Royal Mail has been accused by a judge of “destroying” a female employee’s life after she was the victim of a lengthy bullying campaign for blowing the whistle on potential fraud. In an extraordinary judgement, the postal service was told that if it had a “shred of decency” it would …
Read More »Royal Mail should pay employee £100,000 after it ‘destroyed’ her life, judge says
Royal Mail has been accused by a judge of ‘destroying’ a female employee’s life after she was the victim of a lengthy bullying campaign for blowing the whistle on potential fraud. In an extraordinary judgement, the postal service was told that if it had a ‘shred of decency’ it would …
Read More »Royal Family in Australia: King Charles, Prince William, Princess Kate may visit Sydney in 2024
Royal Family set to lock in a date for a trip to Australia after the Queen’s death – and it will be the first time ever a King has come Down Under Royals could be set to visit Australia in 2024 to celebrate Bicentenary King Charles is in discussions with …
Read More »Scotch Whisky Association slams Jeremy Hunt’s decision to abandon freeze in alcohol duty
The Scotch Whisky Association has slammed Jeremy Hunt’s decision to abandon the freeze in alcohol duty after just two weeks. The new Chancellor on Monday ditched most of Kwasi Kwarteng and Liz Truss’s proposals from their September mini-Budget. Mark Kent, the Scotch Whisky Association’s chief executive, said: “Business can only …
Read More »Netflix ‘plans to dramatise Princess Diana’s final tragic moments in Paris for The Crown’
Netflix is facing fury over plans to dramatise Princess Diana’s final moments in its new season of The Crown. The hit series, which has repeatedly been accused of blurring the lines between fact and fiction, is reportedly set to cover the hours before the royal’s tragic death in Paris in …
Read More »Edinburgh Hogmanay street party set to return as organisers promise ‘spectacular midnight moment’
The organisers of Edinburgh’s Hogmanay celebrations are planning a “spectacular midnight moment” as the world famous street party prepares to take place for the first time since the Covid pandemic. Some 30,000 revellers are expected to see in 2023 at a street party in the Scottish capital. As well as …
Read More »RAF drew up plans to bomb Argentina during Falklands War
The political ramifications of such a raid were also unpredictable. The attorney general at the time, Sir Michael Havers, later Lord Havers, was believed to have opposed any attack on Argentina itself. Undertaking such an operation would have been fraught with diplomatic risk. British aircraft were unable to cross Brazilian, …
Read More »How the culture war could affect the Coronation
Until the death of the Queen, one source has told The Telegraph, plans for the Coronation were sketched out rather than signed-off. It has “deliberately been kept quite unplanned to ensure it can best reflect the climate at the time at which it happens”, they say. “There will be people …
Read More »Prince Harry ‘tried to circumvent Royal Household and lobbied No10 adviser over security concerns’
Prince Harry ‘tried to circumvent the Royal household by attempting to lobby a No10 adviser over his security concerns’, according to legal papers. The Duke of Sussex made an offer to fund his own security at the ‘Sandringham Summit’ in January 2020 but was under the impression his worries were …
Read More »Royal Mail Strikes: When Are Staff Walking Out And What’s Affected?
Sky News (c) Royal Mail strikes will continue to affect postal dates in October and November, with the firm saying delays are likely to be significant. A total of 21 days of strike action have been organised. Around 115,000 staff are walking out over pay and conditions in what the Communication …
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