Royal Mail customers trying to swap old stamps bought from the Post Office for their new digital replacements have been told that they are fakes. As of Tuesday, old stamps issued by Royal Mail were no longer valid and using them means the recipient incurs a £1.10 surcharge. They have …
Read More »Bank of England raises interest rates, plunging millions into financial distress
The Bank of England (BoE) has raised interest rates by 25 basis points to 5.25 percent, the 14th consecutive rise since December 2021. The BoE’s announcement Thursday, spelling financial disaster for millions, is a class war measure. It takes interest rates to their highest level in 15 years and deepens …
Read More »UK’s Royal Mail launches drone delivery to remote Scottish islands
A Royal Mail postal worker watches a drone fly a parcel over the Orkney Islands in Scotland. (Photo: Royal Mail) This story originally appeared on flyingmag.com. You can’t deliver mail in a maelstrom. That’s the unique problem facing island communities off the U.K. coast that must contend with service disruptions whenever …
Read More »Royal Mail driver caught using device while driving in Salisbury
Wiltshire Police road officers stopped a Royal Mail driver on the A36 Southampton Road on Wednesday, August 2. The driver was seen using a hand-held device while driving. Taking to social media, police said the driver was issued a “special delivery” of a summons to court for the offence because they …
Read More »£1.4bn London development site up for sale – React News
Royal Mail and Parcelforce repackage sale of £1bn+ King's Cross scheme. 27 Jul 2023. Read →. React News 25 Maddox Street London Source link
Read More »‘It’s spiralling out of control’: Residents ‘cut off’ without vital mail deliveries
Residents in one part of South Manchester feel ‘cut off’ from wider society as vital mail deliveries fail to arrive for days and even weeks, according to neighbours. The reduction of postage on Peel Hall estate, in Wythenshawe, is prompting ‘stress and worry’ among residents, some who rely on essential …
Read More »This most unfortunate missed parcel delivery tale is a classic of the genre
Weird World Poke Staff. Updated August 3rd, 2023 This most unfortunate parcel delivery is today’s funniest story told in 3 parts. It’s not the first time it’s gone viral – at least, we don’t think it is – but people have been enjoying it all over again after it was …
Read More »Brighton and Hove Albion send one striker to Hull and another to Stuttgart – Brighton and Hove News
It’s moving day at Brighton and Hove Albion as two strikers head for pastures new. Aaron Connolly has completed a permanent move to Hull City for undisclosed terms while Deniz Undav heads back to Germany, on loan to Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart. Connolly spent part of last season on loan …
Read More »Residents face ‘use it or lose it’ situation over Woodhall Spa post office
Residents in a Lincolnshire town face a ‘use it or lose it’ dilemma over their local Post Office after Royal Mail announced plans to relocate one of its sorting offices. The move has sparked concerns about the future of Woodhall Spa’s Post Office, which shares premises with the sorting office. …
Read More »Will Sophie lean on Meghan during divorce? Duchess became ‘fast friends’ with Mrs Trudeau in Canada – and First Lady supported royal through her pregnancies and enjoyed pool parties at her Montecito mansion
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau may be looking to her close friends for support during the breakup of her marriage with Canadian Prime Minister Justin. And among those she may be leaning on will likely be Meghan Markle, 41, with whom she has been friends since 2016. According to Finding Freedom, the …
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