Thousands of households will not receive deliveries until AFTER 6pm under new Royal Mail shake-up plans Thousands of Britons will not receive mail until after 6pm in a Royal Mail shakeup Bosses want postal workers to deliver rounds later in day when people are home Pressure to ensure parcels and …
Read More »London open: Stocks fall amid earnings barrage, despite more dovish Fed
London stocks were a little weaker in early trade on Thursday, unable to hold on to opening gains despite a less hawkish stance from the US Federal Reserve, amid a barrage of corporate news. At 0925 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.3% at 7,323.74. Overnight, the FOMC raised the …
Read More »Defeat Unite’s sabotage of London bus pay fight: rank-and-file must take control!
Pay talks “updates” from Unite have exposed the union’s role in protecting company and shareholder profits, preventing a combined struggle by bus and transport workers across London for an inflation-busting pay-raise. Despite RPI inflation hitting 11.8 percent, Unite officials and reps at Stagecoach and London United have presented insulting company …
Read More »Sweet moment photographer surprises his mother at Royal Academy
Sweet moment photographer surprises his mother as she realises his work is hanging in the Royal Academy Joshua Paul Akers, 35, from London, surprised his mum in a sweet video His picture got selected for the Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy Instead of telling his mum, Sally, he decided to wait …
Read More »Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit lead tributes to two killed in Oslo terror attack
The Norwegian royal family today paid their respects to the victims of the shooting at a gay nightclub in Oslo last night which killed two and wounded 21. Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway and Crown Prince Haakon of Norway arrived in the Norwegian capital to read tributes at a makeshift …
Read More »‘Vibrantly illustrated’ stamps to mark 50th anniversary of first UK Pride rally
R oyal Mail has revealed images of a new set of “vibrantly illustrated” stamps to mark the 50th anniversary of the UK’s first Pride rally. The eight stamps celebrate a march that took place from Trafalgar Square to Hyde Park in London in July 1972, which was the first to …
Read More »Inner London Crown court will CLOSE next Tuesday due to strike by criminal barristers
Inner London Crown Court will close next week due to a strike by criminal barristers over legal aid funding. A judge at the court today warned jurors that they will not be sitting next Tuesday as several days of walkouts begin along with a refusal to take on new cases. …
Read More »Princess Beatrice wears Zimmerman dress to Royal Ascot
ROYAL ENCLOSURE DRESS CODE LADIES Pictured left: Favourbrook jacket £720, trousers £250, waistcoat £320, tie £95, pocket square £35, Oliver Brown top hat £500, Shirt £85, Shoes: Haes and Curtis £149. Pictured right: The Vampire’s Wife dress £1,650, Handbag £450, Hat: Edwina Ibbotson £1,580, Shoes: Roger Vivier £1,350, Ring: Garrard …
Read More »Royals turn out in force for Royal Ascot as Queen misses out
Prince Charles and Camilla led the royal family today at Royal Ascot – while the Queen missed the event amid her ongoing mobility issues. Her Majesty was a regular at the Berkshire racecourse before the pandemic and has been at every Royal Meeting since acceding to the throne in 1952, …
Read More »William and Kate ‘to move to Windsor’, Andrew to Scotland – but Harry only got 15-minutes with Queen
Big changes could be afoot for the House of Windsor this summer, with William and Kate reportedly set on a move to Windsor, while Prince Andrew could swap Berkshire for Scotland as part of a bid to rebuild his life. Following family talks around the Queen’s recent Jubilee weekend, plans …
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