Royal Mail urged to shape up if Saturday post is axed By Calum Muirhead Updated: 17:14 EDT, 9 September 2023 Royal Mail must invest in improving services if it scraps Saturday post, according to Sir Vince Cable. The former Business Secretary, who led the group’s privatisation in 2013 under the …
Read More »Royal Norwegian Air Force arrive as part of Cobra Warrior
Cobra Warrior is a Royal Air Force-hosted multinational live-fly exercise held at the RAF station Waddington, from September 4 to 22. The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) is to participate for the first time in the exercise with them being joined by the United States (USAF), Denmark, Italy and The Netherlands …
Read More »Giant Hogweed: Treating burns, is it dangerous, how to spot
Giant Hogweed can cause massive blisters and ulcers if it touches skin and can also cause blindness if it comes into contact with the eyes. This is everything you need to know about Giant Hogweed. What is Giant Hogweed and is it dangerous? Giant Hogweed, also known by its Latin …
Read More »FTSE 100 Review: Barratt Slumps
Is the housing market about to crash? While the country does have to wait some time for concrete Land Registry data, key statistics this week show: Halifax’s house price index showed that prices fell by 4.6% over the past year in August — the largest decline since 2009; Zoopla now …
Read More »Royal Mail, Sainsbury’s, Argos, Waitrose and John Lewis are looking for Christmas temps
We may be in the midst of a heatwave but that doesn’t stop retailers gearing up for the festive season. Royal Mail, Sainsbury’s, Argos, Waitrose and John Lewis have launched their Christmas temps recruitment process. There are thousands of jobs up for grabs across lots of different departments. Royal Mail …
Read More »Man claims to hear eerie voices of ‘ghostly’ children in Essex’s secret nuclear bunker
A man claims that he overhead “unexplainable” voices from a man and children during a recent visit to the secret nuclear bunker in Essex. Tony Ferguson, 38, said he visited the bunker, in Kelvedon Hatch, on Saturday (August 26) when he experienced the bizarre encounter. Mr Ferguson has previously visited …
Read More »Hull Royal Infirmary’s staff, nurses, doctors and patients in the 1980s
These throwback pics show many of the friendly faces who cared for Hull residents in the ’80s Today is ‘999 Day’ – an annual celebration of our emergency services and NHS. To mark the occasion, we’ve picked out a selection of fascinating flashback images offering a glimpse into life at …
Read More »Prince Andrew is the nation’s least favourite royal: Almost 80% of the public think disgraced Duke should receive no public money – while the same percentage think he should be removed from the line of succession, MailOnline poll reveals
Prince Andrew is the nation’s least favourite royal: Almost 80% of the public think disgraced Duke should receive no public money – while the same percentage think he should be removed from the line of succession, MailOnline poll reveals By Elena Salvoni Published: 04:50 EDT, 9 September 2023 | Updated: …
Read More »Swindon BMW: Uncertainty over job losses at Swindon Mini
The car manufacturer is cutting the amount of employees required at its Mini plant just off the Oxford Ring Road in Cowley. But it is not yet known whether similar redundancies will be carried out at the Bridge End Road factory in Stratton. The two facilities form part of a Mini production triangle that connects with …
Read More »Royal Mail looking for Exeter Christmas workers that pay nearly £15 an hour
Royal Mail has begun recruiting workers in Devon to help sort Christmas cards and parcels during the busy festive period. It says the extra hands are needed for day and night shifts in Exeter to play a “key role in delivering Christmas to the nation”. The company says: “The festive …
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