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In a heated disagreement over wages and conditions, Royal Mail employees have begun a wave of strikes that will last until Christmas Eve. More than 115,000 workers walked out on Friday, the 13th day of strike action this year, with more to come in the coming days. While millions of …

R oyal Mail has clashed with the main union representing postal workers as they staged another strike in the long-running dispute over jobs, pay and conditions. The company said it has written to Dave Ward, general secretary of the Communication Workers Union (CWU), claiming a pattern of “wholly unacceptable behaviour” …

Piles of undelivered post have been pictured stacking up at depots across the country as Royal Mail strikes threaten to cause havoc over Christmas.  Images, taken in the last few days, appear to show mail bags piling up in North West England, South West London and Essex. More than 100,000 Royal Mail workers will …

A fresh wave of strikes will be held on Wednesday as the year of industrial unrest continues across the country. Royal Mail workers, university lecturers and sixth-form college staff will take action on one of the biggest walkouts on the same day. Picket lines will be mounted outside universities, colleges …

R oyal Mail workers and university lecturers will continue with a strike on Friday in long running disputes over pay, pensions, jobs and conditions. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) and University and College Union (UCU) walked out on Thursday for 48 hours, with more action planned in the …

Want your history taught more ‘sensitively’? Charity that manages Kensington Palace, the Tower of London and Hampton Court is hiring ‘inclusivity curator’ to ‘bring inclusive perspectives’ across sites The successful candidate will be asked to connect the sites to people of colour  Workshops will give staff the ‘sensitivity and confidence’ …

Royal Mail workers walk out for 24 hours on the sixth day of strikes in long-running pay dispute amid plans for NINETEEN more days of action Postal workers stage fresh strike today in long dispute over pay and conditions Communication Workers Union says 115,000 members in UK are taking action …

Royal fans were quick to say how proud Princess Diana would be of her eldest son after the Prince of Wales made a surprise appearance to greet mourners queuing in London with his father today. Prince William and King Charles III met crowds who are waiting upwards of 16 hours …

Britain and the Royal Family will see decades of plans unfold in majestic style for The Queen’s funeral, writes SAM GREENHILL By Sam Greenhill, Chief Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 17:01 EDT, 16 September 2022 | Updated: 03:28 EDT, 17 September 2022 Britain and the Royal Family are gearing …

Royal fans wrapped up in sleeping bags and jumpers as they camped out on The Mall overnight amid plunging temperatures to bag their spot outside Buckingham Palace ahead of the Queen’s state funeral – while thousands more queue to see the late monarch lying-in-state. Palace officials yesterday extended the route …