A family that defrauded Royal Mail of £70 million bought properties “like Donald Trump”, a court has heard. Parmjeet Sandhu, 56, and his nephew Balginder Sandhu, 46, were part of a scheme to under-declare mail posted through a network of logistics companies in Buckinghamshire and Berkshire, pocketing millions of pounds, …
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A family of fraudsters joked they were buying properties ‘like Donald Trump’ as they fleeced the Royal Mail out of more than £70 million, a court heard. Parmjeet Sandhu, 56, director of Tiger International Logistics Ltd and Worldwide Transport Express Ltd, and his nephew Balginder Sandhu, 46, director of Worldwide …
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Family helped run fraud operation which deprived Royal Mail of around £70million, court hears Parmjeet Sandhu, 56, and nephew Balginder Sandhu, 46, accused of £70m fraud Alleged to have under-declared mail through logistics companies, court heard By Oliver Price Published: 14:25 EDT, 15 August 2023 | Updated: 14:25 EDT, 15 August …
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Hampton Court Palace rocked by unholy row as priest goes off sick after ‘pushing a female steward out of the vestry’ and taking plants from the Easter garden display for himself – before failing to own up when told of their disappearance The Reverend Canon Anthony Howe took plants from the …
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Tributes have been paid to a soldier believed to be the last Royal Navy veteran of the Dunkirk evacuation who has died aged 102. Lawrence Churcher was posted to HMS Eagle at the start of World War Two and landed in France in May 1940 to help get ammunition to …
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The number of working days lost to strikes has hit the highest level since the late 1980s. Some 3.9 million working days have been lost to industrial action in the past year, the highest annual figure since the 4.1m days lost in 1989. The figure illustrates the scale of public …
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“So much of how my husband and I see things is through our love story,” said Meghan. “I think that’s what people around the world connected to, especially with our wedding. People love love. I’m not excluded in that sentiment. “For scripted Meghan's recent birthday was ignored by all the …
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Trouble brewing at Royal Mail as six postal workers are sacked in a row over tea breaks Staff dismissed after enjoying cups of tea and coffee at two pubs while on break By Dan Woodland Published: 19:32 EDT, 12 August 2023 | Updated: 19:35 EDT, 12 August 2023 Six Royal …
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Six postal workers have been fired from their jobs in a row over tea breaks, a union said. They were among 11 workers suspended from Prenton Delivery Office in Wirral, Merseyside, in July for drinking tea and coffee at pubs while on their breaks. Three were later reinstated, one was …
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Fight at the Opera! American tourists at the Proms spark row after munching on noisy snacks including popcorn during Royal Albert Hall performance Tourists were eating ‘noisy’ popcorn at a Dialogues des Carmélite performance By Alexander Butler Published: 05:36 EDT, 12 August 2023 | Updated: 06:43 EDT, 12 August 2023 …
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