T his month marks the 60th anniversary of the Great Train Robbery, one of Britain’s most notorious crimes which continues to provoke fascination. One of the most infamous robberies of all time, the heist involved the hijack of a London-bound post train and the theft of millions of pounds. And …
Read More »Milan Paul Kumar has been asked to help Royal Mail promote a campaign to encourage children to write letters. The 11-year-old was chosen thanks to his love of writing letters and in particular the efforts he puts in to writing to elderly residents in the borough’s care homes. Now, Royal Mail hope …
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Mick Lynch, the general secretary of the RMT, has never felt truly English. In conversation with Iain Dale at the Edinburgh festival, he reveals that his parents moved here from Ireland during the war and settled in the Ladbroke Grove area of London where they raised him and his four …
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Police are appealing for witnesses after a motorist died in a fatal smash on a busy Chester road. Emergency services were scrambled to the A483 between Belgrave and Rossett at around 9.25am this morning. Cheshire Police say officers found a blue BMW 3 Series had collided with a stationary truck …
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Royal Mail has announced an important change that customers should be aware of. In today’s daily service update, the postal service shared how post will be collected and delivered in Jersey. It stated: “Royal Mail and Jersey Post have made the joint decision to remove the current dedicated postal flight …
Read More »The health service has been dealing with long waiting lists for routine treatment and complex surgeries as well as a series of strikes by consultants, nurses and other staff. Professor Naeem Soomro, who is on the Royal College of Surgeons council, said there is a “huge demand” for health care could only …
Read More »The company reduced opening times at half of its customer service points last month, including those in Runcorn and Northwich. Depots such as Runcorn’s now only open between 8am and 10am and weekdays, and from 8am to 12pm on Saturdays, while Northwich also opens between 4pm and 6pm on Thursdays. …
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Princess Mary’s nephew Count Nikolai of Denmark has been spotted in Sydney as he prepares to start a new chapter of his life in Australia, after being stripped of his royal HRH title by his grandmother. On Saturday, Nikolai, 23, was seen heading out for a morning coffee with a sporty friend in the …
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Jack Boyle is a Director in Blackadders’ Employment Team. (Photo: contributed) During her short tenure of employment, Ms Jhuti raised some concerns with her employer about Royal Mail not following OFCOM guidance, and also in relation to the award of certain staff bonuses. This rendered her a whistleblower.After she raised …
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This post is also available in: עברית (Hebrew) A future where your package is dropped from the sky by a friendly little drone is closer than you think. UK’s first drone delivery service was launched in Scotland, and there are already plans for more routes. The small Orkney Islands in …
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