The importance of the ‘universal postal service’ that continues to offer door-to-door deliveries in the UK is again up for discussion.Business Secretary Vince Cable today announced that Richard Hooper will be updating his December 2008 Report on the maintenance of the service.He will let Ministers have his initial views in the summer and will publish a fuller update by early autumn. Vince Ca…..
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BBC News Royal Mail invests £15m in parcel hubs ahead of festive surgePost and ParcelRoyal Mail is investing £15m extra in tackling this year's festive season surge of mail volumes, as the rise of online shopping is expected to bring record numbers of packages. The UK postal service said it made a “very substantial” financial…
[ad_1] Source: Framework What you need to know Framework announced a new modular laptop today. The Framework Laptop is upgradeable and lets you swap out its ports, memory, batteries, screen, and more. The Framework Laptop should be available for preorder this spring. Unlike their desktop siblings, laptops aren’t very upgradeable. On many of the best…
Daily Mail Last updated at 7:21 AM on 6th December 2011Daily MailAs a retired postal worker, who left the Royal Mail after 22 years with an exemplary reference, Jackie was understandably insulted. What damn business was it of anyone if she was taking prescription medicine? She was only going to make tea, …and more » More:…
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[ad_1] Britain’s new Chancellor of the Exchequer, Kwasi Kwarteng, is set to deliver an emergency mini-budget on Friday to give more details about support to help ease the cost-of-living crisis. Prime Minister Liz Truss took office on 6 September and promised to immediately cut taxes and redouble efforts to promote economic growth. Many will be…
[ad_1] Dame Maggie Smith will be remembered by younger fans for her roles in the Harry Potter movies and for Downton Abbey, but had been at the top of the acting profession since the 1960s. Her early performances were in the 1950s but she claimed the Academy Award for best actress in 1970 for her…