Summer nights are for sweltering in in the Royal Albert Hall, at what the … Royal Mail union offered £28.50 a week for staff to push one button. Source link
Read More »15 things you didn’t know about Camilla
1. Camilla is a fan of Silver Swans This is a dance class held by the Royal Academy of Dance for the over 55s. Camilla occasionally has a teacher hold sessions at Clarence House in London. “We crash about very happily and it’s great fun. It’s jolly hard work – …
Read More »Surgeon responsible for death of patient,17, faces probe after accusations of covering up mistakes
Orthopaedic surgeon, 65, responsible for death of 17-year-old patient faces probe over allegations of covering up mistakes and running ‘toxic’ team Surgeon John Bradley Williamson’s actions lead to the death of teen, says report Catherine O’Connor died in February 2007 aged 17 after catastrophic blood loss The 65-year-old has been accused of running …
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He was lucky to survive after the device instantly blew off his left leg and irreparably damaged his right, which had to be amputated. It was during his recuperation at Headley Court, Surrey, where he underwent a year-long rehabilitation programme, that the Duchess, his battalion’s Royal Colonel, paid a solo …
Read More »Consider working from home in heatwave, say ministers
Unions: Working places should make adjustments for hats and suncream GMB Union, which represents more than 500,000 workers, has demanded that a legal maximum temperature be imposed in all working environments and suggested that if bosses fail to provide cool enough conditions, workers should walk out. They have also called …
Read More »Newsnight photographer claims to have picture of Prince Andrew that would rock the Monarchy
Newsnight photographer claims to have picture of Prince Andrew that would rock the Monarchy if it was ever made public Mark Harrison refused to reveal what the unpublished photograph shows It is said to be ‘so shocking’ and ’embarrassing’, it made staff’s ‘jaws drop’ ‘It’s the kind of thing which …
Read More »Royal Mail issues a set of eight stamps to mark Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
Royal Mail revealed images of a new set of eight dynamic illustrated stamps being issued to mark the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, held in Birmingham and the West Midlands. Designed by artist Charis Tsevis, the vivid images feature illustrations of both male and female athletes competing in a selection of …
Read More »Posties skipping millions of homes each day in Royal Mail staff crisis
Posties skipping millions of homes each day in Royal Mail staff crisis – a industrial action threatens the service over the summer Royal Mail completed only 94 percent of its 55,000 daily routes last year 1.7 million of the UK’s 29 million homes could be missing their delivery every day …
Read More »Royal Collection fails woke test as paintings are checked in case they offend modern attitudes
Royal Collection fails woke test as 2,500 paintings and photos are checked in case they offend modern attitudes Text has been updated on dozens of display pieces to reflect modern attitudes Waterloo hero Sir Thomas Picton’s portrait now cites his links to the slave trade The Royal Collection Trust has …
Read More »Royal Mail issues Commonwealth Games stamps ahead of Birmingham event which opens on July 28
Collectors will soon be racing to get their hands on eight special stamps being released to mark the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Diving, boxing, gymnastics, cycling, athletics, table tennis, powerlifting and wheelchair basketball are the sports chosen for their very own stamp to mark this summer’s major sporting event being …
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