxes have been placed in the Hertfordshire towns of Letchworth Garden City, Ware and…
[ad_1] Royal Mail to carry out repairs to Elgin vehicle workshop Raac roof CalendarAn icon of a desk calendar.CancelAn icon of a circle with a diagonal line across.CaretAn icon of a block arrow pointing to the right.EmailAn icon of a paper envelope.FacebookAn icon of the Facebook “f” mark.GoogleAn icon of the Google “G” mark.Linked InAn…