[ad_1] The Duchess of Cambridge appeared to show her support for Ukraine by wearing the royal blue of the country’s flag to the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey. Kate, 40, looked regal in the bespoke Catherine Walker coat dress, matching Lock & Co hat and blue Rupert Sanderson shoes as she joined Prince William at…
[ad_1] The Queen was forced to cancel her two planned virtual engagements yesterday because she is still sounding a ‘little croaky’ and ‘full of cold’ as she continues to isolate with coronavirus, royal sources have revealed. The 95-year-old head of state, who tested positive on Sunday, also cancelled virtual engagements on Tuesday because she was…
[ad_1] S torm Eunice has brought mighty winds and major disruption to much of the UK. These are the major developments so far: – Casualties One man has died after being struck by a falling tree in Co Wexford, police in Ireland said. Elsewhere, Thames Valley Police said a member of the public sustained serious…
[ad_1] The Prime Minister will praise the Queen’s ‘tireless service’ and ‘historic reign’ as the monarch’s Platinum Jubilee is celebrated across the country this weekend. Elizabeth II will on Sunday mark 70 years since she came to the throne at Sandringham, where on February 6 1952, the ailing King George VI – who had lung cancer –…
[ad_1] Royal Mail is expected to axe around 700 management jobs as part of cost-cutting plans, the company has announced. Bosses have said the plans will reduce costs by around £40 million a year and they will begin negotiations with unions over the proposed job losses, reports PA. The move came as the company revealed…
[ad_1] The Royal Mail has announced that it is experiencing delays to its service in 90 postcodes across the UK, with 21 of these in London. The delays have been caused by ongoing staff shortages due to the pandemic, the spread of Omicron causing forcing more and more people into isolation. This was compounded by…
[ad_1] People looking for Covid tests have been warned to expect weeks of disruption after Conservative Health Secretary Sajid Javid warned the system will need to be “constrained” on and off for a fortnight. Boris Johnson had urged people to check their status before Christmas and New Year’s Eve parties, leading to huge demand, reported…
[ad_1] Lateral flow tests are in huge demand as coronavirus cases continue to soar across the capital – here’s where to get them when they run out online. The government website announced they have completely run out of both lateral flow test (LFT) kits and PCR booking slots around the country as the Omicron variant…
[ad_1] Christmas is a time of stocking stuffers, parcels and cards being sent across the land, with Royal Mail typically hiring around 20,000 extra staff to deal with seasonal gift-giving. Workers in London were probably not expecting to be handling hundreds of PCR tests when they signed up. With the spread of the Omicron variant…
[ad_1] Christmas deliveries could be delayed, with some shops planning to close early ahead of 25 December. With fears growing over the new Omicron variant, which is running rampant through the country, it’s thought the festive period could be badly affected. According to reports, with the numbers of infected rising each day, shops and companies…