Tuesday, 23 September 2025 18:17 By Nadia Jefferson-Brown A WORLD-FAMOUS attraction in York steams up for two major milestones – with a royal visit and a major reveal. The Princess Royal is due to visit the National Railway Museum on Leeman Road on Thursday as it celebrates its 50th anniversary …
Read More »A MUCH-LOVED York museum is behind a bid by Royal Mail to commemorate railway heritage.
Friday, 19 September 2025 00:28 By Haydn Lewis Royal Mail is to issue a set of stamps celebrating the British steam locomotives and the pioneering development of the UK’s railway network. A set of 10 stamps features locomotives that helped shape the history of rail travel in Britain, including …
Read More »Domino’s takes on KFC with new chicken concept – The Irish News
Domino’s is launching a new chicken concept as the pizza specialist seeks to tap into rapidly growing demand for chicken across the UK. The pizza delivery giant said it will first launch the Chick ‘N’ Dip sub-brand across the north west of England and Northern Ireland, with hopes to roll …
Read More »Tata and British Steel bosses to sit on new Government steel council – The Irish News
The Government has launched a new steel council with members including Tata Steel and British Steel following thousands of job losses in the UK last year. The Steel Council will help steer plans for the industry which will be backed by up to £2.5 billion of investment. Business Secretary Jonathan …
Read More »Royal Mail to temporarily waive £5 fines for post carrying counterfeit stamps – The Irish News
Royal Mail is to temporarily waive £5 penalties for members of the public to collect post with counterfeit stamps as it introduces measures to tackle the problem. The company announced it is developing a new counterfeit stamp scanner in the Royal Mail app to allow customers to scan stamp barcodes …
Read More »Royal Bank of Canada has given City National a lifeline, but the U.S. bank’s future remains uncertain
Open this photo in gallery: A sign for the Royal Bank of Canada in Toronto on Dec. 13, 2021.CARLOS OSORIO/Reuters Royal Bank of Canada moved to prop up City National Bank on Friday as its Los Angeles-based subsidiary continues to struggle under the weight of the U.S. regional banking crisis. …
Read More »Montreal to expand Mount Royal Park, ban cars from part of main access road
Open this photo in gallery: People walk in Mount Royal Park in Montreal in October, 2020.Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press Montreal has announced plans to expand its Mount Royal Park by closing one of its two main access roads to vehicular traffic, which will effectively end car travel through the celebrated …
Read More »Royal Mail slumps to loss of more than £1bn after year of strikes
Royal Mail has blamed strike action for helping send it slumping to a full-year loss of more than £1 billion. The group’s owner, International Distributions Services, revealed Royal Mail swung to an operating loss of £1.04 billion for the year to March 26, against earnings of £250 million the previous …
Read More »Egypt says ancient royal tomb unearthed in Luxor
A handout picture released by the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities on January 14, 2023, shows a view of archaeologists working on the site of a newly-discovered tomb in Egypt’s southern province of Luxor.-/AFP/Getty Images Archeologists unearthed an ancient tomb in the southern Egyptian city of Luxor, known for its treasures …
Read More »Interest payments on government borrowing to hit £100 billion City warns
That will take total government borrowing to £2.3 trillion. The interest payments on the stock of government debt will be about £7.5 billion, which takes the total for the year to April to £71.5 billion. It is rising due to increases in RPI inflation, to which index-linked gilts are pegged. …
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